>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING THE NICHD
ANTI-HARASSMENT COMMITTEE FOR
THIS INFORMATION SESSION ABOUT
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AT
NIH AS PART OF THE
ANTI-HARASSMENT COMMITTEE ACTION
PLAN, WE HAVE INVITED
REPRESENTATIVES FROM DIFFERENT
OFFICES AT NIH THAT ARE GREAT
RESOURCES FOR THE STAFF.
THANKS TO THE TRAINING
SUBCOMMITTEE FOR COORDINATING
THIS SESSION WITH EAP.
THE SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE
KATHERINE ADAMS, LAY LA
ESPOSITO, TRACY SPRINGER, ERIN
WALSH AND MEGAN, THEY WILL BE
ASKING QUESTIONS, FORWARDING
YOUR QUESTIONS TO OUR GUEST
SPEAKER TODAY AT THE END, AND
YOU CAN REACH OUT TO THEM IF YOU
HAVE SUGGESTIONS FOR ADDITIONAL
SESSIONS THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED
IN, SO THAT THEY CAN COORDINATE
THESE FOR THE I.C.
THE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
IS AN INFORMAL CONFIDENTIAL
INDEPENDENT AND IMPARTIAL
RESOURCE FOR THE NIH COMMUNITY.
STAFF CAN CONTACT EAP FOR
ASSISTANCE WHEN THEY ARE
ADDRESSING LAB AND WORK-RELATED
ISSUES.
IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM AND YOU'RE
THINKING WHO CAN I TALK TO, OR,
YOU KNOW, I'M NOT REALLY SURE
THAT THIS IS INAPPROPRIATE
BEHAVIOR OR THIS IS A DIFFICULT
SITUATION, IS THIS SOMETHING
WHERE I NEED TO BE REPORTING TO
SYBIL OR TALK TO MY SUPERVISOR
OR CONTACT E.R., OR MAYBE
SOMETHING I NEED TO PROCESS AS
I'M THINKING THROUGH THIS, YOU
KNOW, EAP IS REALLY A GOOD
RESOURCE FOR THAT.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF SERVICES THAT
CAN BE VERY HELPFUL.
THEY HAVE CONSULTANTS THAT CAN
GIVE YOU INITIAL INFORMATION,
AND CAN ALSO, YOU KNOW, POINT
YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION,
PROVIDE RESOURCES.
SO, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME
STENIE SIMON.
SHE IS HERE FROM THE EMPLOYEE
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO SHARE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM.
SHE WILL ALSO BE ANSWERING
QUESTIONS.
THIS SESSION TODAY IS FOR ALL
NICHD STAFF AND ON FRIDAY WE
HAVE AN SERVICE SESSION FOR
SUPERVISORS AS WELL, IF ANYBODY
HERE IS A SUPERVISOR YOU'RE
WELCOME TO ATTEND THIS SESSION,
BUT THERE WILL BE
SUPERVISOR-SPECIFIC INFORMATION
IN THE SESSION ON FRIDAY.
AND WE WILL SEND A REMINDER OUT
FOR THAT INVITE FOR SUPERVISORS
AS WELL.
SO, WITH THAT, I WILL HAND IT
OVER TO STENIE.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
LET ME JUST SHARE MY SCREEN
HERE, GET THE PRESENTATION
GOING.
SO, GOOD MORNING.
BEFORE I GET STARTED WITH THE
PRESENTATION I HAVE A QUESTION
FOR YOU ALL.
SO FEEL FREE TO EITHER UNMUTE
YOURSELF OR PUT THE RESPONSE IN
THE CHAT.
BUT THE QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE
SYMPTOMS OF STRESS?
IT CAN BE YOUR OWN OR OTHERS
THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF, BUT TELL
ME WHAT ARE SOME SYMPTOMS OF
STRESS.
I CAN SHARE THAT ONE COMMON
SYMPTOM FOR MYSELF, STRESS LIES
IN MY SHOULDERS.
SO WHENEVER I GET REALLY TENSE I
KNOW THAT SOMETHING, YOU KNOW,
IS HAPPENING, THAT I SHOULD TAP
INTO, I SEE RESPONSES IN THE
CHAT.
SHAKING OF HANDS, POOR SLEEP,
WEIGHT GAIN OR LOSS,
SLEEPLESSNESS, INABILITY TO
SLEEP, INABILITY TO MANAGE TIME
EFFECTIVELY, YES.
WE'LL DEFINITELY KEEP THOSE
RESPONSES IN THE BACK OF OUR
MINDS BECAUSE WE'LL BE USING
THOSE LATER IN OUR PRESENTATION.
SO THANK YOU.
YES, STOMACH ISSUES, THAT'S A
VERY COMMON ONE AS WELL.
SO, MY NAME IS STENIE, I'M ONE
OF THE CONSULTANTS HERE AT THE
NIH EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM,
AND I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY
TO PRESENT WHAT THE EAP DOES,
WHO WE ARE, WHAT WE DO, HOW
WE'RE A BENEFIT TO YOU ALL,
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE
ANTI-HARASSMENT CAMPAIGN THAT'S
GOING ON.
SO NIH EAP IS FREE, VOLUNTARY,
SO THAT MEANS YOU ARE COMING TO
US WILLINGLY.
SOMEBODY MAY HAVE ENCOURAGED YOU
TO COME BUT IT IS NOT A FORCED
SPACE.
IF YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE OR YOU
DO NOT WANT TO PARTICIPATE OR
ENGAGE, THAT IS COMPLETELY UP TO
YOU.
SO WHEN YOU COME TO OUR SPACE,
IT'S COMPLETELY VOLUNTARY AND
IT'S CONFIDENTIAL.
OFTENTIMES PEOPLE ASK HOW
CONFIDENTIAL ARE WE.
WE -- TO ANSWER THAT, THE BEST
WAY TO ANSWER THAT, WE TRY TO
MAKE SURE THAT -- WE ENSURE, NOT
TRY, WE ACTUALLY ENSURE
EVERYTHING SAID IN THE SPACE
STAYS IN THIS SPACE, WHETHER
VIRTUAL OR IN PERSON.
THAT'S HOW WE CONDUCT OUR
SESSIONS.
SOMETIMES WE HAVE WALKING
SESSIONS, IF YOU WANT TO ENGAGE
IN MOVEMENT, WALK AROUND CAMPUS.
HOWEVER, THAT DOES LIMIT
CONFIDENTIALITY BECAUSE WE'RE IN
PUBLIC.
OTHER -- IF WE WERE ASSIGNED A
CLIENT AND WERE TO SEE THAT
CLIENT IN PUBLIC, WE TRY NOT TO
ENGAGE, SO PLEASE DON'T BE
OFFEND IF WE DON'T SAY HI TO
YOU.
WE WAIT FOR CLIENT TO SAY HI TO
US INSTEAD.
IT CAN BE A LITTLE AWKWARD FOR
SOME PEOPLE, OR UNCOMFORTABLE
FOR SOME PEOPLE TO NOT WANT TO
ENGAGE OR DISCLOSE THAT THEY ARE
SEEING EAP, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY
FINE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ANYBODY
THAT YOU'RE SEEING US.
AND IF YOU DO, THAT IS
COMPLETELY UP TO YOUR
DISCRETION.
SO IF YOU DO SEE IT IN PUBLIC
AND WE DON'T WAVE OR ANYTHING,
PLEASE KNOW IT IS NOT RUDE, IT
IS US TRYING TO MAINTAIN
CONFIDENTIALITY, A BENEFIT TO
YOU.
BUT AS SOON AS YOU ENGAGE WE'LL
ALSO DO THAT AS WELL.
EAP SHORT-TERM SOLUTION FOCUSED
COUNSELING, GOAL ORIENTED.
THAT MEANS WE'RE TRYING TO
ADDRESS WHATEVER THE ISSUE IS
HAPPENING IN YOUR LIFE IN THAT
MOMENT IN TIME AND PROVIDE
SUPPORT AND RESOURCES, WHETHER
THROUGH REFLECTIVE LISTENING OR
TANGIBLE TOOLS AND PRACTICES
THAT YOU CAN USE TO HELP MANAGE
THE EMOTIONS BEHIND WHAT'S GOING
ON.
THE EAP SESSIONS ARE FOR BOTH
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND
CONTRACTORS.
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES WILL GET SIX SESSIONS,
CONTRACTORS WILL RECEIVE ONE.
BUT KNOW THAT THAT ALSO EXTENDS
TO DEPEND FAMILY MEMBERS, OVER
18 YEARS OF AGE, SO THAT CAN BE
A SPOUSE, ADULT CHILD LIVING AT
HOME, AND JUST NEEDING SUPPORT.
SO WE HAVE THOSE SESSIONS
AVAILABLE.
