PEAP Flashcards
What does PEAP stand for?
Police Employee Assistance Program
What is PEAP
A comprehensive program that helps employees resolve personal problems that may adversely impact their work performance, conduct, health, and overall well-being.
PEAP:
department employees and their families can contact the program and immediately speak with a peer counselor during what times?
24 Hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
Are PEAP services confidential?
Yes, except in rare circumstances where disclosure is required by law.
PEAP has a variety of resources available for you and your employees to assist in long term health and wellness which are not limited to:
management consultation,
assessments,
counseling,
PEAP has referrals for services for employees with personal and/or work-related concerns such as:
stress financial issues legal issues family problems office conflicts alcohol and substance abuse
If your employee(s) have been involved in a critical or stressful incident while working, what can PEAP provide your team?
A critical incident debriefing
How can police chaplains be contacted?
Through PBX or by calling the PEAP office
Can any chaplain be contacted regardless of their area of assignment?
yes
How many free visits with a counselor through behavioral health options (BHO) do lvmpd employees get every calendar year?
3
BHO provides more than counseling. The provide access to variety of resources both online and through telephonic professionals for???
Child care, elder care financial consultation legal consultation resource library ect...
How does a supervisor contact PEAP?
For immediate response during business hours call 702-828-3357
for immediat response after hours contact LVMPD patch supervisor at 702-828-7110 to be connected with on-call PEAP supervisor
IF no need for immediate response leave a message at 702-828-3357
PEAP:
Employees can send email requests for assistance or guidance to where?
PEAP@lvmpd.com
WHen should a supervisor make an immediate PEAP notificaiton?
- An lvmpd employee is the victim of a person crime, i.e., robbery, DV, ect. and the employee could use emotional support
- An LVMPD employee has been arrested for a crime
- If an employee has been involved in a stressful incident during their work shift and the supervisor fells that the employee or team needs additional resources to process the event.
Dispatch notifies the PEAP section immediately on critical incidents such as?
Officer Involved Shootings
When an employee has been transported to a hospital for an on-duty injury
When should a supervisor make a call or send an email to PEAP for assistance? Part 1
- Employee lost an immediate family member to death
- Employee or immediate family has been diagnosed with serious illness
- Employee has exhibited poor performance which you believe may be due to personal stressors
- Employee is having issues with children, parents, or extended family that are potentially affecting the employee’s ability to do their job
When should a supervisor make a call or send and email to peap for assistance? Part 2
- Employee has responded to, or witnessed (including via telephone/radio), a crime where the supervisor believes the employee has been affected by the event .
- Employee is experiencing a life stressor where you feel peap may be able to provide resources i.e., marital issues, gambling, alcohol, ect.
- employee was the victim of a crime and had court proceedings they must attend
- a supervisor would like assistance in speaking with an employee regarding PEAP.
PEAP is a confidential resource for employees. PEAP staff members are required to protect the confidentiality of program participants. Information discussed with participants of the program will be considered privileged and confidential with the following exceptions:
- The participant is an immediate threat to self or others
2. The participant admits the commission of any crime (including illicit drug use)
What should a supervisor do once they contact PEAP reference an employee?
PEAP always recommends that supervisors reach out to their employee and ask them, “how are you doing?” and “Is there anything I can do for you?”
What should a supervisor or peer employee do when another employee is placed on administrative leave?
PEAP recommends including them in normal activities
Employees on admin leave may attend ____ and _____ (if allowed by CIRT after and OIS), however, they cannot be in ____ nor in a _____
Briefings
squad training
Uniform
Patrol vehicle
Supervisors should encourage their team to interact and include the team member that is on leave while being mindfull ___ ___ as questions pertaining to the incident which has caused the employee to be placed on leave due to repect for the confidentiality of the situation and the admonishment that may be been directed.
NOT TO
Should supervisors ask the employee when they will be back to work?
No
One of the best things a supervisor can do is create a ____ with their individual team members and their team as a whole.
Connection
What is supervisory connections described as?
Taking the time and effort to get to know your employees as individual people, “Who are they and what they want to be”
What are some things a connected supervisor would know?
- Do they have a family?
- Where do they want to be career-wise, in 5 or 10 years
- what types of training/classes do they want to enhance their work/life skills
- What current stressors do they have outside of work
WHat is a common myth about suicide?
that by talking about suicide one will influence another to act upon it.
Crisis intervention
It is the policy of this department to identify and support the member whose _____ _____ provides evidence that he may be a threat to himself or others to ensure safety in the workplace.
Articulable behavior
on- or off-duty
A member may be considered at-risk and unsuitable for duty if his ____ or ____ condition and ____ might result in, or may have resulted in, danger to self or others.
Physical or emotional
and actions
In events in which there have been overt acts to harm oneself or others, the procedure is _____.
Mandatory
PEAP:
When an immediate supervisor becomes aware of an incident or situation affecting a member who represents a potential risk of harm to self or others they will do what?
Contact PEAP ad the appropriate member association for immediate response to the scene and to ensure the member receives proper support. The only information that is to be provided to PEAP and the applicable association is that an incident as defined bu this procedure has occurred.
