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Old Mutual Partnership Awards
Old Mutual held its inaugural Partnership Awards (OMPA) at the end of 2019, which was designed as a vehicle to recognise the partnerships and relationships that it established with its most supportive stakeholders. This platform is intended to better enable the...
Renewal of annual membership as well as attendance and participation in chapter activities.
Dear valued EAPA-SA Member and Service Provider. On behalf of the Employee Assistance Professionals Association of South Africa (EAPA-SA) Board, I would like to sincerely thank for your patronage in the past year. I would also like to take this time to remind you of...
Christmas Message from EAPA-SA President
On behalf of the Executive Board of the Employee Assistance Professionals Association of South Africa (EAPA-SA), I am delighted to extend Season’s Greetings to all our members, stakeholders, associates, sponsors and partners. We wish you a Holy Christmas and a Blessed...
Back to Basics: Financial Wellness Programmes
Employers have a unique opportunity to provide education, tools and programmes to improve their employees’ financial literacy and well-being. It is important for an organisation to take care of its employees through providing the wherewithal to become financially...
Eduweek Sponsor Spotlight: Sanlam
Yanush Singh – National Business Development Manager Institutional Segment at SanlamWe spoke with Yanush Singh, National Business Development Manager: Institutional Segment at Sanlam to gain insight into the purpose of Sanlam’s sponsorship of Eduweek and the benefit...
Cannabis in the workplace
As per the 2018 Constitutional Court judgment, adult South Africans are now permitted to cultivate, possess and use cannabis in a private place (this does not necessarily have to be a dwelling) for personal consumption. This case, however, does not cover the...
Eduweek Speaker Profile: Dr Pravesh Bhoodram – How to deal with fallout of unethical management decisions?
Dr Pravesh Bhoodram Department of Correctional ServicesIn the diverse multi-cultural ‘melting pot’ that is South Africa, western-trained healthcare professionals frequently encounter difficult consultations with clients who present with Cultural Syndromes both at work...
Eduweek 2019 Topic Spotlight: The Impact of EAP by Anthony Govender ASI
In reiteration of his Eduweek 2019 presentation, we asked Anthony Govender, CEO of ASI to share his key insights into the role the EAP industry has in helping to promote a decrease in the incidence of violence against women in South Africa, as well as in the...
Mpumalanga Chapter Launch
We launched a new chapter in Mpumalanga called " The Place of the Rising Sun", it took place on the 28th of June at the Kruger National Park. The guests from the board were EAPA-AS President Ms Thiloshni Govender and Membership Portfolio Holder Ms. Andiswa...
EAPA-SA STRATEGIC SESSION FOR 2019 -2023
Progressive organisations embrace the value of a strategic planning exercise as a mechanism to give direction and propel the organisation forward. A successful outcome of any strategic planning outcome is expressed in clear measurable goals, SMART...
EVENTS
Webinar 20 November: Embracing Change in the New Normal
With ‘change’ being at the centre of the new normal. No ‘post-pandemic’ EAP webinar education series would be complete without examining what it takes to embrace change - particularly as EAP practitioners and service providers are having to embrace change as well as...
Webinar 6 November: Panel Presentation around E-counselling and Ethics
Since face to face counselling is no longer an option during the pandemic, EAPs have turned to providing this service via all different electronic devices. These include telephone calls, various video conferencing softwares, WhatsApp and others. With this new way of...
Egoli Chapter Event on the 26th November
Egoli Chapter for our 3rd chapter event Date: 26th November 2020 Time: 10:00 - 12:00pm 'Financial Wellness in uncertain times: Financial literacy is the key to reaching financial freedom. This session will help you to make good decisions in managing...
Webinar 30 October – Equalising the Playing Field
In her insightful presentation and a particularly interesting Q&A session afterwards, Ms Sixolile Ngcobo, Provincial Manager for the Commission for Gender Equality and a Senior Advisor on the issues of Gender Justice and Sustainable Development, highlighted some...
Webinar 23 October: Transnet COVID-19 Strategic Response Framework
Participants of the EduWeb webinar held on Friday 23rd October, were very privileged to hear from Dr Marion Borcherds, Transnet’s Group Employee Wellness and Transformation Manager, who has been uniquely positioned within a large State Owned Enterprise (SOE), taking...
Webinar 11 September: The Uptick and Implications of Bullying and Cyberbullying in the Workplace
People tend to associate bullying taking place among schoolchildren in a playground. However, bullying is alive and growing among adults, especially with the advent of digital technology and social media and it often comes into play in the world of work. Specialist...
Webinar 4 September: A Decline in Mental Health – is this the Next Wave of the Pandemic?
At our second EduWeb Seminar on the 4th September, clinical psychologists, Kevashni Govender-Naidoo and Ayesha Booley-Schreuder of Impilo Consulting gave EduWeb seminar participants an outstanding presentation, providing thought-provoking insights on the coronavirus...
Invitation to EAPA-SA Special General Meeting(SGM)
Good Afternoon Valued EAPA-SA members In these unprecedented times, it is with mixed emotions that I invite you to join us forthis Special General Meeting in place of what would have been our 22nd AnnualGeneral Meeting. This, our very first virtual General...
EAPA-SA Celebrates Their Eduweb Launch Seminar on 21 August 2020
EAPA-SA Embraces Online Learning The bar has been set very high by EAPA-SA as the Association keeps pace with the times, overcoming the coronavirus lockdown restriction on events by creating EduWeb, an online education portal through which a valuable programme of...
EAPA-SA’s Inaugural EduWeb Online Seminar: Substance Abuse During the Pandemic
With Carol Venter, one of South Africa’s specialists in the field of substance abuse and addiction, presenting important information and insights on this topic to over 180 attendees, EAPA-SA’s inaugural EduWeb seminar was a great success. A post-seminar member survey...
ARTICLES
Alcohol Addiction in the Remote Workplace
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Culturally Sensitive Workplace Approaches in South Africa
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Strategies for Handling Remote Workplace Stalking and Harassment
If you are a manager or team leader navigating the new normal, you may rightly be concerned with having updated protocols in place to address the number of operational issues that could arise when all or a part of your workforce is working from home. One potential...
Workplace Loneliness Affects Health and Wellbeing
What is Loneliness? Loneliness is a normal emotional response that everyone experiences. It is most commonly experienced in a new environment or setting. Feelings of loneliness do not qualify as a mental health condition, but the two are strongly linked. When feelings...
Ethics in EAP and the Protection of Personal Information
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Telehealth – A Fad or The Future?
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The Rise in Mom Guilt
There is no formal dictionary definition for the term “mom guilt” but ask a cross-section of mothers and they will tell you that “mom guilt” is real. It is the feeling of guilt, doubt, anxiousness or uncertainty experienced by mothers when they worry that they are...
Affairs and Sexual Relations in the Workplace
Employees spend most of their waking lives at work. Therefore, it is quite likely that co-workers may start to develop more personal relationships with their fellow colleagues – or an intimate relationship with one personal in particular. Employees have a right to...
The Expanding Role of EAP in Long-term Disaster Management
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EAPs: Proven to Increase Employee Productivity and Engagement
The world of work is evolving at an incredible pace, changing in such a way that employees are finding it hard to keep up. Aware of this pressure, modern organisations care and have a vested interest in seeing their employees succeed both at work and in their personal...