Dear Penny,
Thank you so much for the helpful reply. I will check out Bournemouth University's
website.
With best wishes
Fehmeeda
On 23 Aug 2004 at 11:42, Penny Alder wrote:
Date sent: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 11:42:38 +0100
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From: Penny Alder <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Staff Counselling Service
To: [log in to unmask]
> HE Administrators equal opportunities list
> <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> >Dear Colleagues,
> >
> >Hope you are all well.
> >
> >We have set up a confidential counselling service for staff called "Only
> >Connect" using some of the HEFCE/RDS funding. This is in addition to the
> >Occupational Health Service and distinct from the counselling provision
> >for students. We were just wondering if other institutions had set up
> >similar services and what the response/take- up had been to such
> >services. This will help us to compare and measure how successful our
> >service has been. We are currently looking to raise awareness of the
> >service amongst staff.
> >
> >Many thanks
> >
> >Fehmeeda
>
> Dear Fehmeeda
>
> We have a separate confidential counselling service for staff - all staff
> are given a personal Counselling Helpline credit card sized card with the
> number. This connects them to an outside counselling service and is
> discrete from the Insitute. It is to help people deal with 'Crisis or
> Persistent Personal Issues'.
>
> As far as I know we haven't got stats on take- up but as the Institute
> pays there must be some way of evidencing the use! The person who would
> know is away at present - I will get back to you.
>
> Like you, I am hoping to raise awareness of support services too and was
> impressed with the info on Bournemouth University's web-site kindly sent
> to me by Stephen Deveraj http://bournemouth.ac.uk/dde/supportgroup.html
> which publicises different sorts of support for staff and students.
>
> Best wishes
> Penny
> Penny Alder
> Equality and Diversity Advisor
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