Employee Assistance Program
- Stress, anxiety, depression
- Marital, family, parenting, adolescent issues
- Financial Planning, budgeting, retirement planning
- Childcare arrangements during school holiday breaks
- Plannings for the holidays/coping with holiday stress/anxiety
- Symptoms associated with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Locating child care, elder care, caterers, contractors, pet care
We encourage you to take advantage of this valuable benefit, available 24/7. Your Employee Assistance Program brings you eight (8) sessions per service type per year for full-time employees and their household members.
To access EAP services select Member Login here.
- Username & Password: collin (all lower case).
For an overview of what your EAP can provide, please click here for a brief 15-minute video.
EAP Services
To access the EAP, you can call them at (866) 327-2400, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Counselors are available to meet with employees or family members to assess a problem and develop a plan for resolution.
- Counselors may suggest a referral to an outside resource that would be appropriate to assist in resolving the problem or situation.
- Counselors will make every effort to coordinate referrals for ongoing treatment with
the employee's health insurance coverage as well as with his/her ability to pay.
- There is no charge for employees and household members to use EAP services.
Absence Reporting
Employees seeking services during working hours will submit their absence request
for time off in Workday. Employees can utilize any available time off such as sick
leave, personal leave, and vacation leave (if applicable).
Ride Reimbursement Program - receipts must be submitted within 60 days from the date of service.
Online Resources
You can access EAP online resources, newsletters and work/life balance resource videos.
Topics include parenting, aging, personal balance, thriving (health tools, healthy eating, healthy recipes), working, living, even international information.
You can also find information specific to infant and toddler health, children's health, women's health, men's health, and senior health. The Working section offers great resources from an employment perspective on career development, career transition, training & development, workplace productivity and workplace safety. You can also find newsletters on various topics for both employees and supervisors.
Savings Center
Deer Oaks also has a savings center where you can find discounts through their Perks At Work program. You will be asked to create a login through the Perks at Work website. For this benefit, you will need to use your Collin email, but can add a personal email when you complete your profile. Discounts are offered for items through Dell, Inc., Apple... on Movie tickets at up to 30% off! Employee pricing offers are available through Lenovo, Hertz, HP, FTD, Priceline.com, and more.
**Please keep in mind, Collin College cannot request information from the EAP without
an individual's consent.**
For questions, contact your Benefits Team at (972) 599 - 3152 or benefits@collin.edu.
Benefits Links
Medical Benefits
Dental Benefits
Benefits Homepage
Michelle Benvie
Assistant Director, Benefits and HR Support
(972) 599-3164
mbenvie@collin.edu
Benefits Team
Main Line: (972) 599-3152
benefits@collin.edu
Tara Rice
HR Generalist, Benefits
(972) 758-3849
Fax (972) 599-3156
tcrice@collin.edu
Mili Kim
HR Coordinator, Benefits
(972) 758-3886
Fax (972) 599-3156
mkim@collin.edu
Vinna Cook
HR Generalist, Benefits (Part-time)
(972) 599-3152
Fax (972) 599-3156
vcook@collin.edu