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Message from the President:
As Gannon colleagues work together
for the sake of our students, we struggle with the challenges of modern day
living. At times we, or our family
members, may need assistance dealing with the stresses of meeting these
challenges. Therefore, Gannon has
implemented an Employee Assistance Plan (EAP).
Gannon’s EAP provides colleagues,
their spouses, and their dependents with resources to assist with a variety of
problems that can impact negatively on our personal or professional lives. The assistance is intended to be
supportive. Access to professional
assistance is available in the strictest confidence possible.
Issues addressed by Gannon’s EAP’s may include but will not be limited to anxiety,
depression, drug or alcohol dependency, financial need, separation or divorce,
job loss, the death of a family member or close friend, health problems and
aging.
I encourage all colleagues to become familiar with this benefit and to
share this information with their family members. It is my hope that the EAP will assist those
in need and reaffirm Gannon’s commitment to our campus community.
Employee
Assistance Plan Summary:
All full-time and part-time
colleagues and their dependent family members are covered by this policy. All retirees who retired with twenty or more
years of service and their spouses are also eligible.
Contacting
the EAP Counselor:
Colleagues and/or their family
members may contact the EAP Counselor by dialing George Capozzoli,
M.A., Licensed Psychologist, at 838-9155, twenty-four hours a day, seven days
a week. The EAP Counselor will respond
within twenty-four hours.
If this is a crisis situation and
immediate assistance is required, you should call the Erie Hotline at 453-5656.
Once the crisis has been resolved, contact the EAP Counselor as
described above.
Counseling
Sessions:
The EAP Counselor is responsible for
assessing the needs of the colleague or family member. Subject to the initial assessment the
colleague or family member may be seen up to an additional four times over the
next twelve months from the date of the initial assessment.
Plan
Expenses:
Gannon will cover the fees for the
initial assessment session and up to four subsequent counseling sessions.
Limits:
It is possible that colleagues may
require assistance for different reasons during the course of a year. For example, counseling to deal with the
death of a loved one and counseling on a separate occasion to deal with
financial problems. These different
instances could give rise to different Initial Assessments in a twelve-month
period. In each case the colleague would
be eligible for subsequent counseling sessions subject to a twelve-month limit
of 12 contacts with the EAP Counselor.
Referral:
The EAP Counselor may refer the
colleague or family member to a provider as defined in the applicable health
care plan of the colleague or family member seeking assistance.
Referrals may also be made to other
community-based resources outside of Gannon’s health benefit network.
When colleagues accept a referral,
they are responsible for the deductible, co-payments and any other associated
costs.
Confidentiality:
This benefit is offered in the
strictest confidence possible. The EAP
Counselor will observe the Ethical Standards for Licensed Psychologists in
Other Sources of Counseling:
Gannon Colleagues and their family
members are not mandated to use Gannon’s EAP.
They may seek out any resource they desire.
Colleagues covered by Gannon’s
health care plans (or by other health care plans) who elect to access services
provided by other coverages will be responsible for
deductibles and co-payments.
Pastoral
Counseling:
Gannon’s holistic approach to the
well being of an individual values the foundation of faith in each person’s
character. The EAP does not replace or
ignore the role that faith plays in a healthy well-balanced life style. It is simply beyond the scope of an EAP to
provide spiritual counseling.
Colleagues and their family members
seeking pastoral counseling may contact Father George Strohmeyer at ext. 7547.
A copy of the full text of the EAP
policy is available in the Human Resources Office. Any conflict between this summary and the
full policy will be resolved according to the full policy. Gannon may alter or eliminate this benefit as
it deems appropriate.
Who Can
Assist You:
Gannon EAP
George Capozzoli, M.A.
Licensed
Psychologist
Ph: 838-9155
Pastoral Counseling
Fr. George
Strohmeyer
Ph: 871-7436