Established in 1998, the Michiana Builders Association has developed a not-for-profit trust fund called the Employee Assistance Program (MBA-EAP). With professional services offered through Madison Center, this program has been developed to offer a variety of assistance to any of the following Michiana trades:

    Carpenters

    Laborers

    Bricklayers

    Ironworkers

    Plasterers

    Cement Masons

    Painters

    Roofers

    Sheet Metal Workers

    Glaziers (independently)

Some examples of the service the MBA-EAP would cover are listed below, but services are not limited to the following:

    Drug and alcohol abuse counseling and therapy

    Family counseling and therapy

    Psychological counseling and therapy

    Drug and alcohol testing and rehabilitation

    Stress relief

E- Employee A- Assistance P- Program is a special program designed by MACIAF and Madison Center and Hospital to provide a confidential service to members with personal problems - problems which may be affecting your work performance, your relationships with others, your family.

MACIAF's management believes that EAP is an important benefit to offer members. They know that at any given time, some of their members will be troubled with personal problems - not because MACIAF has bad, weak, or inefficient members, but because over a lifetime, most people encounter personal difficulties at one time or another. Often, these problems are solved over time. That's why MACIAF is offering this program to you.

The major problem areas that EAP can help with are:

Alcoholism
Drug Abuse and Dependency
Stress
Depression
Family Problems
Marital Conflicts
Child and Adolescent Problems

Madison Center and Hospital's professional staff provides a wide range of therapeutic services.

There are two ways to put the MBA-EAP to work for you:

Self-Referral:w of problems that you may be having, 

Supervisor Referral: There may be times when a supervisor notices that a member's work performance has declined. He

In either case, you begin to use your MBA -EAP  by calling Madison Canter and Hospital where you will first be seen by an admissions representative. An initial evaluation will be made, after which you will meet with a Madison Canter and Hospital counselor or be referred to other service providers, when necessary for treatment. Arrangements will be made for you to continue seeing the counselor, if needed, who will work with you to resolve your problems.

Participation in the MBA-EAP will not jeopardize your job security nor will it affect future promotional opportunities.

MACIAF believes that emotional problems, alcoholism, drug abuse or their life adjustment problems can be treated and resolved.

If you have been referred to MBA-EAP by your supervisor because of problems at work, the Employee Assistance Program will work in conjunction with the company's personnel policies to improve the work performance. The program is not a substitute for normal disciplinary procedure.

Confidentiality is one of the most important aspects of the MBA-EAP program. If you contact Madison Center and Hospital directly, no one will know - MACIAF will merely be informed as to how many members are participating in the program, not who the members are.

If your supervisor refers you, Madison Center and Hospital will ask you to sign a release to let your supervisor know whether you have agreed to participate, and whether you are continuing to attend treatment sessions. No information concerning the nature of your problems will be released without your consent.

MACIAF will pay the cost of the initial assessment session and five additional sessions. (NOTE:This benefit allows for six sessions of counseling per family member per year - which includes the member, spouse and eligible children.) If your counseling goes beyond these six sessions, you will be expected to pay for further sessions. Member health insurance may pay for a portion of your treatment. Madison Center and Hospital uses a sliding fee scale to determine the charge for sessions. Your fee will be based on total yearly income and number of dependents.

You can start using MBA-EAP right away by calling Madison Center and Hospital at 234-0061. You must have your Union card with you as well as documentation of your income.

Madison Center and Hospital is a private, not-for-profit corporation which provides mental health and substance abuse services to the citizens of the Michiana area. Madison Center and Hospital is a major treatment resource for persons with the everyday problems of living - stress, marriage troubles, anxiety, depression or drinking.

                                     The Make Up of MBA-EAP

The governing body of MBA-EAP is a Board of Trustees made up of six trustees, three of whom shall be appointed by the officers of MBA and three of whom shall be appointed by the Building Trades Union. The Trustees shall serve without compensation.