Membership Assistance Program

To help PHPA Members deal with a wide range of personal and work-related problems, the Professional Hockey Players' Association and Warren Shepell have made available the Members Assistance Program (MAP) for all PHPA Members and their families.

To offset the cost of providing this program, the PHPA holds an annual Captain's Club jersey auction where each ECHL team donates a game-worn jersey belonging to their Captain for auction.

Through MAP, those individuals in need are eligible for a wide range of confidential professional support services including:

• EAP Counselling: Professional employee counseling by phone, by web and in-person. The cornerstone of MAP, EAP counseling is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to address a full range of personal, work-related and behavioural health concerns.
  
  
• WS Family Matters: Balancing the demands of work & family is an ongoing challenge today. If Members are looking for daycare, dealing with family transitions or caring for an older relative, the juggling act can feel overwhelming. WS Family Matters is here to help.
  
  
• Mastering Stress: An online stress management course, specifically designed to help players and their families acquire the skills to effectively manage stress.
  
  
• WS Nutrition Matters: As professional athletes, our Members are aware that food choices have a huge impact on mood, health and energy levels. Maintaining a healthy, well-balanced diet can be a challenge with a hectic schedule and multiple family demands. WS Nutrition Matters helps Members achieve their nutritional goals (Weight Management, General Health, Eating, Decreasing Disease Risk, Disease Management).
  
  
• Quitcare: Warren Shepell and MAP is proud to offer QuitCare, Canada's premier smoking cessation program. QuitCare is based on 22 years of clinical research in cognitive-behavioral approaches to behavior modification. The program has been piloted, evaluated and modified over six trials. Understand the whens & whys of a smoking habit, intercept smoking triggers, prevent relapse, deal with stress & other threats to obtain a smoke-free status.
  
  
• WS E-Counselling: WS E-Counselling is a professional counselling service available over the Internet, delivered by experienced, professional Warren Shepell counsellors. It includes three interactive options, each providing a different venue for therapeutic consultation and support.
  
  
• WS Empowernet II: WS Empowerment is an online resource library and information service designed to help Members balance work-life challenges and stay current on the latest health and wellness trends. Members can connect to practical solutions for some of today's most pressing issues. With a click of the mouse, Members will find in-depth resources and helpful links that give them the knowledge they're looking for.