Question:
Employer's Employee Assistance Program

I don't have mental health coverage in my insurance plan, but my company does have an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) where I can get free counseling sessions. Has anyone used their company's EAP to get their psyc. evaluation done?    — Jean B. (posted on September 14, 2001)

September 14, 2001
The psyche evaluation is typicall billed under a medical diganosis anyway so I'd double check w/ the specific psyche dr your surgeon wishes you to go to for evaluation. I have used EAP for regular stuff but I'd really wonder if they would test w/ the MMPI?
   — Dawn R.

September 14, 2001
Hello Jean, I found my current psychologist (I chose to find someone to talk to as I go through the WLS process, even knowing I'd need to have the psych eval) using the EAP. I know that the previous poster has had some difficulty with the program, but I have not. I found the folks at my companies hotline very helpful and easy to talk too, they helped me find a WLS friendly doctor as well. I SITLL had to see my surgeon's choice of psychologist for the testing, so I can't help with that part of your question, but I personally can recommend using the EAP to hook up with a mental health professional in your area. Find out if your doctor has a preferred provider for the Eval, who knows it just might work out! Best of luck! ~Peace~!
   — Joscelin

September 14, 2001
I work in my company's human resources department and am in charge of our EAP program. Let me tell you the company does NOT know the names of the employees who use this program. It is entirely confidential. A separate telephone number for the EAP is given to the employees. You call the EAP for what-ever counseling you need. The only records given back to the company contain the else. I say call them!!
   — [Anonymous]