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Employee Assistance Tony Weston provides employee assistance to governmental and non-governmental organisations, including a wide range of small, medium and large local employers. The economic costs, operational difficulties and emotional hardship of employee absence are well documented, as are the benefits of counselling employees1. Paying for employees to attend counselling can be beneficial for both the employee and the employing organisation. Tony works both directly with employing organisations and sees clients on behalf of other Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providers. His standard practice is to agree the professional fees and number of sessions in advance so that everyone knows where they stand. When an employer is paying for therapy he will only see employees with authorisation from the employing organisation. Typically employers agree to a maximum of 6-10 sessions initially, with the option to extend only with the consent of the employing organisation. Progress in counselling is monitored throughout, in line with best practice of quality and outcome management,2–4 to enhance treatment outcome. As part of an ongoing research programme the following graphs shows changes in levels of anxiety, depression and distress amongst employees presenting with a wide range of issues. Please note that there are no guarantees in therapy and 'past performance is no guide to the future'.
   1. McLeod, J (2001) 'Counselling in the Workplace: The Facts - A Systematic Study of the Research Evidence' British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy 2. Lambert, M J (2001) 'Psychotherapy outcome and quality improvement: Patient-focused research' Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 69, 147-149 |
