What kind of leave can be used for EAP appointments?
EAP’s Joint Labor-Management Committee has produced the following guidelines on leave time for utilization of EAP services: • State time should be allowed for all supervisory referrals to EAP. • Self-initiated use of EAP could be granted state time, annual or sick leave. • Self-referrals who want to maintain confidentiality would request either annual or sick leave or arrange to use the EAP on personal time. • On occasions when EAP refers the employee to community resources, the employee is expected to use sick leave for health-related issues and annual leave for all other concerns, i.e., financial, career, and marriage counseling. How much time will it take? EAP users should be offered an initial appointment within a matter of days (not weeks). The EAP acts primarily as a short-term counseling and referral agency. Counseling sessions in any of the program’s locations are usually one hour in length. The majority of EAP clients are seen once or twice. Occasionally, EAP clients will be s
