As we begin the holiday season; a season when for many of us life seems to speed up and get a little more hectic, I think it’s important to remember that Capital EAP is there to provide you and your family with help, guidance and [...]
Few people go through life without a bout of “the blues.” Feeling sad or down is a normal and often healthy human emotion. Feeling depressed, as it’s often described, is typically a normal reaction to distressing events in our lives such as loss – be [...]
Like many of life’s passages, how we approach and deal with the loss of a loved one is as individual as each person. Even if we are not experiencing an immediate loss, most of us have lost family and friends over the years. The older [...]
Just like adults, children can have life issues that are hard to deal with. Problems that affect families may affect children in different ways than the adults in their lives. Even things that adults see as positive or as an opportunity may be stressful for [...]
Open workshops are FREE for Capital EAP Members. To enroll, Contact Us , email us at questions@capitaleap.org, or call (518) 465-3813 Ext 100. Make sure you provide your name, email, and the company you work for. Registration ensures that you will be contacted in the [...]
How would you define “Mental Illness?” It’s not an easy question to answer. When the Board of Trustees for the prestigious American Psychiatric Association approved the Fifth Edition of its Diagnostic Manual in late 2012, a five-year effort, it received both accolades and tough criticism [...]
As state governments debate the benefit of additional casino gambling and summer weather brings the festive Saratoga race course season, the significance of problem gambling lingers on the sidelines. In earlier times, gambling was seen as a moral problem, along with drinking of alcohol and [...]
We all get angry sometimes. As with other emotions, we deal with it in different ways. But anger has unique potential for destruction – whether physical or emotional. So learning to experience and express anger in constructive and healthy ways is not only important but [...]
So what’s on your mind? I mean, right now? If you’re reading this article, maybe you’re thinking about this article. But how focused are you on these words? How many times will you be distracted from reading, or trail off onto some other thought? Distraction [...]
On May 15, Excelsior College launched the MS in Health Sciences (MSHS) program, comprised of an 18 credit core and a 15 credit area of specialization. The MSHS will currently include two options for an area of focus: health professions education and a flexible area [...]
