| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.75 |
| Liaison | Josh Lasky |
| Submission Date | Feb. 23, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
George Washington University
PA-13: Wellness Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Kim
Carusone Manager, Human Resources Communications Human Resources |
Does the institution have a wellness program that makes counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all students?:
Does the institution have a wellness and/or employee assistance program that makes counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all staff?:
Does the institution have a wellness and/or employee assistance program that makes counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all faculty?:
A brief description of the institution’s wellness and/or employee assistance program(s), including information to support each affirmative response above :
GW provides an employer-paid Employee Assistance Program through Aetna that provides up to five in-person counseling sessions per issue for all employees. In addition, GW pays for health advocacy services for employees to assist with finding providers, answering questions, and responding to medical billing issues. GW also provides a GW-funded smoking cessation benefit, free flu shots, a Healthy Pregnancy Program, and a variety of other wellness programs.
For GW students, the University Counseling Center (UCC) serves as the primary mental health agency. Their mission is to support students' mental health and personal development by collaborating directly with students to overcome difficulties and challenges that may interfere with their academic, emotional and personal success.
Through individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, assessments and referrals, the UCC strives to provide students with ample opportunities to:
•develop greater insight and self-understanding
•identify and solve problems
•reduce emotional distress
•improve cognitive, emotional, academic and interpersonal functioning
In addition to direct clinical services, the UCC seeks to promote psychological health and wellness as a value to the GW community through outreach activities, partnerships and consultation initiatives with faculty, staff, administrators, family members and others in the campus community.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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