New Benefit of afPE Membership: 24/7, 365 Wellbeing Support

17/10/22

The Association for Physical Education is delighted to launch a new benefit of membership: Professional 24/7, 365 wellbeing support

• Access wellbeing resources such as webinars, factsheets, articles, videos and guides
• 4-week self-help programmes
• Online health checks
• Free 24/7, 365 confidential helpline
  

Balancing everyday life together with the requirements of work and home can create pressures for all of us. We have partnered with Health Assured, the UK and Ireland’s largest award-winning employee assistance programme (EAP) provider, to bring you a comprehensive and trusted wellbeing service.

Gain free access to the industry-leading My Healthy Advantage smartphone app – a library of wellbeing resources including videos, guides, and webinars on a range of topics to support your mental, physical and financial wellbeing. This app is available on both iOS and Android.

This service is available to all members of afPE including student and retired members*.

Through Health Assured, afPE members will have access to wellbeing resources, webinars and guides on a range of topics, including:

• Life Support – Family and relationships, keeping children safe and caring for a dependent**
• Nutrition
• Work Life – Mental health at work, time management and working with visual display units
• Physical Health – Quitting smoking, sleep apnoea and staying hydrated
• Emotional Health – Stress, depression, anxiety and panic attacks
• 4-week Self-Help Programmes

The guides cover everything from improving your sleep and diet to kicking habits like smoking and caffeine consumption. These are available over the phone, online or through face to face counselling.

Free 24/7, 365 Confidential Helpline
Through Health Assured, all members of afPE can also access a free 24/7, 365 confidential helpline. The helpline puts you in touch with qualified counsellors and advisors who will be able to support you with; counselling support, legal guidance, bereavement support, medical information and more. We’re here to help, whenever you need it.

The Small Print
*Unfortunately, the confidential helpline is not available to members who live permanently overseas. This service is only available to members who reside in the UK.

Please note, Health Assured does not offer legal advice but instead gives legal information and support with legal matters.

**Health Assured define dependants as immediate family members (spouse/partners) and children aged 16 to 24 in full time education, living in the same household.

Click HERE to login to the members’ area of the afPE website to access this new benefit of membership.