The Integrated EAP: or How to be a Smart EAP Shopper - Houston International HR Roundtable April Program

The Integrated EAP: or How to be a Smart EAP Shopper!

You are invited to the April education program of the Houston International HR Roundtable.  Our speaker will be Jeff Christie, Global Manager of the Halliburton Employee Assistance Program, will present The Integrated EAP: or How to be a Smart EAP Shopper. 

For more than four decades, EAPs have provided value to employers, employees and families . EAPs provide an array of services that include responding to emergencies, managing business risk, preventing and addressing workplace violence, reducing turnover, increasing morale, improving relationships with customers and managers, and training mangers to deal with complex emotional, cultural and diversity issues . What’s more, EAPs can enhance organizational performance and help organizations achieve their business goals.

- An Employer’s Guide to Employee Assistance Programs - Center for Prevention and Health Service

Attendees to our April program will:

1.    Increase their understanding of EAP as a performance management tool,

2.    Increase their knowledge of the means by which EAP can support multiple corporate objectives and organizational functions,

3.    Increase their comprehension of the criteria by which EAPs can be selected and evaluated.

Our speaker, Jeff Christie will enlighten us with an informative presentation. Please bring yourself, a friend, and your questions.

Jeff Christie, LCSW, CEAP serves as Global Manager of the Halliburton Employee Assistance Program, an internal program serving Halliburton employees and their families.  He received his Master of Social Work degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1981, with a specialization in what was then known as industrial social work.   For the past 30 years he has worked in the fields of family therapy, chemical dependency treatment and employee assistance programs.  Prior to Halliburton, Mr. Christie served in the employee assistance programs of Conoco, Pennzoil, and those of a large external EAP vendor. 

In addition to his Halliburton responsibilities, Mr. Christie has led over 50 workshops on the subjects of employee assistance programs, family support after loss, and EAP ethics.  He has presented throughout the U.S. as well as Brazil, the UK, and China.  He has published numerous articles and is a primary author of the book, Ethical Dilemmas in Workplace Counseling: A Casebook. 

In 2007, Mr. Christie served on the EAP task force of the National Business Group on Health, a collaboration that resulted in the publication of An Employer’s Guide to Employee Assistance Programs.

In October 2008, he was elected as president of the Employee Assistance Roundtable, an organization of internally managed employee assistance programs of Fortune 500 companies.  In October 2010, Mr. Christie was sworn in as president of the Employee Assistance Professionals Association, the largest of the employee assistance professional associations.

Directions and Parking Information: Heritage Plaza is across from the downtown Doubletree Hotel.  Parking is available at the Doubletree hotel or  Heritage Clay Street Parking Garage,  200 Clay, Houston 77002.You can park at the Doubletree hotel and walk across the street to the building – proceed to the 39th floor.  Alternatively, park in the Heritage Clay Street Parking Garage – address of the garage is 200 Clay Street, Houston, TX 77002.  If you park in the Clay Street Garage, park in any space that is not marked "Reserved."  Take the elevator in the Clay Street Garage  to the Basement (‘B’).  Upon reaching Basement level, turn left and follow the hallway until you reach the wall with the large ‘H’ on it.  Turn left and immediately on the right you will see two elevators.  Take the elevator to the Sky Lobby (‘SL’).  Once you reach the Sky Lobby, turn right and proceed to the middle bank of elevators.  Proceed to the 45th floor to the Deloitte reception area – this is the floor where the meeting will take place.

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