WE HAVE CONSULTANTS WHO WE TRY
TO SCHEDULE WITH YOU THREE DAYS
OUT.
IF YOU WERE TO CALL RIGHT NOW,
WE TRY TO GET YOU IN AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
AND IF IT WAS AN URGENT
SITUATION, YOU'RE HAVING A
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, WE DO HAVE
SOMEBODY WHO IS -- WE CALL ON
PRIORITY, A VERSION OF BEING ON
CALL WHO WILL WORK WITH THE
CLIENT CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING
CRISIS AT THAT MOMENT IN TIME.
SO OTHER THAN THAT, WE ARE AGAIN
CONFIDENTIAL, BUT THERE ARE
LIMITS TO OUR CONFIDENTIALITY,
WHICH IS IF YOU MENTION ANY HARM
OF SELF OR TO ANYONE, LIKE
HARMING YOURSELF OR TO ANYONE
ELSE, AS WELL AS ANY ABUSE,
WHETHER PAST OR PRESENT, ELDER
OR CHILD, THOSE ARE WHERE WE
HAVE TO REPORT SUCH INCIDENCES.
AGAIN, NOTHING THAT IS SAID IN
OUR SPACE LEAVES OUR SPACE.
WE DON'T REPORT TO SUPERVISORS,
IF YOU DECIDE TO COME AND SEE US
AND HAVE A CONVERSATION,
ESPECIALLY IF IT'S WORKPLACE
RELATED, THAT IS WHERE A LOT OF
PEOPLE TEND TO GET A LITTLE
ANXIOUS ABOUT COMING TO EAP, BUT
WE DON'T REPORT IF YOU COME.
AGAIN, IF YOU DISCLOSE THAT TO
YOUR SUPERVISOR, YOU'RE MORE
THAN WELCOME TO.
YOU CAN.
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
AND NOR WILL WE.
SO, KNOW THAT THAT IS NOT
SOMETHING THAT LEAVES THIS
SPACE.
WE ALL ARE LICENSED MENTAL
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, AND WE
LOOK AT THE WHOLE SELF.
WHAT I MEAN, IF YOU TAKE A LOOK
AT OUR WELLNESS WHEEL THAT IS --
THE PICTURE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE
BLURB, THAT'S THE EIGHT
DIMENSIONS OF WELL-BEING, A
SNAPSHOT.
SO WHEN WE LOOK AT WHEN A CLIENT
IS PRESENTING EITHER A SITUATION
OR JUST TELLING US THEIR STORY,
WE WANT TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS TO
GET A BETTER PICTURE OF WHO YOU
ARE, AS A WHOLE PERSON, RIGHT?
LIKE WHAT ARE THE FABRICS THAT
MAKE UP WHO YOU ARE, AND SOME OF
THOSE PIECES ARE AROUND PHYSICAL
WELL-BEING, SPIRITUAL
WELL-BEING, RIGHT?
YOUR SOCIAL, YOUR OCCUPATION.
WE KNOW ONE ISSUE CAN AFFECT SO
MANY OTHER THINGS.
WORKPLACE STRESS AND FRUSTRATION
CAN AFFECT HOW YOU OPERATE IN
YOUR PERSONAL LIFE AND VICE
VERSA, THINGS IN YOUR PERSONAL
LIFE CAN AFFECT HOW YOU SHOW UP
AND PRESENT YOURSELF IN THE
WORKPLACE.
WE LIKE TO TALK ABOUT ALL OF
THEM.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SLIDE HERE,
WHEN YOU GO ON THE WEBSITE THIS
IS THE FIRST THING YOU'LL SEE.
IT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF ALL OF
THE TOPICS THAT ARE VERY COMMON,
THAT WE ENCOUNTER A LOT OF
CLIENTS COMING WITH VARYING
SITUATIONS.
THIS IS NOT LIMITED TO ANYTHING
EITHER.
THIS IS JUST THE MOST COMMON
SIGNS.
AND SERVICES THAT PEOPLE
REQUEST.
THINGS AROUND HELPING MANAGE
ANXIETY, TOOLS AND PRACTICES.
SOME PEOPLE HAVE FAMILY
SITUATIONS, SOME FAMILY MEMBERS
ARE SERIOUS DIAGNOSES, AND, YOU
KNOW, THE EMPLOYEE JUST NEEDS
TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO HELP
COPE, WHETHER IT'S FINDING
WORK/LIFE BALANCE IN GENERAL, WE
ALL HAD A COLLECTIVE TRAUMA WITH
COVID, HAVING TO COME BACK AND
NAVIGATE EITHER BEING IN PERSON
OR HYBRID OR WHO IS IN PERSON,
WHO IS HYBRID, WHO IS ON WHAT
SCHEDULE, THAT CAN BE
FRUSTRATING.
IT CAN BE REALLY HARD.
AND SO WE TRY TO ENSURE A
COMFORTABLE AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT
WHERE PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO COME IN
AND TALK ABOUT THOSE THINGS.
AND SO THE SESSION WHICH WE DO
THAT IS AN ASSESSMENT.
SO WHEN YOU CALL, YOU'LL BE
SCHEDULED WITH A CONSULTANT, AND
THEN THE FIRST SESSION IS
USUALLY THE ASSESSMENT, AGAIN
LOOKING AT THE WHOLE PERSON,
GETTING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING
WHO YOU ARE, WHAT IT IS THAT YOU
NEED SUPPORT WITH.
AND WHY YOU'RE HERE.
WE ALSO PROVIDE CONSULTATION,
AND SO THAT IS PART OF WHAT THE
SUPERVISORS COULD BE
EXPERIENCING ON FRIDAY DURING
THAT SESSION IS TALKING A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT HOW THE EAC CAN
SUPPORT SUPERVISORS TO SUPPORT
THEIR EMPLOYEES.
CRISIS INTERVENTION CENTERED
AROUND SOMETHING ON CALL DURING
BUSINESS HOURS FOR EMERGENCY
PURPOSES, IF THERE'S A MENTAL
HEALTH CRISIS ON CAMPUS OR
SOMETHING DISASTROUS HAPPENED ON
CAMPUS AND WE NEED TO GET A
GROUP DOING, WE TRY TO GET THOSE
GOING RIGHT AWAY AND DO ANSWER
YOUR CALLS, SO PLEASE, YOU KNOW,
GIVE US A CALL AND WE'LL BE ABLE
TO GET YOU EITHER IN WITH A
CLINICIAN OR PUT YOU IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION.
BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE WILL
SCHEDULE AND REALIZE THAT IT
COULD BE OTHER RESOURCES THAT
COULD BE BENEFICIAL TO YOU AS
WELL.
SUPPORT GROUPS ARE LIMITED, BRO
PLEASE DO TAKE A LOOK AT OUR
WEBSITE TO KNOW WHEN THOSE ARE
UP AND RUNNING.
WE ALSO LIKE INFORM THE
COMMUNITY THROUGH E-MAIL.
HOWEVER, LISTSERVS, SO PEOPLE
KNOW WHAT INFORMATION IS OUT
THERE IN GROUPS AND OTHER
RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE.
SHORT-TERM SOLUTION FOCUSED
COUNSELING, AGAIN THAT'S THE SIX
SESSIONS THAT YOU GET AS A
FEDERAL EMPLOYEE, AND FOR THE
ONE SESSION THAT YOU GET AS
CONTRACTORS.
WE TRY TO UTILIZE THE SIX
SESSIONS OR ONE SESSION
INTENTIONALLY, RIGHT?
BECAUSE THERE IS A GOAL, THERE'S
A FOCUS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
TACKLING THAT ON.
SO THAT YOU MAXIMIZE THE BENEFIT
AS BEST YOU CAN.
BUT KNOW THAT YOU STEER OUR SHIP
IN SESSION.
IF ONE HAS NOT HAD COUNSELING
BEFORE, SOMETIMES THIS COULD BE
LIKE AN APPETIZER TO SEE IF
PEOPLE WANT TO GO INTO ONGOING
THERAPY.
AND FOR OTHERS IT COULD BE A
VERY POINTED THING AND THEY
JUST, YOU KNOW, GET WHAT THEY
NEED IN THAT SIX SESSIONS OR
MAYBE LESS.
IT'S NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
IT'S HAPPENED BEFORE WHERE
PEOPLE ARE LIKE SESSION 3, I'M
GOOD.
THIS WAS WONDERFUL, THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
I'LL BE SURE TO REACH OUT SHOULD
I NEED ANYTHING ELSE.
AND THAT COULD ALSO BE THE CASE
FOR YOU.
