PEI Government & LifeWorksEmployee Assistance Program

EAP Orientation for Employees

Key FeaturesKey Features

• Your EAP is available to you and anyone covered by your benefit program (e.g., spouse, children).

• LifeWorks is part of your benefit package and services are included at no additional cost for you or your familyare included at no additional cost for you or your family.

• LifeWorks is a national, bilingual, 24/7 service.

• It’s easy to access: Call locally or toll free or go online!• It s easy to access: Call locally or toll-free or go online!

• We offer support in-person, on the telephone, or via the website

• Most importantly – Your EAP is CONFIDENTIAL! Your employer will never know if/when you access the

iservice.

www.lifeworks.comwww.lifeworks.com

ParentingParenting

• Telephonic support, in-person counselling, on-line resources

• “New Parent Kits” for expecting moms and dads

• Child care locator

“Career Cruising” for teens• Career Cruising for teens

• Child Development

• Single parenting / blended familiesSingle parenting / blended families

• Pregnancy, infertility and adoption

• Summer camps and holiday planning

• Safety kits, CDs, booklets and articles

EducationEducation

• Telephonic support, customized searches, booklets CDs and articles on topics such as:booklets, CDs, and articles on topics such as:– Selecting a school– Homework and grades– Homework and grades– School safety– Special needsp– Talking with Teachers– Colleges and Universities– Alternatives to College– Continuing Education

EldercareEldercare

• Searches for in-home care services

• Searches for residential care and housing facilities

• Research on issues such as Alzheimer’s• Research on issues such as Alzheimer s, dementia, and other topics

• Safety kits, booklets, and articles availableSafety kits, booklets, and articles available

• Resources on “Elder Fraud”

• In person or telephonic counselling for the elderly• In-person or telephonic counselling for the elderly and their caregivers

Midlife and RetirementMidlife and Retirement

• Telephonic and in-person counselling support, as p p g pp ,well as CDs, booklets, and articles on topics such as:

– Growing as a couple– Midlife health

R l ti hi i Midlif– Relationships in Midlife– Life Planning / Priorities in Midlife– Work and Careers in Midlife– Work and Careers in Midlife– “Empty Nest” Syndrome

FinancialFinancial

• Telephonic counselling with Certified Financial Plannersp g

• Budgeting issues (using our Financial Management Planner)

• Financial Planning (e.g. retirement planning, RRSP/RESP, estate planning)

• Financial Consultations (e.g. mortgages, collections, tax issues, consolidation)

Kits booklets articles• Kits, booklets, articles

Health and WellnessHealth and Wellness

• Telephonic nutritional counselling with a Registered p g gDietician through our “Eating Well” Program

• Research on health and wellness related information

• Kits, booklets, CDs and articles

O li S ki C ti P• Online Smoking Cessation Program

Ceridian Stop Smoking Centrep g

Work and CareerWork and Career

• Telephonic support, in-person counselling, on-line resources

• Co-workers, relationshipsShift k t l ti• Shift work, telecommuting

• Relocation• Interpersonal and• Interpersonal and

communication skills• Time management• Organizational change

LegalLegal

• Speak directly to a lawyer, on the telephone, at NO p y y , p ,COST!

• Most areas of law covered: family, criminal, wills / estates, immigration, real estate, etc.

• Only exception – Employment / Business Law

• Up to 25% discount off “in-person” lawyer referral –includes a free 30-minute consultation

Let us research it for you…Let us research it for you…

• Email or call us with your research request – we’ll take y qthe time so you don’t have to!– Looking for a new doctor or dentist?

N d i f ti id i t ?– Need information on a new video gaming system?– Health conscious? Workout facility, nutrition store?– Moving?o g– Triple A Hockey camp? Scout or Girl Guide chapter in

your area?L ki f ddi ?– Looking for wedding resources?

– Unique requests

Emotional Well-BeingEmotional Well Being

• Telephonic and in-person short term, solution-focused lli f i i l dicounselling for many issues including:

– Relationships, marriage and family issues– Mental health concerns such as depression, grief andMental health concerns such as depression, grief and

loss, or stress management– Addiction and recovery

B l i k/lif– Balancing work/life– Divorce and Separation– Violence and CrisisViolence and Crisis

• Ceridian Depression Centre

Reminders…Reminders…

• LifeWorks is part of your benefit package and is p y p gavailable at no additional cost to you and your family.

• LifeWorks is a national, bilingual, 24/7 service.

• We offer support in-person, on the telephone, Cthrough research requests, booklets, CDs and kits,

and via the web site.

Most importantly LifeWorks is CONFIDENTIAL!• Most importantly – LifeWorks is CONFIDENTIAL!

How Do I Access LifeWorks?How Do I Access LifeWorks?

Toll-free: 1.877.418.1535Toll free: 1.877.418.1535

TTY:En francais:

1.877.371.99781.877.418.1535

On-line: www lifeworks comOn-line: www.lifeworks.com

User ID (EN/FR): PEI

Password (EN/FR): EAP/PAE