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EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Director: Andrea Stidsen, LICSW, BCD, CEAP

	MGH	BWH
Location	VBK-Room 427	Neville House-Room 128
Telephone	617-726-6976	617-732-6017
Facsimile	617-726-5941	617-264-6347

 

The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a free, confidential service which offers consultation, assessment, short-term counseling, and referrals by licensed clinicians. Assistance is available to all House Officers, fellows, Professional Staff and their family members, for issues including but not limited to work problems, family issues (child/elder care, domestic violence, relationship difficulties), mental health (stress, depression, anxiety, substance abuse), trauma, grief /bereavement, legal issues, financial difficulties, sexual orientation concerns and life transitions. Additionally, the EAP sponsors a variety of Work/Life Seminars/Educational Programs, and Work Group Interventions. Some of these Interventions include Stress Management, Critical Incident Stress Debriefing, Change Management, and Cumulative Grief. Appointments are available at MGH or BWH, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm, and Tuesday and Thursday, 8:00am to 6:00 pm. Appointments at other times are available by special arrangement. Below is a brief description of a few of the resources which the EAP helps to coordinate.

THE MOTHER’S CORNER

Lactation Support for Working Mother’s
The Mother’s corner provides electric breast pumps in a private comfortable room, so working mothers can express milk while at work. Pumps are available at the MGH and BWH Main Campus’, MGH East, One Constitution Plaza and Revere Health Center. In order to use the pumps you will need attachments, which can be purchased at MGH and BWH Main Campus’. The rooms are open 24-hours a day, seven days a week.

In addition to the lactation rooms, the EAP has informational packets on breastfeeding, a lending library and access to a lactation consultant to answer employee’s lactation questions. If you are interested in using the Mother’s Corner or accessing some of the other lactation resources, contact the EAP directly.

PARENTS IN A PINCH, INC.

Off-site Back-up Childcare for BWH and Partners Corporate Employees
Parents in a Pinch provides back-up child-care when regular childcare services are temporarily unavailable. Back-up care is offered in three settings:

• In-home care is available 24-hours a day, seven days a week. Providers are screened by Parents in a Pinch for references, criminal background, and health/safety training. Rates: $10 per hour for one child;$.1.00 per hour for each additional child. Transportation Fees: $.30 per mile when provider uses his/her own car; taxi-fare required after 8:00 pm.
• Family Daycare services place children in family daycare home screened by Parents in a Pinch. Rates: $7 per hour.
• Daycare Centers are available on a temporary, back-up basis. Rates: $7 per hour.

BWH Employees should pre- register for this benefit through the BWH Staff Activities Coordinator at 617-732-6584 , and Partners Employees should pre- register through the EAP, at 617-726-6976.

To schedule back-up childcare, call 617-739-KIDS, Monday through Friday,

8:00 am to 8:00 pm. Twenty-four hour notice is appreciated. For Emergencies, call (617)731-7262, 24 hours per day. Use of this benefit is subject to a yearly limit.