INFORMATION AND RESOURCES, WE,
AGAIN, ARE MENTAL HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS WITH A BUNCH OF
TOOLS IN OUR TOOL POCKETS, AND
CAN CONNECT YOU TO THE RIGHT
PEOPLE AND THE RIGHT PLACES,
SHOULD YOU NEED HELP
UNDERSTANDING WHAT THOSE
RESOURCES ARE, WHETHER HERE IN
NIH, NIH HAS AN EXTENSIVE LIST
OF RESOURCES, AS WELL AS
COMMUNITY RESOURCES.
SO, GETTING A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S IN YOUR
AREA AND HOW TO POINT YOU IN
THOSE DIRECTIONS AS WELL.
WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING ARE
CENTERED AROUND THINGS LIKE
THIS, WHERE ONE OF US COMES OUT
AND PRESENTS TO A GROUP, AND HAS
PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE TOOLS AND
RESOURCES THAT WE PROVIDE, AS
WELL AS OTHER TRAINING SESSIONS
LIKE STRESS MANAGEMENT OR,
AGAIN, WORKING IN THE HYBRID
ENVIRONMENT, WELL-BEING,
MEDITATION.
IF THE DEPARTMENT IS REQUESTING
A PRESENTATION, WE TRY TO
SCHEDULE A TIME WHERE WE CAN SIT
WITH THE STAFF SO THAT WE HAVE A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE
ASK IS.
WHAT IS IT THAT THE EMPLOYEES
ARE LOOKING FOR AND HOW WE CAN
TAILOR A PRESENTATION TO SUIT
THE STAFF.
AND THEN FOLLOW-UPS, WE'LL CHECK
IN AFTER LET'S SAY YOU COMPLETED
SIX SESSIONS, AND WE'LL CHECK IN
JUST TO MAKE SURE THINGS ARE
STILL GOING WELL AND IF NOT,
THEN WE CAN TRY TO RESUME AND
SEE HOW WE CAN BETTER
EFFECTIVELY SERVE YOU AND HELP
SUPPORT YOU IN YOUR VENTURE,
WHETHER CONNECTING YOU TO
SOMEBODY ELSE OR A NEW SITUATION
HAD OCCURRED AND YOU NEED
ADDITIONAL SESSIONS.
SO, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I DO
MENTION THAT WITH WHAT I MEAN IN
REGARDS TO ADDITIONAL SESSIONS.
SO, FEDERAL EMPLOYEES GET SIX
SESSIONS, AND AFTER YOUR SIX
SESSIONS ARE UP, LET'S SAY THREE
MONTHS' TIME, ANOTHER SITUATION
OCCURS, SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENS,
AND YOU REALLY NEED TO TALK TO
SOMEBODY, THAT CLOCK STARTS
OVER.
YOU GET SIX MORE SESSIONS.
SO SIX SESSIONS PER ISSUE, YOU
CAN COME BACK.
IF IT'S THE SAME ISSUE, YOU
KNOW, WE CAN DO A BOOSTER SHOT,
CHECK IN, SEE WHAT'S GOING ON,
AND HOW WE CAN POINT YOU IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION.
AND REVEALS, THAT'S WHERE THE
POINTING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
WOULD BE, WHERE IN THE
COMMUNITY, WHETHER ONGOING,
GETTING YOU CONNECTED WITH
ONGOING THERAPIST OR OTHER
RESOURCES WE CAN HELP YOU AND
BEST SUPPORT YOU.
SO, BEFORE I STARTED THIS
PRESENTATION I HAD ASKED WHAT
ARE SOME SYMPTOMS OF STRESS.
AND SO SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF
STRESS CAN SHOW THAT, HEY, MAYBE
IT'S TIME THAT WE REACH OUT, AND
OUR BODIES WILL TELL US THAT,
RIGHT?
SOME PEOPLE RESPONDED WITH
HEADACHES, STOMACH ISSUES, I
MENTIONED I HAVE TENSION IN MY
SHOULDERS.
LISTEN TO YOUR BODY.
IT'S YOUR BODY'S WAY OF SENDING
OFF ALARM BELLS.
WE FIND OURSELVES SLEEPING A LOT
MORE THAN USUAL, EATING LESS, OR
EATING MORE, WE'RE NOT ENGAGING
IN ACTIVITIES THAT USED TO BRING
US JOY, NOT JUST BECAUSE OF LACK
OF TIME.
IT'S JUST LACK OF INTEREST.
THOSE ARE SIGNS YOU SHOULD
DEFINITELY COME IN.
OTHER ONES ARE DIFFICULTY
CONCENTRATING, MAKING DECISIONS,
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE
WORKPLACE.
IN
THAT CAN BE A BIG FACTOR,
CORRECTING FACTOR TO SHOW MAYBE
IT'S TIME TO REACH OUT.
ISOLATING ONESELF, NOT ENGAGING
IN YOUR SUPPORT SYSTEM AND YOUR
COMMUNITY.
THAT FEELING OF HELPLESSNESS.
WE TALKED ABOUT MOODS AND HOW
THEY FLUCTUATE, BUT WHAT IS
OUTSIDE OF YOUR NORM, RIGHT?
AND THOSE ARE THINGS TO LOOK OUT
FOR.
AND SOME THINGS CAN PRESENT IN
DIFFERENT WAYS, RIGHT?
SO JUST BECAUSE YOUR STRESS MAY
BE INCREASING BUT IT'S NOT
PRESENTING IN THE WAYS IN WHICH
WE TALKED ABOUT, IT CAN BE
ACTUAL PAIN, RIGHT?
LIKE PART OF THE ASSESSMENT IS
TO FIGURE OUT WHAT COULD BE
CAUSING THAT AS WELL AS CHECKING
IN WITH YOUR PCP.
AGAIN, THESE ARE SOMATIC
SYMPTOMS THAT CAN PRESENT TO
SHOW MAYBE IT'S TIME TO REACH
OUT.
SUBSTANCE USE IS ANOTHER BIG ONE
WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, AND KNOW
THAT WE DO DISCUSS A LOT, WE
HAVE THAT IN OUR QUESTIONNAIRE
AND ALSO DISCUSS IT IN SESSION.
JUST TO MAKE SURE, AGAIN, THAT
LIKE YOU'RE CONNECTED WITH THE
RIGHT RESOURCES AND PEOPLE, AND
THAT YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT MARKER
FOR YOURSELF, WITH HOW YOU
IDENTIFY THAT FOR YOURSELF.
AND SO, AGAIN, KNOW THAT WHEN
YOU DISCLOSE ALL OF THIS, IT'S
COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL.
IF IT IS SOMETHING THAT'S
REGARDING THE WORKPLACE AND THE
MOMENT YOU START USING CERTAIN
WORDS, LET'S SAY IF IT IS
HARASSMENT, IF IT IS BULLYING,
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW
THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES THAT YOU
HAVE AT YOUR DISPOSAL, NOT JUST
MANAGING IT EMOTIONALLY AND
GOING THROUGH THIS STUFF BECAUSE
THAT'S HARD ON ITS OWN, BUT ALSO
HOW DO WE BRING OTHERS IN.
BUT, AGAIN, THAT'S ENTIRELY UP
TO YOU.
WE CAN ONLY ENCOURAGE AND ADVISE
BUT WE WILL NOT FORCE YOU TO DO
SOMETHING YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE
WITH.
AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT THE
SUPPORTING ENVIRONMENT.
WAYS TO HELP WHEN IT COMES TO
DEALING WITH STRESS, AND -- OR
JUST STRONG FEELING HAPPENING IN
YOUR PERSONAL LIFE, IN THE
WORKPLACE, CENTERED AROUND
RESILIENCY.
AND SO ESSENTIALLY RESILIENCY IS
WAYS -- IT'S NOT SAYING THAT,
YOU KNOW, YOU JUST GOT OVER IT
AND YOU'RE MOVING ON.
ABSOLUTELY NOT, RIGHT?
IT'S HOW YOU BUILD THE SKILLS
AND TOOLS YOU NEED TO MANAGE THE
EMOTIONS THAT YOU'RE
EXPERIENCING.
IT CAN BE BASED ON NUMEROUS
THINGS, RIGHT?
THERE'S A LOT -- AGAIN, I TALKED
ABOUT THE COLLECTIVE TRAUMA OF
COVID, HOW WE MOVED THROUGH THAT
TIME PERIOD.
WHEN YOU'RE EXPERIENCING LOVED
ONES GOING THROUGH A DIFFICULT
TIME, YOU CAN EXPERIENCE
HARDSHIP BY WITNESSING SOMEONE
ELSE'S HARDSHIP OR STRONG
FEELINGS BY EXPERIENCING SOMEONE
ELSE'S HARDSHIP.
HOW ARE WE TO MOVE IN THAT
SPACE?
WHAT ARE THE TANGIBLE THINGS
THAT YOU CAN DO?
WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW, AN
ACTUAL PRACTICE, IF IT'S A
MANTRA, IS IT ENGAGING IN
ACTIVITIES THAT YOU ENJOY?
