Greenwood School District 50

50 CARE - Employee Assistance Program

What is 50 CARE?
50 Care is an Employee Assistance Program that is provided to all Greenwood
School District Employees by the Board of Trustees as an employee benefit. The
CARE means “Counseling and Referral Elective”. The program protects the employee by maintaining a high level of confidentiality while allowing the employee to obtain free counseling services for their immediate family or themselves. Employees are the strength of a school district and their health and wellness are directly related to teaching and learning. Greenwood School District 50 has chosen to add an Employee Assistance Program as a “quality of life” benefit for all employees.

Available Services
The following types of services are available:

Depression Eating Disorders
Grief Domestic Violence
Guilt Parenting Issues
Anxiety ADD/ADHD
Family Problems Low Self Esteem
Marital Difficulties Poor Motivation
Stress Physical & Emotional
Time Management Abuse
Financial Personal Growth/Identity
Substance Abuse

Eligibility
Eligible participants will include employees, spouses, and immediate family members. Immediate family members shall be defined as children in the home under the age of 19; children enrolled in a college or vocational school under the age of 21; and biological children not in the household under the age of 19 or age 21 if enrolled in a college or vocational school.

Parameters and Costs
The 50 CARE program is a benefit and no costs are to be incurred by the approved participants for the basic counseling services. Of course, in-depth counseling or referral to other services would require the employee to be responsible for resulting costs. Employee mental health benefits may be used when appropriate and when applicable, sick leave, personal leave or annual leave may be used. ALL FACETS OF THE PROGRAM ARE CONFIDENTIAL. A maximum of 12 visits per fiscal year are permitted at no cost to the employee.

Contact Information
50 CARE is provided by State licensed professional counselors and psychotherapists at
Piedmont Health Group. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday with limited appointments available before 8:30 a.m. and after 5:00 p.m. Services are offered at 3410 Cokesbury Rd. Hodges, SC. To schedule an appointment, please call PHG at 864-223-5111.
For more information about this program, you may contact Randy Vaughn at 941-5406 or
Rebecca Duncan at 941-5418 or duncanr@gwd50.org.

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