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Work/Life Calendar of Events
Contact Info
- Work/Life & Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
512-471-3366 - Human Resource Service Center
512-471-4772 (HRSC) or
1-800-687-4178 - Find HRS Reps
The university understands that you bring your whole self to work, so the Work/Life & Employee Assistance Program office hosts events and presentations to help you balance your work and your personal life challenges. The following scheduled events are free of charge.
Manager Presentations
Tools For Responding to Distress and Disruption in the Workplace
TXClass: PN 610
Facilitators: Rita Handrich, Ph.D., Psychologist
Personal challenges occur in all our lives: divorce, family issues, illness, depression, stress, and sometimes serious mental illness. As a manager, you may find that employees with these concerns are distracted or openly distressed at work. This three-hour training will provide information and in-class training on managing these difficult situations that impact the entire workgroup.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010, 8:30 to Noon
North Office Building A, Training Room, NOA 4.106A
Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 8:30 to Noon
North Office Building A, Training Room, NOA 4.106A
Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 8:30 to Noon
North Office Building A, Training Room, NOA 4.106A
Registration required. Enroll here (EID Required).
For more information contact Work/Life and Employee Assistance Program or call 512-471-3366.
Campus Presentations
Workplace Rudeness & Incivility: For All Employees
TXClass: PN 497
Facilitator: Rita Handrich, Ph.D., Psychologist, EAP Counselor
This presentation focuses on strategies for increasing civility in the workplace, learning how to model positive and productive behaviors, and tips for handling confrontation and disagreement civilly. This discussion is for non-managers.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 8:30 to Noon
North Office Building A, Training Room, NOA 4.106A
Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 8:30 to Noon
North Office Building A, Training Room, NOA 4.106A
Tuesday, June 11, 2010, 8:30 to Noon
North Office Building A, Training Room, NOA 4.106A
Registration required. Enroll here (EID Required).
For more information contact Work/Life and Employee Assistance Program or call 512-471-3366
WORKPLACE RUDENESS & INCIVILITY: For managers and supervisors
TXClass: PN 6
Facilitator: Rita Handrich, Ph.D., Psychologist, EAP Counselor
This presentation focuses on strategies for increasing civility in the workplace, learning how to model positive and productive behaviors, and tips for handling confrontation and disagreement civilly. This discussion is for managers, supervisors and HR Reps.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 8:30 a.m. to Noon
North Office Building A, Training Room, NOA 4.106A
Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 8:30 a.m. to Noon
North Office Building A, Training Room, NOA 4.106A
Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 8:30 a.m. to Noon
North Office Building A, Training Room, NOA 4.106A
Registration required: https://utdirect.utexas.edu/txclass/index.wbx
For information: eap@austin.utexas.edu or 512-471-3366
StressFest: For All Employees
Hosted by: Counseling & Mental Health Center (CMHC)
Leave your stress behind and come to StressFest! To learn more about the activities and participants at this event, please visit the CMHC Web site.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Flawn Academic Center (FAC) porch
Lunchbox Discussion
Support Group for Caregivers of Aging Adults (meets weekly for six weeks): PN 13
Facilitated by: Kristin Goodwin, Social Work Intern, Employee Assistance Program
This group is designed for individuals who care for an aging adult with a chronic illness. The group will address the challenge of balancing self-care with caring for another person.
Every Wednesday, January 27 to March 3, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Location: Texas Union 3.116
View flyer for this event [PDF].
For registration enroll at: https://utdirect.utexas.edu/txclass/index.WBX
For more information contact Work/Life and Employee Assistance Program or call 512-471-3366.
Lunchbox Series
Co-sponsored by Work/Life & EAP and UT Austin Child Development Center
Weathering Emotional Storms in Connection to Your Child
Presented by Kristin Knottelson, Early Childhood Educator
Learn tools to help you deal with the complex feelings your child’s most passionate emotional moments bring up for you. This workshop will help you to see these emotional storms coming and help assure you that a closer connection and a more peaceful child are on the other side.
Thursday, January 28, Noon-1 p.m.
Location: Child Development Center, 2205 Comal
No registration required – Bring your lunch
View flyer for this event [PDF]
For more information contact Work/Life and Employee Assistance Program or call 512-471-3366.
Ongoing
The Work/Life & Employee Assistance Program also offers counseling and consulting services at the Pickle Research Campus one morning each week by appointment. Please call 512-471-3366 or e-mail to schedule an appointment.
University Health Services
University Health Services offers assistance with smoking cessation. To learn more click here.