IS IT TAKING A WHOLE ASSESSMENT
AND LOOKING TO SEE, YOU KNOW,
WHERE ONE MARKER MIGHT BE LOW?
BECAUSE IT CAN AFFECT THE REST.
SO HOW DO WE ADDRESS THAT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY THIS
TIME OF YEAR, THIS IS ELECTION
YEAR, THAT'S ALSO BRINGING ABOUT
A LOT OF STRESS FOR PEOPLE.
AND SO THINGS TO CONSIDER.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF, TAKE A
LOOK AT WHERE YOU ARE.
IN BOTH YOUR PERSONAL AND WORK
LIFE.
ARE THINGS HAPPENING ON CAMPUS,
IN YOUR SPACE, IN LABS, THAT
YOU'RE NOT FOND OF AND YOU'RE
HURTING AND YOU JUST REALLY NEED
TO REACH OUT TO SOMEBODY?
IT'S OKAY TO ASK FOR HELP.
ASK FOR HELP WHEN YOU NEED IT.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY A SIGN OF
STRENGTH.
IT IS OFTEN CONSIDERED A
WEAKNESS, HOWEVER, IN THIS SPACE
IT IS YOUR BEST ASSET.
YOU KNOW YOU BEST.
AND WE JUST HELP GUIDE YOU
ALONG, RIGHT?
THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER THINGS
BETWEEN LIFE TRANSITION STRESS,
INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE MOOD AND
MENTAL HEALTH.
LET'S SAY YOU MAY HAVE A
DIAGNOSIS, IT'S BEING TREATED,
BUT YOUR SYMPTOMS ARE GETTING
WORSE BECAUSE OF THINGS THAT ARE
HAPPENING.
THIS IS THE TIME TO REACH OUT.
DEFINITELY REACH OUT TO THE
PEOPLE WHO ARE MANAGING THE
MEDICATION AND THAT LEVEL OF
CARE BUT KNOW THAT YOU HAVE AN
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT HERE WITH
EAP.
MAYBE YOU'VE GOT YOUR
PERFORMANCE REVIEW BACK AND IT'S
NOT LOOKING GREAT, OR IT'S
DECREASED SOME IN A WAY THAT YOU
WEREN'T EXPECTING.
WE CAN HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
WE'VE HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
WE TRY TO MAKE IT A POINT TO
UNDERSTAND NIH AS A COMMUNITY
AND DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AS A
WHOLE, AND IN DOING SO WE
ACTUALLY TRY TO SCHEDULE
MEETINGS WITH EACH INSTITUTE OR
DIFFERENT RESOURCES JUST TO GET
A BETTER UNDERSTANDING WHAT IT
IS THEY DO, WHO ARE THEY ON
CAMPUS, AND HOW CAN WE
UNDERSTAND THAT DYNAMIC SO WE
CAN BETTER SERVE THE STAFF AND
COMMUNITY, RIGHT?
AND SO TALKING ABOUT WORKPLACE
STUFF.
IF WE DON'T KNOW, WE'LL ASK.
AND MAY JUST TAKE A LITTLE BIT
BECAUSE WE WANT TO UNDERSTAND A
LITTLE BIT MORE WHAT YOU DO, BUT
IN DOING SO IT WILL HELP US KNOW
HOW WE CAN BETTER HELP YOU
AND/OR CRAFT MESSAGING OR
WORDING AROUND WHAT IT IS THAT
YOU'RE TRYING TO COMMUNICATE.
IT'S NATURAL TO EXPERIENCE
PERSONAL ISSUES THAT IMPACT YOUR
WORK PERFORMANCE.
IT'S NATURAL TO EXPERIENCE WORK
ISSUES THAT IMPACT YOU ON A
PERSONAL LEVEL AND BLEED INTO
YOUR LIFE.
AND WHEN YOU START TO NOTICE
THOSE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS, THAN
ASK YOURSELF, YOU KNOW, IS IT
TIME TO REACH OUT?
THE ANSWER IS PROBABLY YES.
THERE'S NO HARM IN DOING SO.
AND IF YOU REALIZE THAT, NO,
IT'S NOT FOR YOU WE'LL STILL GET
YOU CONNECTED OR HAVE YOU LEAVE
WITH SOMETHING SO YOU KNOW HOW
TO GET BACK TO THOSE TOOLS AND
RESOURCES.
I LIKE THIS SLIDE BECAUSE WE
OFTEN TALK ABOUT THE OXYGEN
MASK, AND I KNOW IT'S THE SAME
-- IT'S A SAYING USED ALL
THE TIME.
BUT IT'S SO IMPORTANT WHEN
YOU'RE ON THAT AIRPLANE AND
SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, TURBULENCE
IS HIGH, THEY TELL YOU WHEN THE
MASK COMES DOWN YOU GOT TO PUT
IT ON YOURSELF FIRST.
IT'S HARD.
IT MAY BE A LITTLE
NERVE-WRACKING, ESPECIALLY IF
YOU HAVE A LOVED ONE NEXT TO
YOU, YOU CAN'T HELP SOMEBODY
UNLESS YOU HELP YOURSELF.
YOU CAN'T HELP YOURSELF ON A
PERSONAL LEVEL TO HELP YOUR WORK
PERSON, RIGHT?
LIKE THE VERSION OF YOU THAT
SHOWS UP AT WORK IF IT'S
HAPPENING AT WORK HOW ARE YOU
TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF TO
DECOMPRESS WHEN YOU'RE AT HOME
AND SHOW UP FOR WHOMEVER OR
WHATEVER, EVEN JUST FOR YOU.
YOU CAN'T MOVE OR OPERATE
WITHOUT YOU.
PUT YOUR OXYGEN MASK ON FIRST.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE TRAINERS
ACTUALLY SAID SELF-CARE IS NOT
SELFISH.
THAT'S SOMETHING I TRY TO REMIND
MYSELF ALL THE TIME BECAUSE IT
IS HARD.
IT'S A HARD ASK.
ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE WHO ENJOY
GIVING AND DOING FOR OTHERS,
RIGHT?
AND IT'S NOT TO SAY THAT YOU'RE
NOT.
YOU'RE DOING THIS SO THAT YOU'RE
ABLE TO DO THAT.
IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU
WISH TO DO.
BUT KNOW THAT HAVING THAT ON FOR
YOURSELF IS FIRST AND FOREMOST.
IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING WHEN WE
TALK ABOUT RESILIENCY IT'S NOT
TO SAY ONCE YOU GOT IT, IT'S ONE
AND DONE.
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
RESILIENCY IS LIKE A SKILL.
YOU NEED TO SHARPEN THE SAW,
RIGHT?
BUILDING HEALTHY HABITS, PART OF
THAT IS KNOWING THAT IT'S A
STILL LIKE ANY OTHER.
SOME PEOPLE WERE BORN WITH THAT
SKILL AND GOT IT DOWN PAT,
RIGHT?
THEY CAN DO IT EASILY.
THEY'VE HAD UNFORTUNATELY MAYBE
HARDSHIPS IN LIFE THAT'S MADE IT
EASIER FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO
NAVIGATE AND BE RESILIENT ON
THAT LEVEL.
THAT MAY NOT BE THE CASE FOR
EVERYBODY, BUT IT IS LIKE ANY
OTHER SKILL, YOU'RE ABLE TO
DEVELOP IT.
AND JUST LIKE ANY OTHER SKILL
YOU CAN'T JUST LET IT RIDE OUT
BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO KEEP
DEVELOPING IT KEEP PRACTICING,
AND THOSE ARE THE THINGS TO
ANCHOR ON DEVELOPING THOSE TOOLS
AND PRACTICES, HOW ARE YOU
SHOWING UP FOR YOURSELF, DO YOU
KNOW WHERE STRESS OR FRUSTRATION
OR STRONG EMOTIONS LIE IN YOUR
BODY, HOW ARE YOU IN TUNE WITH
YOURSELF ENOUGH TO KNOW HOW YOU
WALK IN THIS WORLD.
ANSWERING THOSE QUESTIONS CAN
GIVE YOU A SENSE OF
UNDERSTANDING TO HELP BETTER
WHEN NAVIGATING HARDSHIP,
WHETHER IN THE WORKPLACE OR IN
YOUR PERSONAL LIFE.
AND THAT'S THE RESILIENCY.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT ALONE.
WE TALKED ABOUT ASKING FOR HELP.
IT'S NOT A FORM OF WEAKNESS;
IT'S A FORM OF STRENGTH.
YOU DON'T HAVE DO THIS BY
YOURSELF.
AND MAYBE THAT'S WHAT WE TALK
ABOUT IN SESSION, RIGHT?
HOW TO CONTINUE TO BUILD
COMMUNITY SUPPORT, WHERE IT
MIGHT BE LACKING, RIGHT?
