KEAP Workshops

Below are the workshops that will be sponsored by the Kentucky Employee Assistance Program (KEAP).  They are open to all state employees.

Please check the workshop schedule for dates and times. 

• Anxiety Awareness with Zack Culver.  Session will include information about the biological and cognitive causes of anxiety. Specific anxiety disorders will be reviewed in order to increase participant’s awareness of symptoms and how they may impact their work performance. At the end, participants should have an increased awareness of possible treatments so that they can seek out appropriate services if they or their loved ones are suffering from debilitating anxiety.
• Depression Awareness with Zack Culver.  Session will cover how depressive symptoms impact relationships, family and work performance. Participants will be educated briefly on the biological causes of depression; however, the majority of the session will focus on problems with thinking that result in poor outlook. The participants will be provided with some ideas on how to appropriately cope with depression, and be instructed on when to seek out the services of a professional by comparing and contrasting depressive symptoms and Major Depressive Disorder. 
• Drug Free Workplace with Trina Wilkins Koontz.  To achieve a drug-free workplace, it is important to become educated about the nature of alcohol and drug use and its negative impact on workplace safety and productivity.  This workshop, for employees and supervisors, will help raise awareness about the effects of drugs and alcohol in the workplace and focus on encouraging individuals with problems to seek help.
• Facing the Challenges of Eldercare with Trina Wilkins Koontz.  As the population of elderly grows larger than ever before, the issue of care giving is impacting more and more employees.  This workshop will look at how to balance work and eldercare issues. We will examine the emotional factors as well as practical considerations for healthy care giving.
• Helping Children Through Divorce.  With increased instances of divorce in today's society, children are at an increased risk for being adversely effected by divorce.  This session covers topics such as what children actually understand and how they could react to the divorce, causes of stress for children and strategies for parents.  Also covered will be basic pointers for divorcing parents and how to continue talking to your children through divorce.
• KEAP as a Management Tool with Trina Wilkins Koontz.  Managers have the responsibility to address performance and behavior deficiencies early.  Learn how to focus on the areas where you can make a difference for the employee and the agency.
• State Employee Money Management with Zack Culver. This workshop will look at issues confronting many employees such as budgeting, debt, and retirement.  Tips and tools will be presented for helping employees gain control of their financial future.
• Stress Management with Trina Wilkins Koontz.  Understanding stress is important to managing it. In this workshop attendees will look at the cause and effect of stress.  Techniques for handling current stress-invoking situations as well as strategies for a "less-stress lifestyle" will be explored.  
• Time Management with Zack Culver.  This workshop will present common themes that appear throughout time management literature.  Participants will be provided with different ideas on how to improve efficiency through specific organizational and planning methods.  In addition, the presenter will illustrate why these techniques are useful by discussing the psychological processes involved that hinder or promote effective time management.
• Training People How to Treat You with Trina Wilkins Koontz.  Often in relationships, particularly with supervisors or co-workers, we feel powerless to address difficult situations.  Many of us think there's nothing we can do to deal with tough work relationships.  This workshop will look at specific steps to address difficult, one-on-one work-relationship situations.  The goal is to develop skills to confront difficult work interactions in a non-destructive way.
• Understanding Bullying in the Workplace with Trina Wilkins Koontz.  Workplace bullying can create negative work environments and significantly impact productivity and morale.  In this workshop participants will learn what constitutes bullying, how it affects agencies and employees and what actions can be taken to address bullying behaviors.