Trauma, such as a fire, a vehicle accident, or an assault. Gambling or addictions. The Commonwealth recognizes that these problems exist among employees in its workforce, and has developed a program to help both employees and supervisors in resolving these problems. The Commonwealth also recognizes that supervisors are typically not qualified to give marital counseling, or substance abuse counseling, nor are they authorized to practice law or medicine without a license. PP Slide 7 Some problems are rooted in an employee’s personal life away from the workplace. SEAP is a way for the employee to address these problems without involving his or her supervisor. PP Slide 8 The employee may voluntarily contact SEAP and request assistance without the workplace aware of the contact or the problem. SEAP provides professional assistance that is confidential, and outside the workplace. Let’s take Mary Smith, for instance. Mary hasn’t told her supervisor about her marital problems, or about her concern for her daughter in college. Mary can simply call the toll free SEAP number to get assistance, and her supervisor doesn’t need to know. Some employee problems do impact the workplace, and are noticeable to supervisors and co-workers. PP 9 In these cases, SEAP is a partnership between the Commonwealth, managers, supervisors, unions, and employees to help employees address the problem. Often, disciplinary action can be avoided if an employee seeks help when problems on the job first develop. Other problems are sudden, and SEAP is also available for these critical incidents. PP 10 Examples of such critical incidents be the death of a co-worker on the job, an armed robbery, or a threat by a citizen who comes into the workplace. Just in the past two years (1998 and 1999), SEAP has helped with over 80 traumatic incidents. Unfortunately, it is not unusual for liquor stores to be robbed, or for PennDOT workers to be injured or killed
Trauma, such as a fire, a vehicle accident, or an assault. Gambling or addictions. The Commonwealth recognizes that these problems exist among employees in its workforce, and has developed a program to help both employees and supervisors in resolving these problems. The Commonwealth also recognizes that supervisors are typically not qualified to give marital counseling, or substance abuse counseling, nor are they authorized to practice law or medicine without a license. PP Slide 7 Some problems are rooted in an employee’s personal life away from the workplace. SEAP is a way for the employee to address these problems without involving his or her supervisor. PP Slide 8 The employee may voluntarily contact SEAP and request assistance without the workplace aware of the contact or the problem. SEAP provides professional assistance that is confidential, and outside the workplace. Let’s take Mary Smith, for instance. Mary hasn’t told her supervisor about her marital problems, or about her concern for her daughter in college. Mary can simply call the toll free SEAP number to get assistance, and her supervisor doesn’t need to know. Some employee problems do impact the workplace, and are noticeable to supervisors and co-workers. PP 9 In these cases, SEAP is a partnership between the Commonwealth, managers, supervisors, unions, and employees to help employees address the problem. Often, disciplinary action can be avoided if an employee seeks help when problems on the job first develop. Other problems are sudden, and SEAP is also available for these critical incidents. PP 10 Examples of such critical incidents be the death of a co-worker on the job, an armed robbery, or a threat by a citizen who comes into the workplace. Just in the past two years (1998 and 1999), SEAP has helped with over 80 traumatic incidents. Unfortunately, it is not unusual for liquor stores to be robbed, or for PennDOT workers to be injured or killed
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