FOR SOME PEOPLE THEY HAVE HAVE
TO BEING -- THEY HAVE STRONG
FAMILY AND FRIEND TIES, FOR
OTHER IT TAKES TIME TO DEVELOP.
SOMETIMES YOU DON'T KNOW HOW.
WE DON'T TALK ABOUT ABOUT HOW TO
MAKE FRIENDS AS AN ADULT OR GROW
MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS, THAT'S
ALSO IN THE WORKPLACE.
IT DOES HELP SHAPE HOW WE SHOW
UP AS STAFF MEMBERS AND SUPPORT
EACH OTHER IN THIS SPACE SO KNOW
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT ALONE.
COME TO EAP, WE CAN HELP GUIDE
YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
A SELF-CARE SNACK, A LOT OF
TALKING ABOUT JUST THE DIFFERENT
TOOLS AND RESOURCES WE OFFER,
WHAT WE DO.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU'RE ALSO ABLE TO LEAVE
WITH SOMETHING.
SO GROUNDING ACTIVITIES ARE A
GREAT WAY TO HELP CENTER
ONESELF.
IT'S VERY VITAL WHEN IT COMES TO
EXPERIENCING ANXIETY, STRESS,
MAYBE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE JUST
HAVING A MOMENT AT WORK, YOU
NEED TO TAKE A BREAK, RIGHT?
WALKING AWAY IS A GREAT WAY TO
HELP, JUST GET YOURSELF OUT OF
YOUR PHYSICAL SPACE.
TAKING A BREATHER.
WE TALK ABOUT THE HYBRID AND
WORK ENVIRONMENT, AND IT'S HARD,
RIGHT?
THE EXPECTATIONS OF HOW YOU SHOW
UP WHEN YOU'RE WORKING FROM
HOME, VERSUS WHEN YOU'RE IN
PERSON.
WHEN YOU'RE IN PERSON, YOU'RE
PROBABLY USING THE BATHROOM AND
TAKING A WATER BREAK, YOU RUN
INTO A COLLEAGUE AND YOU'RE ABLE
TO TALK TO THEM FOR MAYBE THE
TWO TO THREE MINUTES TO CATCH UP
AND SAY HELLO.
AND YOU'RE NOT AT YOUR COMPUTER
AND LOOKING AT YOUR SCREEN FOR
TWO OR THREE MINUTES, THERE'S NO
SENSE OF URGENCY.
YOU TOOK CARE OF YOURSELF, WENT
TO THE BATHROOM, SAW SOMEBODY,
ENGAGED, GRABBED SOME WATER,
WHATEVER THE SITUATION MAY LOOK
LIKE AND GO BACK TO YOUR WORK,
E-MAILS, RESPONDED ACCORDINGLY.
AT HOME THERE'S SOMETIMES A
LEVEL EXPECTATION, YOU DIDN'T
RESPOND RIGHT AWAY, LIKE WHAT
ARE YOU DOING?
WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF
OURSELVES.
TAKE THAT WATER BREAK.
USE THE BATHROOM.
WHAT ARE SOME OTHER WAYS YOU CAN
DESTRESS LIKE YOU WOULD IF YOU
WERE IN THE OFFICE, RIGHT?
TAKE BREATHERS AND SELF-CARE,
IMPLEMENT THROUGHOUT YOUR DAY, A
GOOD PRACTICE.
IT'S HARD BUT WORTH TRYING TO
CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT AND
PRACTICE, BECAUSE THAT WILL HELP
DECREASE THE LEVEL OF STRESS AND
ANXIETY AND FRUSTRATION YOU MAY
SEE AT THE END OF THE DAY.
ONE OFFERING IS THE FIVE SENSES,
A GREAT ACTIVITY THAT ALLOWS YOU
TO THINK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE
THAN WHAT YOU'RE EXPERIENCING IN
THAT MOMENT IN TIME.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU ARE FEELING
VERY ANXIOUS AND YOU HAVE MAJOR
DEADLINE, RIGHT?
STRESS MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST
THING TO HELP YOU MOVE THROUGH
GETTING THE PROJECT OR WHATEVER
IT IS YOU NEED DONE.
SELF-CARE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE
GRANDIOSE, DOESN'T HAVE TO BE AN
HOUR OR EVEN 30 MINUTES.
IT COULD JUST BE ONE MINUTE,
FIVE SECONDS TO BREATHE, THIS
ACTIVITY, THE FIVE SENSES, MAYBE
TAKES TWO MINUTES.
HOW DO YOU OFFER YOURSELF THAT?
PART OF THAT IS BEING
INTENTIONAL.
FIVE SENSES IS FOCUSING ON THE
THINGS AREN'T YOU.
SO WHAT ARE FIVE THINGS YOU CAN
SEE?
IF YOU'RE IN YOUR OFFICE, POINT
THEM OUT.
IF YOU'RE AT HOME, TAKE STOCK.
BE INTENTIONAL AND NOTICE.
WHAT ARE FOUR THINGS YOU CAN SEE
AT HOME?
ARE YOU OUTSIDE?
IS IT WINDY?
HOW DOES THE SUN FEEL ON YOUR
SKIN?
ARE YOU IN THE OFFICE AND IT'S
FREEZING?
WHAT ARE SOME THINGS YOU CAN
HEAR, IS IT THE BIRDS OUTSIDE?
IS IT YOUR COLLEAGUE CHATTING IT
UP WITH SOMEBODY?
IS IT A PODCAST MAY BE LISTENING
TO WHILE YOU'RE GETTING WORK
DONE?
WHAT ARE SOME SMELLS AROUND YOU,
RIGHT?
DO YOU HAVE A CANDLE THAT'S
NEARBY?
OR DIFFUSER?
IS IT A SPECIFIC PERFUME THAT
YOU ARE NOTICING SOMEBODY ELSE
IS WEARING?
OR FRAGRANCE, PERFUME AND
COLOGNES?
DID YOU FINISH HAVING LUNCH?
CAN YOU STILL TASTE BREAKFAST,
CAN YOU TASTE YOUR DRINK?
IT FORCES YOUR BRAIN TO START
THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE
OTHER THAN WHAT YOU'RE ANXIOUS
ABOUT OR STRESSED ABOUT OR
EXPERIENCING HIGH EMOTIONS ON.
IT DOESN'T ALLEVIATE THE
STRESSOR.
I WANT TO EMPHASIZE.
THIS DOESN'T TAKE AWAY ANXIETY,
DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
BE FRUSTRATED, IT REDUCES YOUR
BAROMETER SO YOU HAVE MORE
CAPACITY TO THINK AND ENGAGE AND
PROBLEM SOLVE.
WHEN WE'RE EXPERIENCING HIGH
STRESS OR FRUSTRATION IT'S HARD
TO ENGAGE AND THINK, TO BE, TO
FEEL SAFE AND COMFORTABLE AND
SECURE IN THE SPACES WE ARE.
BUT IF YOU'RE ABLE TO FIND WAYS
TO CENTER AND GROUND OURSELVES,
THEN THAT IS WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO
HAVE MORE CAPACITY TO LOOK
BEYOND AND MOVE THROUGH, NOT
JUST JUMP THROUGH OR GET
THROUGH, RIGHT?
WE'RE MOVING THROUGH IT, AND
ACKNOWLEDGING THE EMOTIONS THAT
COME WITH CENTERING.
ANOTHER OFFERING IS BOX
BREATHING.
THIS IS ONE THAT IS ACTUALLY
REALLY GREAT, AND A LOT OF
PEOPLE TEND TO GRAVITATE
TOWARDS.
WHEN WE ARE YOUNGER, OFTENTIMES
PEOPLE ARE JUST TAUGHT TO
BREATHE IN, BREATHE OUT.
BUT AGAIN A LOT OF THE GROUNDING
AND MEDITATION PRACTICES THAT
CENTERED AROUND WHAT WE DO,
WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, THAT
SUPPORTIVE SPACE, HELPING PEOPLE
FIND CAPACITY, ENGAGING IN THOSE
THINGS, BREATHING IS VITAL.
IT'S WHAT WE DO.
BUT IT'S BREATHING WITH
INTENTION, THAT INTENTIONALITY
TAKES IT A LITTLE STEP FURTHER.
YOU'RE NOT JUST BREATHING IN AND
OUT.
THAT'S AUTOMATIC.
BOX BREATHING IS RHYTHMIC WHERE
YOU HAVE BEATS INVOLVED.
NORMALLY WE START WITH FOUR
BEATS.
BREATHE IN FOR FOUR SECONDS,
HOLD IT FOR FOUR SECONDS.
LET IT OUT FOR FOUR SECONDS.
HOLD IT FOR FOUR SECONDS.
AND THEN DO THAT FOUR TIMES.
