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Employee Assistance Program. Canada Revenue Agency 2003-2004 Annual Report. Program Transition. CCRA → CRA & CBSA December 12, 2003 CRA’s EAP continued to provide services to CBSA employees in all regions until March 31, 2004
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Employee Assistance Program Canada Revenue Agency 2003-2004 Annual Report
Program Transition • CCRA → CRA & CBSA December 12, 2003 • CRA’s EAP continued to provide services to CBSA employees in all regions until March 31, 2004 • On April 1, 2004 some Coordinator-counsellors and associated resources (in NOR, SOR, Pacific, Quebec regions) transferred to CBSA • In the remaining regions (Atlantic, Prairies, HQ), CRA’s EAP continues to provide management and coordination services to CBSA through Service Level Agreements
Program Transition (cont’d) • CRA maintains multiple access model • Coordinator-counsellors, referral agents, EAP contractors and local advisory committees valued by employees, management and union representatives • This report covers 2003-04 activities and therefore includes data related to the Customs component of CBSA; CRA and CBSA will report separately in 2004-05
Services Offered • Confidential assistance to all employees and their family members (core services) • Professional advice and guidance to managers and union representatives • Critical incident stress management (CISM) • Orientation, information and training
The EAP Network • 16 Coordinator-counsellor FTEs andapproximately 65 contracts with EAP agencies delivering assessment, short-term counselling and referral services • 254 employees acting as Referral Agents (RA) providing support, facilitating access to counsellors and providing information on resources
The EAP Network (cont’d) • Approximately 45 Local and District EAP Committees promoting the Program and helping to assess employee needs and program effectiveness
Access Points (2003-04) • EAP reports 7,127 cases during the fiscal year: • 1,134 accessed the EAP Coordinator-counsellors • 4,266 accessed contracted EAP counsellors • 1,727 employees used the services of Referral Agents
Access Points (cont’d) • 76% of the employees who used EAP accessed counsellors • 24% accessed Referral Agents
Access Points (cont’d) • 60% of employees accessing EAP did so through externally contracted EAP counsellors • 40% accessed EAP Coordinator-counsellors or RAs
Access Points (cont’d) • Coordinator-counsellors and contractors report 203 clients were referred to them by RAs • Total number of employees seen is 6,924 (7,127 cases less 203 employees seen by both RAs and counsellors)
Use by Family Members • Third year that usage by family members has been tracked • Family members accessing EAP via: Coordinator-counsellors = 31Contracted counsellors = 625 • (Note: This represents an increase of over 200% from 2002-03 usage as reported)
National Use of EAP Services(2003-2004) • Utilization Rate = (employees seen/ population X 100) • 13.3% of employees accessed EAP in 2003-2004
Types of Issues • Contractors: marital/family (50%), emotional (30%) and work-related (9%) issues most common • Coordinator-counsellors and RAs: marital/family (41%), emotional (24%) and work-related (20%) • Employees access the service that they feel can best help them deal with their issue
CISM Services • 56 group debriefings held as a result of traumatic incidents • 55 individual debriefings held • Awareness sessions for employees and managers concerning CISM: 32 sessions, 656 participants
Other EAP Services • Advisory services delivered to 610 managers, 76 union reps, 422 RAs • Professional advice delivered by professional EAP resources • EAP Workshop for managers and union rep training – 47 events with 719 participants • Managers and union reps attend together • Course rolled out in 1998
Other EAP Services (cont’d) • Orientation sessions – 322 events with 8,302 participants (16% of employee population) • Regular events promoting EAP services and introducing providers to employees • Info/education sessions – 14,574 employees attended • Variety of topics: stress, change, parenting, grief, pre-retirement, wellness fairs etc.
EAP – Supporting Workplace Wellness • For further information concerning the Program, speak to a member of the EAP network • Check out the EAP Website at: http://infozone.rc.gc.ca/ english/r2732472/eap/ Default.htm