Employee & Family Resources

11/28/2025

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are about deals.

Giving Tuesday is about impact.

Here is the impact Employee & Family Resources made in 2025:
✨ 27,953 total lives served by Community-Based Services
✨ 2,221 lives Served by Substance Abuse Services
✨600 professionals trained on su***de screening tools

Mark your calendar for Giving Tuesday on December 2 or make your gift today to contribute to the impact we make in our community. https://na2.hubs.ly/H02c9SM0

11/26/2025

We’d like to extend our best wishes to our employees who celebrated a work anniversary in November! Our employees are our greatest strength and resource. Thank you for contributing to the mission and success of EFR!

Joshua Bowlin - 8 years
Jess Bundy - 3 years
Carrie Smith - 2 years
Hayl Bergeland - 1 year
Barb Ranck - 1 year

11/26/2025

As we reflect on our blessings this Thanksgiving weekend, we’re grateful for our donors and partners. Would you like to help us with our work?

Because of our donors, EFR helps our community out in the following ways:
💙 Community-Based services
💙 Substance Abuse Services
💙 Drug-Free Workplace Training
💙 Youth Su***de Prevention Training

This Giving Tuesday (December 2), we hope you will consider a donation to EFR:
https://na2.hubs.ly/H02c7-Y0

11/24/2025

Giving Tuesday is almost here! 💙💚

Your generosity can help Employee & Family Resources continue its non-profit work with community-based services including substance abuse services, gambling prevention, drug-free workplace trainings, and su***de awareness and prevention trainings.

Your gift has the power to make a difference to many. Click below to make a donation today.
https://na2.hubs.ly/H02c2JQ0

11/06/2025

In this episode of Emotion Well, we talk with Nick Krehbiel from Agri-Prime Consulting. Bringing over a decade of experience in facilitation, education, and organizational development, he is a certified DiSC partner, helping teams strengthen communication and performance.

In this conversation, Nick shares real-world examples from his consulting work and explains what DiSC assessments are and how they go beyond labels to help individuals and teams work better together. We also discuss the bigger picture: how strong local businesses play a vital role in supporting rural communities.

10/24/2025

We’d like to extend our best wishes to our employees who celebrated a work anniversary in October! Our employees are our greatest strength and resource. Thank you for contributing to the mission and success of EFR!

Joe McQuerry - 11 years
Michelle Holmes - 6 years
Tina Leaf - 5 years
Allison Peet - 1 year
Kya Stilwell - 1 year

10/13/2025

Jessi Allard, EAP/SAP Outpatient Counselor shared this beauty with us. "This is Calliope, I’ve had her since she was 3 months old and she just turned 1. She doesn’t use her voice very often except at night when comes meowing to get under the blankets to cuddle by my feet."

10/10/2025

Today is World Mental Health Day. We want to take this opportunity to remind you that that mental well-being is not a luxury, it’s a necessity. At Employee & Family Resources, we believe that everyone deserves access to compassionate, confidential care. Whether it’s counseling, life coaching, or simply a safe space to talk, support is available.

Let’s make mental health a year-round priority in our workplaces, schools, and communities. Together, we can create environments where every person feels seen, supported, and valued.

10/09/2025

Congratulations to Alli Conrad, one of our Outpatient Clinicians for recognition as the Iowa Association for Play Therapy member of the month! Alli has been doing play therapy for seven years and received her RPT in 2023. Alli's favorite toys in her playroom are puppets and sand. When asked what her favorite intervention is, she said, “My favorite directive intervention is a Coping skills spinner—kids cut out pictures of coping skills and glue them on to a spinner that they get to take home. They can then use the spinner at home to help them select a coping skill to use when needed. But I am really non-directive at heart, so my favorite intervention is client-centered play, and whatever the client needs in that session to promote healing.” What Alli loves most about play therapy is that, “kids get to be their authentic selves in an environment they know is safe. And that they get to use play and toys to express themselves if words feel too overwhelming in the moment, or if they don’t have the words to use.”

10/09/2025

10/08/2025

This month, our host, Johanna Dunlevy talks with Sydney Marshman, an occupational therapist and the founder of Happy at Home Consulting. In this episode you'll learn what occupational therapy (OT) really is, how it relates to mental health, and how proactive planning can help people stay home and live well.
https://na2.hubs.ly/H01tyGj0