CDCR’s dedication to worker wellness
On the Workplace of Worker Wellness (OEW), conversations revolving round wellness happen day by day. You’ll have even had a couple of of those conversations your self. However, who do you have to ask when you have questions? Your psychological, bodily, emotional, and monetary wellness have an effect on each facet of your life. Alongside these traces, OEW affords assets to assist you and your loved ones when you end up in want.
Employees at OEW are right here and able to help with wellness wants for you or your eligible members of the family. OEW’s mission is to offer a secure, accessible, and connective house for proactive wellness assist, training, and assets.
OEW serves CDCR, California Correctional Well being Care Providers, and Division of Juvenile Justice staff and their households.
Who works at OEW?
OEW is a multi-disciplinary group consisting of trauma knowledgeable psychological well being clinicians, custody and administrative employees. They share a typical purpose: shortly and confidentially offering or connecting staff and their households to supportive providers. These providers are solely accessible for workers and their households. OEW doesn’t present any providers to the incarcerated inhabitants, parolees, wards or their households.
The psychological well being group presently consists of three psychologists and two licensed scientific social employees.
The workplace additionally has a Correctional Lieutenant, Correctional Sergeant, two Correctional Officers, one Employees Providers Supervisor III, and three analysts.
OEW is frequently rising and evolving to convey you essentially the most well-rounded assist doable.
*To be taught extra about members of the OEW Workforce, try the OEW column within the CDCR Wellness App.
What we do
OEW oversees a number of departmental applications comparable to:
- CDCR Wellness app
- Peer Help Program
- Worker Help Program
- Regulation Enforcement & Neighborhood Providers
- California Chaplain Corps
- Different departmental wellness initiatives.
Program particulars
Every program is confidential and accessible to all employees members and their households, freed from cost.
- CDCR Wellness App gives 24/7 confidential entry to correctional wellness instruments and assets for workers, their households and retirees. The app is a complete toolkit for bodily, psychological, emotional, and monetary wellness. Additionally, health and nutrition-related movies and content material, in addition to direct entry to all Departmental assets listed beneath, are provided. The CDCR Wellness app could be discovered within the Apple App or Google Play shops. All state-issued telephones are pre-loaded with the app.
- Peer Help Program (PSP) gives an empathic ear, facilitating pathways to skilled assist. Help groups can be found at every CDCR location. Educated volunteer custody and non-custody employees assist staff in a time of want. For extra data, contact your native PSP Administrator or Chief, founding within the PSP part of CDCR Wellness app or PSP internet page.
- The Regulation Enforcement & Neighborhood Providers, California Chaplain Corps affords confidential legislation enforcement centered assist, offering 24/7 disaster incident stress administration. Additionally they provide post-trauma stress providers to staff and their households. There aren’t any charges or co-pays related to this program. Additionally, all communication between chaplains, staff and dependents are protected pursuant to the California Proof Code, Sections 1030-1034. Attain them at (916) 365-2273.
- Worker Help Program affords staff and their eligible household dependents confidential, no-cost help anytime you want help. This system gives a wide range of providers comparable to in-person or digital scientific counseling, monetary and authorized consultations, baby and aged care reductions and extra. Study extra by calling EAP at 1-866-327-4762 or go to www.eap.calhr.ca.gov.
- Wellness Schooling is obtainable by OEW month-to-month statewide e-mails. These spotlight wellness-related subjects, webinars, and shows. Additionally, OEW oversees coaching content material for Employees Suicide Consciousness, Fundamental Correctional Officer Academy Stress Resiliency, and Wellness and Stress Resiliency.
Study extra concerning the Workplace of Worker Wellness
OEW, and its affiliated applications, are right here for you and your households. For accessible assets, go to www.cdcr.ca.gov/wellness/, obtain the CDCR Wellness app, or e-mail OEW at CDCRWellness@cdcr.ca.gov.
Janette Williams, Affiliate Governmental Program Analyst
Workplace of Worker Wellness