FOR SOME PEOPLE VISUALIZING A
BOX HELPS, COUNTING WITH YOUR
FINGERS HELPS, BUT THE INTENTION
DOES THE SAME THING.
IT TAKES YOUR BRAIN AWAY FROM
WHAT IT IS THAT'S CAUSING STRESS
AND WORRY AND FOCUS.
IT FORCES YOU TO COME BACK,
FORCES YOU TO FOCUS ON YOURSELF.
AND WHAT IT IS THAT YOU'RE
EXPERIENCING.
AND SO THOSE ARE PRACTICE
OFFERINGS TO YOU ALL.
I HOPE THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO
ENGAGE IN ONE OR THE OTHER OR
BOTH WHEN YOU HAVE TIME.
BUT PART OF IT IS MAKING THAT
TIME, RIGHT?
NO ONE IS GOING TO SCHEDULE THAT
FOR YOU.
MAYBE IT'S A PRACTICE THAT YOU
DO, TRANSITIONING AFTER MEETING.
IS IT SCHEDULE CAN GO A
FIVE-MINUTE BREAK IN BETWEEN IF
YOU'RE GOING BACK TO BACK?
THINGS TO CONSIDER WITH HOW YOU
WANT TO IMPLEMENT DIFFERENT
TOOLS AND ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT
YOUR DAY.
THAT WAY YOU HAVE MORE CAPACITY.
ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE
EXPERIENCING SOME REAL HARD
STUFF AT WORK.
THIS IS WHERE THOSE TOOLS ARE
VERY IMPORTANT.
AGAIN, DOESN'T ALLEVIATE THE
PROBLEM.
IT WON'T, I'LL BE HONEST.
BUT IT WILL HELP WITH MANAGING
EMOTIONS AROUND IT AND CAPACITY
TO ADDRESS IT.
SO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND MOVE
THROUGH.
SOME OTHER RESOURCES THAT WE
HAVE HERE ON CAMPUS THAT IS VERY
IMPORTANT THAT WE TRY TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ADD INTO OUR
PRESENTATIONS IS THE RESOURCE
AND REFERRAL SERVICES,
ESSENTIALLY WHAT THIS IS IS A
CONSULTATION SERVICE THAT IS
FREE TO NIH COMMUNITY, ANYONE.
IF YOU'RE HERE IN THE NIH
COMMUNITY THIS IS A RESOURCE
THAT IS HERE FOR YOU.
MANY OF OUR CLIENTS, YOU KNOW,
TALK ABOUT CHALLENGES WITH
CAREGIVING.
AND SO SOMETHING THAT WE TRY TO
OFFER IS AROUND -- IT'S A
SERVICE SO PEOPLE KNOW THEY CAN
CALL.
LET'S SAY THEY ARE CAREGIVING
FOR SOMEBODY BUT THEY ARE IN
DIFFERENT STATES, THEY HAVE TO
TRAVEL BACK AND FORTH, WHATEVER
THE SITUATION MAY BE,
EVERYBODY'S SITUATION VARIES AND
THEY ARE DIFFERENT.
THIS IS A RESOURCE WHERE YOU CAN
CALL AND SAY, HEY, I HAVE THIS
PERSON IN THIS LOCATION, AND
WHAT ARE SOME SERVICES THAT ARE
OFFERED, AND THEY CAN HELP FIND
PEOPLE WHO DO CAREGIVING
SERVICES AND SEND YOU THAT LIST.
CHILD CARE CAN BE REALLY HARD
FOR SOME PEOPLE TO COME BY, AND
SO KNOWING THAT THAT IS A
RESOURCE THAT IS THERE TO KNOW
WHERE ARE CHILD CARE RESOURCES
AVAILABLE, MAYBE CLOSER TO HOME,
WHATEVER THAT MAY LOOK LIKE.
FINANCIAL PLANNING, WE ASK
DURING THE ASSESSMENT, YOU KNOW,
IF THERE'S ANY CONCERNS AROUND
FINANCES, BECAUSE THAT IS
SOMETHING FOR PEOPLE, RIGHT?
THAT'S ACTUALLY A PART OF THE
EIGHT DIMENSIONING OF
WELL-BEING.
SO IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU
WANT MORE HANDS-ON ASSISTANCE
WITH, YOU CAN TALK TO SOMEBODY
AND THEY CAN GIVE YOU SOME
FINANCIAL GUIDANCE.
KNOW THESE SESSIONS ARE LIMITED
SO COME WITH YOUR QUESTIONS
READY.
IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR CLIENTS TO
ASK THESE QUESTIONS, SO SAME.
WE ADVISE THEM THE SAME, RIGHT?
GET YOUR QUESTIONS READY PRIOR
TO, THAT WAY YOU MAXIMIZE THAT
TIME.
WE'LL HELP YOU.
WE'LL POINT YOU IN THOSE
DIRECTIONS.
IDENTITY THEFT, IT'S UNFORTUNATE
THAT THOSE THINGS HAPPEN BUT
THEY DO.
AND SO HOW TO NAVIGATE THAT,
WHAT IS THE FIRST STEP, IT CAN
BE EXTREMELY OVERWHELMING.
SO, AGAIN, WE TRY TO EMPHASIZE
THAT WE REALLY DON'T HAVE -- YOU
REALLY DON'T HAVE TO DO IT BY
YOURSELF.
THERE ARE PLENTY OF TOOLS AND
RESOURCES TO SUPPORT YOU AND
HELP YOU NAVIGATE.
LEGAL CONSULTATION SERVICES,
RIGHT?
IF YOU'RE HAVING A REALLY BAD
EXPERIENCE AND YOU NEED TO KNOW
WHAT ARE LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS FOR
WHATEVER SITUATION THAT'S
HAPPENING IN YOUR PERSONAL LIFE,
RIGHT?
LIKE TAKE CARE OF THOSE, ASK
THOSE QUESTIONS, GET THE HELP
YOU NEED, AND WE CAN CONTINUE TO
HELP SUPPORT YOU IN THOSE
VENTURES, RIGHT?
IT CAN BE EITHER IN PERSON,
VIRTUAL, OR THE PHONE.
YOU GIVE US A CALL, AND WE CAN
DEFINITELY TRY TO GET YOU
SCHEDULED.
WE TALK ABOUT THIS RESOURCE
EXTENSIVELY BUT ALSO AGAIN OTHER
OFFERINGS AND TOOLS AND
PRACTICES LIKE THE SNACK BREAK
WE JUST DID, ALLOWING YOU TO
UNDERSTAND THAT TIMES ARE TOUGH
AND THINGS CAN BE REALLY
CHALLENGING.
AND IT IS POSSIBLE TO MOVE
THROUGH THEM AND WEATHER THE
STORM.
AND PART OF THAT IS BUILDING
SUPPORT WHETHER EXTERNALLY OR
INTERNALLY, RIGHT?
IT'S WONDERFUL WHEN SUPERVISORS
OR OTHER COLLEAGUES RECOMMEND
EAP SERVICES TO OTHER EMPLOYEES,
NICE TO HEAR, YEAH LIKE THIS
PERSON TALKED ABOUT THIS, OR I
HEARD ABOUT EAP THROUGH
SO-AND-SO AND WANTED TO CHECK IT
OUT.
KNOW THAT YOUR FIRST CALL, YOU
DON'T HAVE TO BE SCHEDULED RIGHT
AWAY EITHER.
IF IT'S JUST TO GET MORE INSIGHT
AND INFORMATION, YOU'RE ABLE TO
DO THAT.
YOU'RE ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT
OUR WEBSITE.
IF YOU CLICK ON THE CENTER OF
THE CIRCLE, IT WILL DIRECT YOU
TO THE CONSULTANTS, AND YOU'LL
BE ABLE TO READ A QUICK BIO ON
WHO EACH PERSON IS AND THE WORK
THEY HAVE DONE IN THE PAST,
OVERARCHING TOPICS, LIKE WE HAVE
A CONSULTANT WHO HAS DONE A LOT
OF LIKE MARRIAGE COUNSELING,
SOMEBODY WHO IS REALLY GOOD WITH
PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING
GRIEF, WORKING WITH CHILDREN,
ADOLESCENTS IN THE PAST, AND SO
USE US AS A RESOURCE, TAKE A
LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE, BECAUSE IT
CAN ALLOW YOU TO GET A BETTER
AND FEEL FOR WHO YOU MIGHT WANT
TO SEE, BECAUSE SOMETIMES IF YOU
DON'T KNOW, IF YOU HAVEN'T USED
EAP BEFORE WE'LL JUST SCHEDULE
YOU WITH THE NEXT PERSON THAT'S
AVAILABLE.
HOWEVER, IF YOU WANT A MORE
TAILORED PERSON BASED OFF YOUR
OWN RESEARCH THEN YOU'RE MORE
THAN WELCOME AND WE'LL GET YOU
SCHEDULED IN.
