The New York State Employee Assistance Program is a confidential
assessment and referral service for New York State government employees
and their family members who need assistance with personal problems or
concerns that may be affecting their work performance or overall well
being. EAP is a program designed to assist employees with numerous
problems including but not limited to parent-child
problems, financial concerns, elder care issues, alcohol and substance
abuse, marital problems, depression/anxiety, stress and more.
The NYS Employee Assistance Program is a peer assistance program jointly sponsored by labor and management. NYS EAP provides confidential information, assessment, and referral services to NYS employees, their family members, and retirees. It also provides orientations and training for all employees, managers, supervisors, and union representatives on benefits and use of EAP. EAP is a Work-Life Services benefit sponsored jointly by labor and management.
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The College at Oneonta's EAP coordinator is Melissa Nicosia. Melissa works in the College’s Sponsored Programs Office with the employees of the Research Foundation. She brings a lot of experience and knowledge regarding EAP as she has served on the EAP committee for 15 years, most recently as the committee chair.
Her position as EAP coordinator entails helping you assess your concerns and helping you access resources to help you with your problem.
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If you call the EAP Coordinator, Melissa will speak with you about your questions or concerns and if desired, a meeting can be scheduled to discuss the concern in more depth. Part of this discussion will be sorting through what options are available to assist you as well as providing you with information regarding resources available to you. Melissa Nicosia can be reached on the EAP phone at x2452. NYS EAP is a Work-Life Services benefit sponsored jointly by labor and management.
All inquiries are strictly confidential.
Melissa is also able to speak to groups about the services EAP has to
offer, please contact her for an appointment.
Melissa encourages you to contact her directly at
607-436-2452 or if you would prefer to send email: melissa.nicosia@oneonta.edu.
All inquiries are strictly confidential.
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Emergencies
If this is an urgent referral matter, please contact the 24-hour NY State EAP helpline at 1800-822-0244.
If this is an mental health emergency please call Bassett hospital Crisis Unit at 1-877-369-6699 or 911.
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On-line Resources
New York State EAP website: http://www.worklife.state.ny.us/eap/
EAP Self-Help Resources: http://www.worklife.state.ny.us/eap/resources.asp
EAP list of free resources: http://eap.lmc.state.ny.us/resdir/index.cfm
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