employeeAssist®
is a service provided by Davidson Trahaire Corpsych (DTC) that is available to all staff at UTS. The professional DTC team are qualified and have extensive experience in dealing with issues in a sensitive and supportive manner. DTC have offices at a number of locations across Sydney.
To access this EAP contact HR Staff Services for a referral number and contact details to make an appointment to see a DTC counsellor. No personal information about a staff member or any issues they raise with DTC counsellors is reported back to UTS. The referral number is used by UTS solely to verify invoices for payment.
This is a short term, solution focused approach to assist individuals to enhance their emotional, physical and mental health. The initial referral covers up to 6 appointments with a counsellor. Additional appointments can be approved via HRU on a case-by-case basis.
This EAP provides confidential counselling, coaching and support for staff for a broad range of work and life issues including:
- Can't get to sleep or wake up through the night
- Feeling emotional, teary or over-reacting to situations
- A sense you are not achieving what you want or need to at work
- Feeling withdrawn, down or depressed
- Feeling irritable or angry resulting in conflict
- Having trouble concentrating and a lack of enthusiasm
- Feeling concerned about a relationship at home or work
- Struggling to cope with grief or loss
- Workplace issues such as career development, difficult relationships with colleagues or clients
- Dealing with difficult relationships or conflict at work
- Feeling overwhelmed and having trouble performing
- Family and/or relationship issues or breakdowns
- Work life balance
UTS offers various wellbeing assistance programs for staff and for support with financial worries there is online finance information.
