EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
The international business community recognises that the stresses of everyday life can negatively impact the wellbeing of employees and executives - both in the workplace and on a personal level. This awareness has prompted an increasing number of companies to engage Employee Assistance services as a vehicle for occupational stress management and improved professional and personal wellbeing, within a widespread 'human asset management' strategy.
Stress is considered to be the most common source of ill health in modern society. Over time, symptoms associated with excessive stress can lead to a range of physical and emotional manifestations. Physiological symptoms of stress include accelerated heart rate, increased blood pressure, tensed muscles, with the potential to lead to serious health conditions like heart disease, stroke and insomnia, while emotional symptoms like anxiety, depression and rage can lead to family crisis, substance abuse, burnout, depression and other psychological disorders.
Orpheus Employee Assistance Programs combine a range of treatment modalities to treat the psychological and physiological effects of stress, and empower business professionals with stress management and prevention strategies, for:
- A healthy balance between work, family and personal life
- Improved interpersonal relationships with family and co-workers
- A relaxed and positive outlook
Our programs highlight the importance of individual differences with a personalised, holistic approach to stress management and workplace wellness, based on the personal characteristics and situational factors surrounding the afflicted professional, following comprehensive client assessment.
Individual psychotherapy sessions serve to identify the underlying causes of workplace stress - identifying the root causes of stress assists in the reduction of existing symptoms and in the prevention of recurrence - while an emphasis on education delivers an understanding as to the nature and sources of stress, its effects on health, and guidelines for managing stress in the future.
Combined relaxation disciplines yoga and meditation, together with the soothing touch of massage, are intended to induce a physiological condition known as 'the relaxation response' - a deep state of relaxation accepted to reverse the physiological symptoms of stress, for slowed pulse, reduced blood pressure, and relaxed muscles, while eastern stress reduction technique, shiatsu, aids in the release, management and prevention of stress.
Lifestyle management strategies as practical stress management tools are designed to assist individuals manage their stress better in the future. Regular exercise, for instance, effectively expends the excess energy caused by stress, while a well-balanced diet, devoid of stimulants, can boost the body's production of serotonin - a brain chemical known to induce relaxation.
Our Employee Assistance Programs deliver effective short-term counselling strategies to business professionals and their families to assist in dealing with issues associated with workplace stress and executive burnout.
Core Program Elements (customised to meet client needs)
- Comprehensive physical/ psychological assessment
- Daily psychotherapy sessions
- Personal fitness trainer to devise fitness plan and work towards fitness goals
- Daily relaxation massage
- Yoga and meditation
- Shiatsu
