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treatment of alcohol and drug abuse provides the greatest opportunity for successful recovery. <br />The Michiana Area Electrical Health & Welfare Fund provides an Employee Assistance Program <br />(EAP) for all participants and their families who need professional guidance in assessing their <br />substance abuse or alcohol related problem and choosing an appropriate course of treatment. <br />Current participants will be referred to an EAP representative as a result of a positive drug test. <br />A participant, who seeks the services of the EAP on his/her own, will never have his/her use of <br />the program brought to the attention of Northern Indiana NECA/LU 153 or any of its subscribing <br />organizations or participants. Individuals who use the EAP as a consequence of a positive drug <br />test will be subject to the conditions established in the drug testing portion of this policy. <br />The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a member resource sponsored by The Michiana <br />Area Electrical Health & Welfare Fund. The EAP provides confidential assistance to <br />participants who are experiencing substance abuse or alcohol -related problems in their own lives, <br />or who have family members with a similar problem that requires attention. The staff of the <br />EAP has knowledge of the level and types of benefits available to The Michiana Area Electrical <br />Health & Welfare Fund participants. Participants can access the services of the EAP through the <br />hotline that is staffed twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week, throughout the entire <br />year. Participants calling the EAP hotline are put in touch with a counselor who will conduct a <br />professional assessment and may meet with them to further assess the nature of the problem in <br />order to provide the best and most appropriate level of care. The EAP is staffed by certified and <br />credentialed human services professionals who are sensitive to the needs of the individual. <br />Individuals who take the initiative to contact the EAP for assistance do so with the assurance that <br />