2012 Employee Assistance Professional (EAP) Class Information

Please be advised that EAP Classes must be taken in order.

Call Letter in English

Call Letter in French

EAP I November Class Registration and Instruction Form in English

EAP I November Class Registration and Instruction Form in French

EAP 3 July Class Registration and Instruction Form in English

EAP 3 July Class Registration and Instruction Form in French

Employee Assistance Program Brochure

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Employee Assistance Classes

Employee Assistance Professional (EAP) classes are held at our tranquil William W. Winpisinger Education & Technology Center in Southern Maryland.  At the classes, participants learn how to assist workers and their families through prevention, intervention, assessment, directed care and follow-up services.  Community initiatives are promoted that improve the lives of workers and their families.

The IAM is in discussions with the National Labor College (NLC) regarding the development of a degree program for Machinists who desire a career in this field.   EAP-I and EAP-II have been assessed for accreditation through the NLC and are now worth three semester credits each at the college or university level. Similarly, the EAP-III program will be submitted for assessment for four semester hours of credit.

An EAP-IV program is in the final stages of planning and will enable a successful participant to achieve certification as an EAP specialist.  The educational curriculum will be fully recognized at the college level, workplaces, the employee assistance community and throughout the IAM.

For pictures of 2011 classes, click the read more button.

EAP Committee Training at Packaging Corporation of America, Tomahawk, Wisconsin

In June, inaugural joint union/company EAP committee training was held at Packaging Corporation of America, Tomahawk, Wisconsin.  Classes were held at the company’s training center adjacent to the paper mill. The agenda was arranged and conducted by IAM Local 1713 members Char Andreachi, Tony Bavinck and Dale “Stretch” Strassman, all veterans of EAP classes at the Winpisinger Center.

It was encouraging and impressive to witness the level of cooperation and participation by all of the union and non-union work groups at PCA including IAM, USW, PCA, and Woodlands division employees. Local 1713’s effort to get a working EAP committee going with company support is an example for other members to emulate when they return home from Winpisinger Center EAP classes.

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