EAP Webinar Series

EAP Webinar Schedule

ComPsych is the provider of Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services for the State Employee Health Plan (SEHP). As part of the service agreement, they will be offering monthly workshops that provide valuable learning for employees and can help increase visibility and utilization of the EAP benefit. EAP webinars are presented by ComPsych trainers. The duration is approximately 30-45 minutes. Registration is required. If you are unable to attend the live webinar, you will have 7 days after the live event to watch the recording to earn 1 HealthQuest credit.

NOTE: When registering for an EAP Webinar, please enter your 11-Character State Employee ID Number as your “Kansas ID” to ensure you receive your HealthQuest credit.

January 4, 2023 at 1:00 PM

Social Skills Refresh: How to Have Good Conversations in Social Situations

Worried that your social skills may have atrophied lately? Or just interested in some helpful tools for having good conversations? Then this is the session for you. This workshop reviews how to handle those awkward social interactions in which you’re not sure how to break the ice and how to respond to someone else’s efforts to do the same.

February 1, 2023 at 1:00 PM

Digital Mindfulness: Taking Control of Your Device and Screen Time

This session will present a variety of techniques to gain control over your screen time and will include an overview of best practices for making any behavioral change.

March 1, 2023 at 1:00 PM

Eating Healthy on a Budget

No matter what your financial situation is, everyone looks for ways to cut down their grocery bills. Don’t let the idea that healthy food is expensive keep you from striving for a balanced diet. Take some time to learn new strategies to stick to your budget while enjoying healthy, nutritious foods.

April 5, 2023 at 1:00 PM

Get Moving: An Introduction to Exercise

The exercise and fitness industry today is saturated with new equipment, technology, and ever-changing trends. Exercise doesn’t have to be and should not be so complicated. In this workshop, we revisit the basic concepts of exercise, benefits of exercise, types of exercise, and how to begin and progress your exercise program safely.

May 3, 2023 at 1:00 PM

Connecting Mind and Body for Healthy Living

Your body responds to the way you think, feel and act. This is often called the “mind/body connection.” When you are stressed, anxious or upset, your body tries to tell you that something isn’t right. For example, high blood pressure might develop after a particularly stressful event, such as the death of a
loved one. People with good emotional health are aware of their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. They have learned healthy ways to cope with the stress and problems that are a normal part of life. They feel good about themselves and have healthy relationships. Poor emotional health can weaken your body’s immune system, making you more likely to get colds and other infections during emotionally difficult times. Also, when you are feeling stressed, anxious or upset, you may not take care of your health as well as you should. You may not feel like exercising, eating nutritious foods, or taking medicine that your doctor prescribes. Abuse of alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs may also be a sign of poor emotional health.

June 7, 2023 at 1:00 PM

Personal & Professional Boundaries

Recognizing dysfunctional relationships — How do we know we are in a dysfunctional relationship? What makes people vulnerable to dysfunctional relationships and how to restore personal and/or professional boundaries?

July 5, 2023 at 1:00 PM

Mindfulness: Being Present in Your Work and Life

The idea of mindfulness or being mindful is complete engagement in the present moment. It is a state where you are not thinking, reflecting, judging, or deciding, but are instead simply experiencing the things currently in your available experience. In many ways people are largely unaware of our present moment and often operate on “auto-pilot” to some degree. The auto-pilot mode is our default mode of operation. Even when we find ourselves in a pleasurable quiet moment we automatically begin to daydream about others, plan/worry about the future or ruminate about the past. We miss living in the present moment because we fail to pay attention to it. Mindfulness is about waking up to the present moment and paying attention to our experience. Learning mindfulness is not difficult; however, it is difficult to remember to do it. This training discusses mindfulness and how to incorporate its practice into your life.

August 2, 2023 at 1:00 PM

Mental Fitness for Optimal Brain Power

For a long time, the scientific community believed we were born with a certain number of brain cells and neural pathways and that, once damaged, they could not be repaired. In reality, our brains are much more flexible. Depending on our lifestyle, we can weaken or destroy connections, or create new, stronger ones. Engaging regularly in certain behaviors and activities, like physical exercise, addressing mental health issues, meditation, and learning a new language or musical instrument, support new wiring and can make existing pathways stronger. Essentially, we can slow down or somewhat prevent cognitive decline by doing challenging mental exercises to keep our brains fit for optimal power.

September 6, 2023 at 1:00 PM

Feeling Stuck? Practical Ways to Get Yourself Going Again

If you’re struggling with challenges and uncertainty about your personal or professional life, and you’re not sure what to do next, this session is for you. We’ll discuss some simple but powerful questions to ask yourself to help you get “unstuck.” The benefits of asking each question will be discussed, and
participants will have an opportunity to try responding to all of them.

October 4, 2023 at 1:00 PM

Honoring Your Values to Thrive at Work and Life

Do you know what’s really important to you? What do you value most at work and in life? In this session, you will discover how to honor your values and align your decisions to feel less stressed and move closer to achieving your goals.

November 1, 2023 at 1:00 PM

How to Delegate at Work and in Life

There are only twenty-four hours in a day to complete tasks at work and home. Knowing when to delegate responsibly is a great way to become more efficient and effective in your work and life. This training offers tools to help you do it.

December 6, 2023 at 1:00 PM

Combatting Imposter Syndrome

Imposter Syndrome is an insidious, internal voice that tells you that you aren’t good enough. This session will detail the components of Imposter Syndrome as well as practical approaches to push past it to stand in your power!