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Employee Assistance Professional as Executive Coach Live 90-Minute Audio Conference Scheduled For Thursday, Feb. 2

Employee Assistance Professional as Executive Coach Live 90-Minute Audio Conference Scheduled For Thursday, Feb. 2

Executive coaching represents a huge opportunity for employee assistance professionals. In many organizations, human resources is turning to the EA professional for management coaching. Coaching provides new opportunities for EAPs to provide new services and to generate new sources of revenue. That’s why the Employee Assistance Professional Management Letter has scheduled a special audio conference called "The Employee Assistance Professional as Executive Coach."

Manasquan, NJ (PRWEB) January 5, 2006 -—

There is much interest today in professional coaching, especially in management circles. Coaching is becoming a preferred organizational learning tool in corporate performance consulting and leadership development.

Executive coaching represents a huge opportunity for employee assistance professionals. In many organizations, human resources is turning to the EA professional for management coaching. Coaching provides new opportunities for EAPs to provide new services and to generate new sources of revenue.

That’s why the Employee Assistance Professional Management Letter has scheduled this special audio conference "The Employee Assistance Professional as Executive Coach." The program is scheduled on February 2, 2006 from 1:30 – 3:00 p. m. Eastern Time. www. healthresourcesonline. com/edu/eapacnr. htm (http://www. healthresourcesonline. com/edu/eapacnr. htm).

The goal of this program is to acquaint professionals with the growing trend toward EAPs acting as executive coaches.

EAPs are in a unique position to provide coaching services given the nature of what EAs do and see in the workplace. As one EA professional noted, EA professionals "have more qualities, abilities, experiences and skills in this realm than many realize"... they are distinctively suited to be effective executive coaches.

Presenters Andy LeFave, LCSW, CEAP, Senior Consultant at the Blair Consulting Group; Jim O'Shea, Development Specialist and Coach from Achievement Unlimited of CT; and Jonathan Sheff, MSW/MPH, President of Resource Management Consultants will cover topics including:

Why coaching is needed in the workplace today Why adding coaching as an EAP service makes sense How to blend coaching with other employee assistance services Selling supervisors and senior management on a commitment to the process

How a request for management consultation can be shifted to a management development intervention

Distinctions between business coaching and life coaching Conceptual models and tools for supporting the executive being coached The expectations, steps and time frame of the coaching process How to develop a specific action plan to achieve developmental goals How to demonstrate value and create the desire for change Integrating coaching in emotional intelligence training The stages of change and how to sustain change over time How to design measurements to evaluate goal attainment Live question and answer session

How to Register:

To register for "The Employee Assistance Professional as Executive Coach,” visit www. healthresourcesonline. com/edu/eapacnr. htm (http://www. healthresourcesonline. com/edu/eapacnr. htm) or call (800) 516-4343.

The cost of the conference is $227 per site if registered before January 25 and $277 after the early bird deadline. A CD will also be available for purchase for those unable to attend the live conference. For further details and other pricing options, visit www. healthresourcesonline. com/edu/eapacnr. htm (http://www. healthresourcesonline. com/edu/eapacnr. htm).

Address: Employee Assistance Professional Management Letter, 1913 Atlantic Ave., Suite F5, Manasquan, NJ 08736; (732) 292-1100,

Http://www. healthresourcesonline. com/eap/11nl. htm (http://www. healthresourcesonline. com/eap/11nl. htm)

Contact: Robert Jenkins

Phone:(732) 292-1100

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