The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides cost-free and confidential professional consultation and referral services for University employees, academic staff, and faculty who have work or personal concerns. Spouses/partners and dependents are also eligible for EAP services.

Confidential consultation is provided in areas that include:

• Work productivity
• Work relationships
• Conflict resolution
• Threat assessment
• Mental health
• Alcohol/substance abuse
• Family/relationships
• Adjustment to loss/change
• Coping with stress

EAP also provides consultation for administrators, supervisors, union representatives, or anyone in a leadership position.

Consultation areas include:

• Managing the people-side of change
• Performance issues
• Conduct issues
• Work climate
• Threat assessment

Scheduling an Appointment

Civil Service & Bargaining Unit Employees

EAP services are provided by:
The Sand Creek Group, Ltd.
612-625-2820
800-632-7643
eap@umn.edu
Donhowe Room 209

Calls are answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week for counseling or crisis services. Counseling sessions for Twin Cities campus employees can be held at the Donhowe Building, Room 209, or at off-campus locations by request. Please call for available locations and counselors.

Faculty & Academic Staff

Jim Meland, Ph.D., LP
612-625-4073
melan001@umn.edu
Donhowe Room 207