|
| 
|
CARE Services for Faculty and Staff
CARE Services is the campus faculty and staff assistance
program providing free, confidential problem assessment and referral
for UC Berkeley faculty and staff. It is also the employee assistance
program for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. CARE offers assistance
with a wide range of issues, including:
-
child and teenager problems
-
couples and marital issues
-
work related stress
-
elder and dependent adult care
-
depression, anxiety, and other emotional problems
-
|
|
**COPING WITH CHANGE WORKSHOPS** If your department would like
to request a Coping with Change workshop, please contact us at (510)
643-7754.
In addition to services to individuals, CARE also provides free and
confidential consultation and training services for faculty and staff
management and campus administration related to behavioral health
problems such as mental illness, chemical dependency, interpersonal
problems, employee deaths, threats of violence, work stress and change
management, etc., that impact workplace functioning.
| Request |
What to Do |
 |
| Appointments |
To make an appointment, call (510) 643-7754. Appointments are
available Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm (including lunch hours.)
Some after work appointments available.
Email:
Address: University Health Services, Tang Center
2222 Bancroft Way, Suite 3100
Berkeley, CA 94720-4300
|
|
CARE Services
Program Offerings
|
See Description of Services. |
| CARE Staff |
Meet the members of the CARE Staff. |
|
Confidentiality Statement
|
CARE Services is completely confidential. The
counselor does not share information about you or your visits
with anyone outside of CARE without your consent, or as required
by law. Please note that confidentiality of electronic mail
is not guaranteed. Much like a postcard sent via U.S. mail,
email can be easily observed by a third party while on transit
to its destination.
|
|
Elder Care Program
|
See the Elder
Care Program. This program, which is part of CARE Services,
offers confidential, free assistance for faculty and staff who
are caring for aging parents or other adults or anticipate doing
so in the future. |
|
Emergency Contacts
|
If you are experiencing a mental health emergency
after business hours or on weekends, the following are numbers
you can contact for assistance:
- Health Net Members, Blue Cross Members and CIGNA
members::
call United Behavioral Health at 1 (888) 440-8225
- Kaiser Members*: call the Kaiser Psychiatry number
at the following locations:
- Oakland: (510) 752-1075
- Pleasanton: (925) 847-5051
- Richmond: (510) 307-1591
- San Francisco: (415) 833-2292
- Union City: (510) 441-3080
- Vallejo: (707) 645-2700
- Walnut Creek: (925) 295-4145
* Important Note: From January 1, 2008,
Kaiser members can call Kaiser and/or call United Behavioral
Health at 1(888)440-8225
If you are not currently enrolled in a UC Health
Plan,
call 1-800-309-2131(24-hours community crisis line)
or a local crisis line in your area.
|
|
Educational Training/Groups
|
- See Training
Information. CARE offers programs on a variety of issues,
by request from departments, or by open enrollment in classes.
Topics include stress management, instant relaxation, and
coping with transition/change. See also Twelve-Step
Programs On or Near Campus and Elder
Care: Caregiver Support Group.
- Coping with Change Workshops: If your department
would like to request a Coping with Change workshop, please
contact us at (510) 643-7754.
- In addition, Kaiser Permanente of Northern California
offers health and behavioral health education classes that
are open to Kaiser members and the general public. For a
complete and current listing, see Kaiser
Classes.
|
|
Community Resources
|
These links to community resource websites are
listed as a convenience. Their inclusion in this website does
not constitute endorsement by the University of California.
|
|
Coping Tools
|
|
|
Campus Resources
|
The following are additional helpful UCB campus
resources:
|
Back to Faculty/Staff Services A-Z >
|
|
Contact Info
Join Our Team
