| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 57.64 |
| Liaison | Allison Maxted |
| Submission Date | Jan. 25, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Mohawk College
PA-11: Wellness Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Kayla
LaChance Sustainability Programs and Services Coordinator Sustainability Office |
Does the institution make counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all members of the following groups?:
| Yes or No | |
| Students | Yes |
| Staff | Yes |
| Faculty | Yes |
A brief description of the institution’s wellness and/or employee assistance program(s):
The Family Services Employee Assistance Program or FSEAP, is a confidential information, counselling and referral service for employees and their family members. The FSEAP is designed to provide employees with direct access to experienced professionals who will help them resolve their problems – before they affect their health, family life or job performance. Confidential assistance is available in a broad range of personal and work related concerns that may affect employees and their family such as:
• Building stronger family and personal relationships
• Managing personal and job stress
• Addressing depression or anxiety
• Coping with separation and loss
• Planning growth and development
• Balancing work and family
• Responding to personal crises
• Identifying problem drug and alcohol use
• Resolving conflict
• Recover from trauma, harassment or abuse
• Relieving financial worries
• Answering legal questions
• Adjusting to life or job transitions
• Planning professional growth or retirement
Mohawk College has also created a new position of Campus Wellness and Sustainability Outreach to develop and implement campus engagement and outreach activities aimed at raising the awareness of campus safety, sexual assault and awareness, AODA, mental health and diversity. This employee will engage with students and staff in meaningful and some cases confidential conversations and connect them with the appropriate services both internal and external.
Various workshop opportunities on workplace safety, health and wellness are available to employees.
The website URL where information about the institution's wellness program(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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