Dear Mohammad,
Thank you so much for your helpful and thought provoking reply.
With best wishes
Fehmeeda
On 23 Aug 2004 at 15:30, Aslam, M [HRD] wrote:
Date sent: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:30:04 +0100
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From: "Aslam, M [HRD]" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Staff Counselling Service
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> Dear Fahmeeda
> We have an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)which is provided by an
> external company and has been in operation for at least last 5/6
> years.Face-to face and telephone counselling in different languages is
> available 24 hours everyday throughout the year to University staff,their
> family,partner and those close to them .This service is totally confidential
> and individuals are allowed up to a maximum of 6 sessions(in exceptional
> circumstances additional sessions can be made available).My understanding is
> that this service is pretty well used.Trust this is helpful.
> Best wishes
>
> Mohammed Aslam
> Leeds Metropolitan University
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fehmeeda Riaz [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 23 August 2004 14:47
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Staff Counselling Service
>
>
> 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
> > Personnel Dept
> >
> > The Surrey Institute of Art and Design University College Falkner Road
> > Farnham
> > Surrey
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> >
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> Fehmeeda Riaz
> Employee Relations Adviser (Diversity)
> University of Westminster
> HR Department
> 9-18 Euston Centre
> Tel: 0207-911-5776
Fehmeeda Riaz
Employee Relations Adviser (Diversity)
University of Westminster
HR Department
9-18 Euston Centre
Tel: 0207-911-5776
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