ABSTRACT
When I meet with clients who are referred for employee assistance program (EAP) services, I usually consider two directions that we might take after discussing the reason why they were referred. Usually this is related to how the client could successfully meet his or her job requirements such as maintaining attendance, completing work tasks, and maintaining satisfactory relationships with coworkers. This direction is meant to be brief and typically cognitive-behaviorally based. However, usually EAP clients are also struggling with various chronic concerns. I take the position that if I simply stick with the presenting work concerns while not addressing the more pervasive issues, my client is going to continue to struggle after they have completed the required EAP sessions.
