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h. Employee Workshops – The Employee Advisory Service offers group and individual workshops. The following programs are available: • Stress Management • Supervisory Assistance • Conflict Resolution • CDL Drug and Alcohol Awareness i. Critical Incident and Stress Debriefing – Virtually any emergency situation can trigger the need for a trauma response. Some of the more common events that can affect employees include: • Death of an employee • Emergencies and natural disaster • Violence at the workplace • Workplace accidents and injuries In the event your agency experiences a serious traumatic event, a trained response team is available. The Employee Advisory Service Counselors are specifically trained in Critical Incident Stress Debriefing, Psychological First Aid, and Grief Counseling and will provide onsite services in the forms of group debriefings, group discussions, group counseling and/or individual debriefings and counseling. j. Wellness Resources – The Employee Advisory Service provides updates, resources, and information on health and wellness to identify new trends and tips to assist your employees with proactive and productive work and life habits. Resources include: • Monthly Employee Advisory Service Employee Newsletters • Quarterly Employee Advisory Service Supervisory Newsletters • Monthly Webinars –themed presentations for both employees and supervisors Appointment Scheduling and Referrals Appointments are scheduled by contacting the Employee Advisory Service at EAS_Help@csc.nj.gov, calling 1-866-327-9133. Request for service forms will be located on the Employee Advisory Service website https://www.nj.gov/csc/employees/programs/advisory/eas.html. a. When an employee requests services – Employees may utilize benefit time, or the agency may allow employees to access services during their regular work hours. The supervisor/manager may suggest an employee contact the Employee Advisory Service to assist them with work or personal issues affecting

access services during their regular work hours. The supervisor/manager may suggest an employee contact the Employee Advisory Service to assist them with work or personal issues affecting their job performance. This is not be considered a formal management referral. b. When a formal management referral is requested – The Human Resource Office or other departmental/agency management can request an EAS appointment for an employee. In such cases, the Human Resource Office will receive a notification of attendance and recommendations for these referrals. The information contained in these notifications will be guided by State and Federal privacy laws. At minimum the notification will include: 1. If the employee has accepted recommendations. 2. If the employee has kept appointments. 3. Dates and times of any future appointments. The Employee Advisory Service can assist with fitness-for-duty evaluations and any resulting recommendations from the evaluating physician. Union representatives, with agreement from the department/agency, may refer their members to the Employee Advisory Service. The union representative will not receive information concerning the referral. Only the employee will receive a notice of appearance for appointment. Note: *N.J.A.C. 4A:6-4.10, employees who are referred to the Employee Advisory Service will be scheduled for an intake/assessment with a Counselor. An employee shall be given time off with pay for the intake and evaluation visits. For other situations and visits, arrangements shall be set by the employee and appointing authority, which may include the use of available benefit leave time.