Employee Assistance
Having both a full-time job and a life outside of the office can be tough, and balancing the demands of each is a challenge. At COPE, our goal is to help employees and their families cope with these demands, whether they stem from work or from home.
Personalized, confidential, short-term counseling is the heart of COPE's service, but we help employees and their families in other ways. COPE connects employees to a wealth of information and resources designed to help resolve everyday concerns.
COPE’s core EAP services:
- Budget and Debt Counseling
- Child and Elder care
- Family Life
- Health and Wellness
- Legal Consultation and Referral
To learn about COPE's Employee Assistance, click here. To view our Employee Orientation presentation, click here.
Job Loss
Losing a job can be one of the most devastating personal experiences in life. Unemployment, divorce, and the death of a loved one are considered to be the most stressful events that an individual ever experiences.
Although loss of income is serious, the blow to one’s self-esteem is even more difficult to face. But where there is loss there is also opportunity.
Parenting
Children acquire many skills as they grow. Some skills depend mainly on the level of physical and neurological maturity. Others, such as behaving appropriately at home and in school, are the result of the interaction between the child’s physical and intellectual (cognitive) development, health, temperament, and relationship with parents, teachers, and caregivers.
Latchkey kids have special needs. Click here for suggestions and additional resources.
Conflict Resolution
At some point in your life, you have probably found someone’s behavior unacceptable, even unforgivable. But holding onto a grudge is harmful and counterproductive. A grudge, like any internalized conflict, is harmful and counterproductive. A grudge works like a slow leak - a small hole through which your energy continually seeps. Finding a more constructive way to deal with your feelings is the key - don’t wait for the offender to apologize.
Trying to cope with a difficult person? Click here
Grief & Loss
The death of someone can have a powerful impact on you. If the loss is sudden, and especially if it happens in the workplace , shock and anxiety will bring all other activity to a halt.
Many people find comfort in talking to others, but not everyone is able to express their feelings openly. Employees will experience a variety of reactions depending upon their relationship with the deceased.
Life Adjustments
In our society, divorce is a common life adjustment, but there is nothing easy about divorce whether you chose it or not. Divorce is one of the most difficult and painful experiences in life. It is like dealing with death because the "us" part of you has died.
Divorce means you have to build a new "you" and that may cause fear, bitterness, anger and loneliness. If you have children they too need to rebuild.
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Depression and Anxiety
Feeling short of breath or lightheaded? Can you feel your heart racing? Do you break out in a cold sweat? Do these feelings come on without warning or over minor issues? You may be suffering from an anxiety disorder, a frequently experienced problem.
The cause of anxiety disorders varies greatly. Most research suggests however, that there are three primary reasons for anxiety: physical, behavioral and cognitive.
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Addiction and Recovery
Not everyone with an above average tolerance for alcohol becomes an alcoholic, but just about every alcoholic shows an abnormal tolerance for alcohol. Ironically, the "advantage" of tolerance enables the alcoholic to hide his or her drinking from him or herself and others.
What kind of drinker are you? Take the test about your drinking behavior. Be honest with yourself. If you answer yes to more than two of the questions, you may want to consult with your COPE counselor.
Legal and Financial Aid
Mediation is a process that can help end a marriage with less stress and expense. It's not for everyone, however. It works best for couples that are committed to limiting the hurt and anger of a divorce and are willing to prepare a financial plan.
In order to create a financial plan for your future, you must understand the financial arrangements of the past. That is why the most important element of a successful mediation is the sharing of information. COPE’s professionals work with couples to keep the lines of communication open and to find legal and financial resources.