Professional Coaches and Employee Assistance Practitioners: Serving Corporate and Individual Clients

For years, employee assistance programs (EAPs) have been contributing to the productivity and well-being of organizations and their employees. By identifying and screening well-qualified resources for assistance, EAPs have effectively addressed a variety of employee needs in a confidential manner. N...

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Published in:Journal of workplace behavioral health 2006-07, Vol.21 (2), p.1-14
Main Authors: Triner, Jean, Turner, Sandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
coach selection
contracting with coaches
corporate coach
Counseling
development
Employee assistance program
Employee Assistance Programs
employee coaching
executive coaching
feedback
Goals
leadership coaching
Psychotherapy
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Summary:For years, employee assistance programs (EAPs) have been contributing to the productivity and well-being of organizations and their employees. By identifying and screening well-qualified resources for assistance, EAPs have effectively addressed a variety of employee needs in a confidential manner. Now, as a result of the growing phenomenon of employee coaching, EAPs have additional resources to draw upon for appropriate referrals. For the purpose of this article, employee or executive coaching refers to the collaborative process that helps people attain their workplace objectives. This article addresses a number of questions that will enable employee assistance (EA) counselors to increase their understanding of how coaches complement other professional expertise to deliver targeted assistance to EAP clients.
ISSN:1555-5240
1555-5259
DOI:10.1300/J490v21n02_01