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Employers are now increasingly
conscious of the importance of maintaining and enhancing the health
of their employees. A cost-effective way of dealing with stress, for
example, is by holding group sessions where employees are taught
techniques for relaxation and self motivation. Stress, if not
properly managed, can lead to other problems, including eating
disorders, drug abuse, depression and anger.
Some companies
have employee assistance programmes, which allow any employee to
call an external organisation to obtain advice or treatment, usually
for conditions not normally covered by medical insurance, such as
smoking cessation, eating disorders, or behavioural or emotional
problems. If the employer does not want to incur the cost of such a
programme an alternative approach would be to have one or more
practitioners available to come to company premises to give
assistance to employees but at the employee's cost.
Colleges
and schools may wish to offer students support with exam revision,
or help in combating exam nerves, in goalsetting and motivation. The
cost can be kept down by providing sessions on a group basis.
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