BUT KNOW THAT WE'LL GET YOU
SCHEDULED IN WITH THE NEXT
AVAILABILITY WHICH MAY NOT BE
WITHIN THAT THREE-DAY TIME
PERIOD BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU CAN
BE SCHEDULED THE NEXT DAY WHICH
IS AWESOME, SO WE DO TRY OUR
BEST TO MAKE SURE WE GET YOU IN.
SO, OTHER RESOURCES IS
DEFINITELY FIRST AND FOREMOST
SUICIDE CRISIS HOTLINE NUMBER.
IT IS THE NEXT IMPORTANT NUMBER
AFTER 911, 988, SHOULD YOU FEEL
LIKE YOU'RE EXPERIENCING A
CRISIS, BOTH IN YOUR PERSONAL
AND WORKSPACE, DEFINITELY GIVE
THAT CALL.
WE HAVE ONE PERSON ON PRIORITY
EVERY DAY TO HELP HANDLE MENTAL
HEALTH CRISES, SO PLEASE CALL.
THESE ARE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
TO YOU.
THE CRISIS HOTLINE, YOU CAN CALL
OR TEXT IT.
IT'S 24 HOURS.
SO MANY LANGUAGES.
AND THEY WILL RESPOND BACK TO
YOU IMMEDIATELY.
YOU ALSO HAVE THE NIH CHILDREN
AND FAMILY PROGRAM, WHICH IS
SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE OFTEN TALK
ABOUT AND REQUEST, AND SO WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THAT
UP ON THE SLIDE.
AND THE WORK-LIFE@NIH, IF YOU'RE
NOT ON THE LISTSERV FOR THAT AND
WELLNESS@NIH I RECOMMEND YOU DO
SO BECAUSE THOSE ARE GREAT SPOTS
FOR OTHER TOOLS AND RESOURCES
THAT YOU CAN USE IN ADDITION TO
WHAT WE OFFER AT EAP.
THEY PROVIDE NEWSLETTERS, JUST
OTHER RESOURCES AND PRACTICAL
AND TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO HELP
YOU BE THE BEST VERSION OF
YOURSELF THAT YOU CAN BE.
BECAUSE WHEN WE OFFER OURSELVES,
WE HAVE MORE CAPACITY TO SHOW UP
FOR OTHERS AND BE STELLAR HERE
IN THE WORKPLACE.
BUT SOMETIMES THAT'S NOT THE
CASE.
THAT'S ABSOLUTELY OKAY.
AND PART OF THE WORK IS
RECOGNIZING THAT, AND SEEKING
OUT GUIDANCE AND HELP.
AND SO, AGAIN, YOU CAN CONTACT
US.
YOU CAN GIVE US A CALL.
WE'LL ANSWER.
WE ALWAYS HAVE SOMEBODY ON CALL
TO ANSWER THE PHONE TOO SO NOT
JUST PRIORITY BUT WE HAVE
SOMEBODY WHO ANSWERS THE PHONE
AND HELPS WITH SCHEDULING AND
STUFF.
THEN SHOULD YOU REALIZE IT IS A
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS THEN WE'LL
PATCH YOU OVER TO THE PERSON WHO
IS ON PRIORITY.
YOU CAN CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE.
WE'RE UNDER THE OCCUPATIONAL
MEDICAL SERVICES, SO IF YOU GO
THROUGH THERE YOU CAN CHECK US
OUT.
BUT YOU CAN ALSO JUST TYPE IN
YOUR SEARCH ENGINE NIH EAP AND
WE'LL POP UP AS WELL.
WE'RE LOCATED IN BUILDING 31,
ROOM B2B 57.
YOU CAN WALK IN.
WE HAVE SOMEBODY ON SITE EVERY
DAY.
YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO WALK
OVER IF YOU JUST WANT TO
SCHEDULE A SESSION AND WE'LL SEE
YOU RIGHT THEN AND THERE.
BUT ESSENTIALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS,
YOU KNOW, YOU FILL OUT THE
PAPERWORK AND WE'LL TALK TO YOU
AND WE'LL HELP ADDRESS WHATEVER
SITUATION THAT YOU HAVE GOING ON
THAT YOU NEED SUPPORT WITH.
YOU NEED GUIDANCE ON.
YOU WANT TO VENT, SCREAM, AND
CRY AT THE WORLD, I GET IT.
IT'S NORMAL.
WE ALL NEED TO DO THAT.
AND WE FIGURE OUT AND TALK ABOUT
HOW TO FIND POSITIVE HEALTHY
RELEASES SO THAT YOU'RE NOT
HOLDING IN ALL THE TIME AND JUST
HAVING TO WALK THROUGH LIFE
CARRYING THIS WEIGHT ON YOUR
SHOULDERS.
SO, WITH THAT I THANK YOU ALL.
I HOPE THAT YOU CALL AND
SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT OR JUST
GET MORE INFORMATION.
I WILL END HERE AND OPEN THE
ROOM UP FOR QUESTIONS.
>> STENIE, THANK YOU FOR A
FANTASTIC SESSION.
I WANT TO THANK AND HONOR THE
OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM WHO
ARE ON TODAY, WHO HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH THE SUBCOMMITTEE
UNDER SYBIL'S LEADERSHIP.
MEGAN, ERIN, AND LAYLA AND
TRACY, WHO ARE ALL HERE TO HELP
ME ASK SOME OF THE QUESTIONS
THAT HAVE COME IN.
WHILE WE'RE DOING THAT IF YOU
HAVE A QUESTION AND YOU'RE HERE
FEEL FREE TO PUT IT IN SO WE CAN
ALSO ADDRESS THAT QUESTION AS
WELL IN OUR TIME REMAINING.
TRACY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO OFFER
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS?
>> LET ME GO TO THE CHAT.
I HAVE A QUESTION.
>> OKAY.
>> AWESOME.
>> SO, MY QUESTION IS, IF
SOMEONE IN THESE DAYS AND TIMES,
PEOPLE WHO HAVE CHILDREN, YOUNG
ADULTS, STUFF LIKE THAT, IF WE
WANTED TO REFER OUR CHILD TO THE
EAP, DO THEY REACH OUT TO THE
SAME NUMBER?
DO WE HAVE TO INITIATE IT FIRST
OR DO THEY COME TO YOU DIRECTLY?
>> THAT'S A REALLY GREAT
QUESTION.
YES, SO IF YOU HAVE A FAMILY
MEMBER, A DEPENDENT FAMILY
MEMBER, LIKE YOUR CHILD, WHO
WANTS TO RECEIVE SERVICES,
YOU'LL LET YOUR CONSULTANT KNOW,
AND IT'S THE SAME NUMBER, LIKE
THE MAIN NUMBER YOU WOULD CALL,
SO THE 310-496-3164, AND THEY
WILL GET SCHEDULED.
THEY SAY THEY ARE A FAMILY
MEMBER AND WHO THEIR FAMILY
MEMBER IS BUT WE WILL HAVE THEM
SCHEDULED WITH A DIFFERENT
CONSULTANT TO KEEP UP, YOU KNOW,
THAT LEVEL OF CARE.
BUT, YEAH, THEY CAN JUST CALL
FOR THEMSELVES TO INITIATE THAT.
AND THAT'S THE VOLUNTARY PART
BECAUSE FAMILY MEMBERS CAN
OFFER, HEY, YOU SHOULD CONSIDER,
AT LEAST THEY WILL HAVE THE
NUMBER SO WHEN THEY ARE, THEY
CAN.
>> DO THEY HAVE THE SIX SESSIONS
ALSO?
>> UH-HUH, YEP.
SO THEY WOULD HAVE THE SIX
SESSIONS AS WELL.
DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION
SOMETIMES LIKE I SAID WE TRY
TO -- IF IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE A
LITTLE BIT MORE THAN SIX
SESSIONS AT THAT POINT WE TRY TO
GET THEM CONNECTED WITH ONGOING
CARE.
BUT NORMALLY SIX SESSIONS,
DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION, IS
ENOUGH FOR PEOPLE TO FEEL LIKE
THEY ARE ABLE TO MANAGE WHAT IT
IS THAT THEY ARE GOING THROUGH
AND MOVE FORWARD.
>> THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.
THANK YOU.
>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, TRACY.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION IF I CAN
ASK NOW.
SO I'M THE INTRAMURAL TRAINING
DIRECTOR FOR NICHD, AND WE HAVE
ABOUT 30000 FELLOWS, YOU TALKED
ABOUT EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS,
HOW CAN FELLOWS ENGAGE WITH EAP?
>> YES, FELLOWS ARE ALSO A PART
OF THE UMBRELLA FOR US WHEN IT
COMES TO PEOPLE WHO GET -- WHO
ARE QUALIFIED FOR SIX SESSIONS.
