Supervisor Referrals to EAP

Supervisor Referrals to EAP: 

Supervisor [or Mandated] EAP Referrals are used as a tool for the manager, supervisor, or HR contact to ensure employees receive the assistance they need for professional and personal development, while the Supervisor can stay focused on work performance with the employee.

Referrals made to the EAP when an employer is at the corrective action stage where discipline or termination of the employee is imminent and there are mitigating circumstances that motivate the Management of the Company to provide an opportunity for the employee to resolve their problem. Supervisor or Mandated referrals are also used when the employee’s behavior presents a risk and liability to the company. Compliance with such a referral is required and failure to follow through with the EAP referral evaluation, treatment, and service recommendations in full may be the basis for discipline of employee. This should only be done where the Company policy provides for such a protocol. In this instance the employee must sign a release and be willing to follow suggestions by EAP counselor or Northstar EAP coach.

Reasons for these types of Supervisor Referrals:

• Violence or threats of violence in the workplace
• Domestic violence/harassments related to the workplace
• Sexual harassment in the workplace (Corporate Accountability)
• Age discrimination
• Nation of origin discrimination
• Safety Risk
• Hostile Work Environment – behavior creating this
• Drug/Alcohol in the workplace or self reported to the workplace