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New Service Enhancements Coming in 2024

We are excited to share our tremendous service enhancements that will be available starting in January 2024! Now, more than ever, employees want more options, more choices and to specifically get the confidential mental health support they need and want on their terms. Best Care EAP can deliver it a…
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Opioid Addiction

Misconceptions, Challenges and the Path to Recovery When discussing opioid abuse, it’s important to recognize that prescription pain medication has a beneficial purpose. Opioid medications block the pain receptors in the brain, helping a person feel comfortable while recovering from an accident, in…
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Anxiety: ‘What-if’ Thoughts and How to Deal with Them

Philosopher Marcus Aurelius once said, “Today I escaped anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions, not outside.” When it comes to being anxious, one phrase that may exasperate the emotion is--"What-if?" When you say to yourself, “What if x, y, or z happens?” yo…
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Alcohol/Drug Addiction and the Health Service Professional

It is important for health service professionals to have a basic knowledge of alcohol/drug addiction. The following are essential features of an addiction: Alcohol/drug addiction is a primary disease. It has specific symptoms and is not to be confused with stress, painful relationships or difficult…
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Client Forms

Authorization to Release Information View Now Authorization to Release Information to Treatment… Nebraska Licensee Assistance Program Brochure Learn more about the Nebraska Licensee Assistance Program an…
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Nebraska Licensee Assistance Program? The Nebraska Licensee Assistance Program (NE LAP) provides alcohol/substance use assessments, referral assistance, case management/monitoring, and educational sessions for people credentialed by the DHHS Licensure Unit, which oversees Best Care Empl…
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Education

NE LAP provides onsite educational presentations on alcohol/substance use disorders to credential holders, and to health service education students, organizations and professional associations. These presentations include the following topics which can be customized to fit the needs of the class, wo…
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From Stressed to Supported: Ideas To Boost Workplace Well-Being

A fulfilling job can be good for our mental health and overall wellbeing, but there are times when too many commitments pile up at work and in your personal life. This can cause you to feel distracted and overwhelmed while affecting your productivity. But it doesn’t have to be this way. A workplace…
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Just Because It's Prescribes by a Doctor Doesn't Mean Substance Misuse Is OK

You may be surprised to learn that the majority of substance use cases aren’t related to the use of illegal substances. Rather, they involve the misuse or overuse of prescription medications. In the Best Care EAP office, we often hear, “My doctor prescribed it to me,” or, “I was just following my d…
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When A Coworker is Seriously Ill (Flyer)

Coworkers are like an extended family and their health and well-being is important to you. This flyer offers 12 tips to help you be supportive and helpful if someone you work with is seriously ill. …