AND WE ACTUALLY DO FELLOW EAP
ORIENTATIONS WHICH IS REALLY
EXCITING SO THAT WE GET TO SEE
WHO THE NEW FELLOWS ARE AND TALK
ABOUT THE RESOURCES ON CAMPUS.
FELLOWS ARE OPEN TO SIX SESSIONS
AS WELL.
I DID SEE A QUESTION IN THE
CHAT, ARE THE SIX SESSIONS PER
YEAR OR PER SITUATION, AND IT'S
PER SITUATION.
AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO
ENSURE THAT LIKE IF IT'S --
WE'RE NOT USING EAP IN THE WAY
THAT IT'S JUST LIKE -- IF IT'S
THE SAME SITUATION OVER AND OVER
AGAIN HOW CAN WE EITHER REGROUP,
REORGANIZE, SEE WHAT ELSE CAN BE
DONE TO HELP, OR GET YOU GOING
WITH OTHER TANGIBLE TOOLS AND
RESOURCES.
YES, THAT ALSO GOES FOR FELLOWS,
WE CAN GLADLY DO FELLOW
ORIENTATIONS FOR THE NEW GROUPS.
>> I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT FELLOW
ORIENTATION, SO THAT'S REALLY
GOOD TO KNOW ABOUT.
THANK YOU.
>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU.
>> DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE A
QUESTION TO OFFER?
I'LL JUMP IN WITH ONE.
SO, YOU MENTIONED LEGAL
SERVICES.
OH, SORRY, LAYLA, I SEE YOU.
>> I WAS GOING TO ASK THE SAME
ONE.
>> OKAY, GREAT.
I'LL TAKE THE NEXT ONE THEN.
>> SURE, FOR LEGAL SERVICES,
SOMEBODY WONDERING CAN THEY HELP
WITH THINGS LIKE WILLS, POWER OF
ATTORNEY, ADVANCED DIRECTIVE,
THINGS LIKE THAT?
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE THE EXTENT
OF WHAT THEY ARE ABLE TO DO.
I KNOW THAT YOU ARE IN CONTACT
WITH A LAWYER.
THEY CAN ONLY PROVIDE THE SAME
LEVEL, LIKE CONSULTATIONS.
THEY CAN'T REPRESENT OR ADVISE,
AND IF THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO
PROVIDE THE INFORMATION DURING
THAT TIME PERIOD, DURING THAT 30
MINUTES, THEY SEND YOU AN E-MAIL
FOLLOW-UP WITH, YOU KNOW,
ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU
HAVE THAT THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO
ANSWER IN THAT TIME.
YES, DEFINITELY, HAVE YOUR
QUESTIONS READY AND JUST GET
THEM GOING AND IF THEY ARE NOT
ABLE TO ANSWER THEY WILL STILL
ENGAGE AND RESPOND TO THE BEST
OF THEIR ABILITY OR GET YOU
CONNECTED TO THE RIGHT RESOURCE
SO YOU STILL GET AN ANSWER.
>> GREAT, THANKS.
AND THERE WAS A FOLLOW-UP FOR
THE SESSIONS ABOUT FAMILY
MEMBERS.
WOULD THOSE SESSIONS FOR FAMILY
MEMBERS BE FREE OF CHARGE OR --
>> YES.
>> OKAY.
>> YEAH, EAP IS A FREE SERVICE.
SO NO ONE GETS CHARGED.
THE ONLY CHARGE WOULD BE IF,
AGAIN, WE GET YOU CONNECTED WITH
ONGOING THERAPY, WE TRY TO GET
YOU CONNECTED WITH SOMEBODY
THROUGH YOUR INSURANCE, RIGHT?
SO WE'RE NOT BILLING ANY OF
THAT.
IT'S JUST A SERVICE WE OFFER IN
HELPING CLIENTS WHEN THEY COME
AND SEE US, AND THAT'S THE SAME
FOR FAMILY.
WHEN FAMILY MEMBERS COME TO
RECEIVE SERVICES AT EAP THEY
WOULD ALSO FILL OUT AN INTAKE
FORM, WHICH ALLOWS US TO GET A
BETTER ASSESSMENT AS WELL AS
PROVIDE INSURANCE INFORMATION
SHOULD THEY DECIDE THEY WANT TO
GO TO ONGOING SERVICES AND NEED
HELP BEING POINTED IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION, THEN WE BRIDGE THAT
PATHWAY.
>> THE LAST QUESTION THAT I
CURRENTLY HAVE WOULD BE JUST ARE
GROUPS ABLE TO REQUEST SESSIONS
ABOUT SPECIFIC TOPICS FROM THEIR
OFFICE?
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE SITUATIONS
THAT MIGHT REQUIRE OR MIGHT BE
IN THE GOOD INDICATION THAT A
SESSION COULD BE A GOOD IDEA?
AND WHAT WOULD THAT PROCESS KIND
OF LOOK LIKE?
I KNOW WE WENT THROUGH THAT BUT
NOT EVERYONE HERE DOES.
>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
PART OF IT IS, THERE'S DIFFERENT
AVENUES.
ONE CAN CALL AND WE CAN PROVIDE
THEM THE INFORMATION THEY NEED,
TO SCHEDULE A MEETING.
SEE WE PUT IT ON A CALENDAR,
WHICH EVER CONSULTANT IS OPEN
WOULD BE THE ONE TO TAKE ON THE
PRESENTATION.
AND WOULD REACH OUT TO THE
ASKING STAFF MEMBER SO AGAIN WE
GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING WHAT
IS THE ASK, WHAT IS IT THAT
THE -- WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE
DEPARTMENT, RIGHT, WHAT IS THE
CULTURE LIKE, WHO ARE THE
PEOPLE, WHAT TYPE OF WORK DO YOU
DO, THAT WAY WE GET A BETTER
IDEA HOW TO TAILOR THAT
INFORMATION BECAUSE NOT
EVERYBODY WORKS IN LABS, SO
SAYING, YEAH, LAB WORKING THAT
DOESN'T TAILOR TO YOU, HOW DO WE
TWEAK LANGUAGE IS ESSENTIALLY
PART OF THAT ASSESSMENT.
SO YOU CAN E-MAIL AND JUST SAY,
HEY, LIKE THIS IS WHAT'S GOING
ON IN OUR WORKPLACE, AND JUST
WANT TO KNOW IF YOU'RE ABLE TO
PROVIDE A PRESENTATION ON THAT.
AGAIN, MORE OFTEN THAN NOT,
PRESENTATIONS WE'VE DONE IN THE
PAST BEYOND EAP ORIENTATION AND
THE BENEFITS AND WHAT WE DO HAVE
OFTEN BEEN AROUND STRESS
MANAGEMENT, YOU KNOW, WORKPLACE,
WORKING IN A HYBRID ENVIRONMENT,
BALANCING LIKE WORK/LIFE
HARMONY, THAT'S THE WORD I WANT
TO USE.
HAVING A WORK/LIFE HARMONY AND
JUST OTHER TOOLS AND PRACTICES,
SO JUST ASK.
WE WON'T SAY NO IF THERE'S
SOMETHING THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE
BEFORE, WE'LL TAKE ON THE
CHALLENGE AND SEE HOW WE CAN
MAKE IT FOR WORK YOU, THAT'S
PART OF THE CONVERSATION, SO
FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL OR CALL.
THE GENERIC E-MAIL IS ON THE
WEBSITE, WHICH I SHOULD HAVE PUT
IN THE SLIDE.
I CAN RESEND THE SLIDES WITH
THAT E-MAIL.
THEY CAN ALWAYS CALL, SOMEBODY
WILL ALWAYS ANSWER AND WE CAN
GET YOU GOING WITH GETTING
SCHEDULED.
>> FANTASTIC.
DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS?
I'LL HAND IT BACK OVER TO SYBIL
TO CLOSE US OUT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
SOMETIME, STENIE, IT'S BEEN A
BEAUTIFUL PRESENTATION AND I'M
GRATEFUL WE WERE HERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU, STENIE, REALLY
USEFUL INFORMATION AND I'M SURE
THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS SUCH A
GREAT RESOURCE THAT'S AVAILABLE
AT NIH.
WE WILL SHARE THE RECORDING.
IT WILL BE POSTED ON THE INSIDER
LATER THIS WEEK, AND WE WILL
ALSO ADD THIS INFORMATION TO THE
DIRECTOR'S NEWSLETTER.
ANY SUPERVISORS HERE, PLEASE
ATTEND THE SESSION ON FRIDAY.
WE WILL HAVE
SUPERVISORY-SPECIFIC INFORMATION
ALONG WITH WHAT SHE SHARED
TODAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPENDING
YOUR TIME WITH US AND SHARING
THIS INFORMATION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
>> BYE.
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