Emotional, Social and Spiritual Well-being Resources for SLU Employees

The Saint Louis University Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a feature of the employee health package that provides access to professional counseling on a confidential basis. In addition, EAP services include training supervisors on how to refer employees if the need arises.

Confidential professional counseling is provided through ComPsych at no cost to staff and their families who are coping with a personal or family crisis.

Call 800-859-9319 to make an appointment or visit www.guidanceresources.com for more information. To register online, please use the Company ID "slueap"  and create your username and password. 

Noon on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Virtual classes on Zoom.

Meeting ID: 962 6979 8657  Password: Mindful!

Weekly mindfulness sessions are intended to help faculty and staff develop ways of finding joy and maintaining balance amid the “ups and downs” of life. The program consists of 30-minute weekly sessions hosted at noon.

The first five minutes are for settling in and centering; the next 15 minutes are for talking about an informal mindfulness topic such as “Dealing with Troublesome Emotions” or “Creating a Pause Between a Triggering Event and our Response to that Event.” The final 10 minutes are mostly silent meditation. 

The Mindfulness Program is led by Professor of Practice David Lander. Professor Lander has been connected with the school for many years. He helped start the Legal Clinics program, taught full time for two years and has served as an adjunct 20 times, teaching such courses as bankruptcy law, commercial law, consumer law and secured transactions. He has had a personal meditation practice for 15 years and has taken courses in mindfulness teaching from MindfulSchools.org. In July 2015, he retired from a successful business bankruptcy private practice of law.

For more information, contact Professor David Lander at david.lander@slu.edu or 314-750-7773.

Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based training course that teaches participants about mental health and substance-use challenges. Each training requires two hours of online pre-work before the in-person or Zoom training. Participants will be set up in MHFA Connect well before the training day.

Mental Health First Aid Registration

For more information, contact Tori Harwood.

Aging and Adult Care: Caregiver Burnout: Mental and Emotional Health Help at noon Wednesday, May 15

May is National Mental Health Month and surveys show caregivers experience more burnout and stress than the general population. This session touches upon the challenges to mental and emotional health and how to find more happiness, joy, and balance in life.

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Succeed at Work: Managing Strong Emotions at noon Thursday, May 16

Strong emotions are inevitable. This webinar goes beyond identifying emotions to help us manage and control ourselves when all of our buttons have been pushed. We need real strategies to enable us to say and do the right thing. We will share state-of-the-art techniques that will ensure you will keep your cool.

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Raising Resilient Kids: Children’s Mental Health in Today’s World at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 22

In today’s post-pandemic world, prioritizing children's mental well-being is paramount. Join expert Bob Franks, president and CEO of The Baker Center and faculty member at Harvard Medical School, for Raising Resilient Kids: Children’s Mental Health in Today’s World. From nurturing emotional intelligence to promoting healthy coping mechanisms, we'll explore practical ways to raise mentally strong and emotionally resilient kids. Plus, we'll provide insights into recognizing signs that our children may be struggling with their mental health and offer guidance on seeking appropriate help and resources.

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Child Care and Parenting: Summer Care and Camp Options at noon Wednesday, May 22

Identifying quality summer care for children requires information to discern the best option. This seminar will help you assess your summer care needs, review summer care costs and give an overview of summer options for children and teens.

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How to Build Better Relationships through Positive Psychology at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 23

Establishing good interpersonal relationships at work significantly impacts job satisfaction and the enjoyment people experience at work. This session will focus on effective positive psychology practices that help colleagues connect and can also extend past work and help establish and strengthen positive relationships between family members and friends. Loneliness concerns everyone, from parents of disconnected teenagers, a colleague who has just relocated to a new town, to a neurodivergent employee who feels alone at work to the Surgeon General of the United States with his report Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community. Join us to learn about and apply effective practices to promote connection.

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