POLICE — EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
887. Hon PETER COLLIER to
the minister representing the Minister for Police:
I refer the minister to the
employee assistance program provided by Western Australia Police Force.
(1) Will the
minister provide a list of service providers that are used for this service; and,
if not, why not?
(2) Can officers
and other employees of WAPOL choose their own service provider; and, if not,
why not?
Hon STEPHEN DAWSON
replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Police. The Western Australia Police Force advises the
following.
(1) A response to
this question cannot be provided within the time frame. The honourable member
may wish to place this question on notice.
(2) The employee assistance
program is available to sworn and unsworn personnel and their families and the
service provider will allocate an appropriate clinician according to the
individual circumstances. Should the person accessing the service have an
existing relationship with a psychologist, the WA Police Force will authorise
sessions to the same value as under the EAP with the approval of the director
of human resources or the chief
psychologist. In addition, police officers may access a service provider of
their choice in accordance with their industrial agreement.