The Employee Assistance Program is an information, counseling, and referral service. It provides free, confidential, professional service for employees and their dependents.

Any full-time Teledyne Brown Engineering employee may use the EAP for help with any personal problem. The EAP is also available to any employee's dependent who is covered under TBE's group health plan.

Some of the types of problems for which assistance may be sought are:

• Abuse of alcohol, drugs, or other substances
• Marital, family, or other relationships
• Financial and legal services
• Grief, anxiety, depression, stress, or other emotional concerns.

When employees have personal problems, they are often shared by their employer in increased

• Absenteeism
• On-the-job accidents
• Medical claims
• Morale problems
• Concerns about access to classified information
• Job performance problems.
• Eligibility

The EAP is provided by Teledyne Brown as an employee benefit. There is no charge for the initial assessment, counseling, or referral. If referral is made to an outside agency for specialized services, there may be a cost. Some of these charges may be partially covered under TBE's group health plan.

Our EAP is now operated by CompPsych. You or a covered member of your family may contact ComPsych at 1-800-858-6715. Sometimes problems can be resolved over the phone. If an office visit seems necessary, an appointment may be scheduled. When appropriate, referrals may be made to other agencies for alcohol and drug treatment programs, marriage and family counseling, financial and legal services, and other concerns. Supervisors may refer an employee to the EAP if personal problems seem to be affecting the employee's job performance.

For questions, please contact Jennifer Geist at 256-726-1425 or Jennifer.Geist@tbe.com.

Your request for information or assistance will be kept strictly confidential, as will any discussion between you and your counselor. No information concerning the nature of your problem will be released without your written consent. If you referred yourself for assistance, no one else will know that you have used the EAP.