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Staff & Faculty Counseling Center

The Staff & Faculty Counseling Center (SFCC) provides short-term individual counseling support, consultations, and referrals to assist UCLA employees who are being temporarily or permanently laid off from their job, or experiencing reduction in work time. The SFCC is also available to immediate family members to provide support during this stressful transition. The SFCC additionally provides peer support groups for groups of laid-off employees. The SFCC services are voluntary, confidential, and free.

RESOURCES

  • SFCC support for laid-off or time-reduced employees
  • SFCC support for remaining staff
  • SFCC support for supervisors/managers conducting lay-offs

ACTION PLAN

  • Step 1 – Support for laid-off or time-reduced employees
    1. Managing feelings of loss, uncertainty, distress, and change
    2. Calming techniques for fears, anxiety, anger, and depression
    3. Resources for support in his transitional time
    4. Skills to maintain and maximize activation, psychological flexibility, and resilience
  • Step 2 – Support for remaining staff
    1. Managing feelings of loss, uncertainty, distress, and change
    2. Communicating needs with management
    3. Resources for support in this transitional time
    4. Skills to maintain and maximize activation, psychological flexibility, and resilience
  • Step 3 – Support for supervisors/managers conducting lay-offs
    1. Managing feelings of moral distress, guilt, and sadness
    2. Communicating with and supporting remaining staff
    3. Self-care for managers
    4. Resources for support

WORKSHOPS & CLASSES

Workshop TitleDateLocation/Zoom

Drop-in Peer Support Group for Laid-off Employees

Topics to be discussed

1. Dealing with Unforeseen Adversity – Loss, Distress, Change, & Uncertainty

2. Calming Techniques for Fear, Anger, Anxiety, & Depression

3. Skills to Maintain and Maximize Activation, Psychological Flexibility, & Resilience

4. Developing a Roadmap to Achieve Realistic Expectations/Success

5. Practical Resources During This Transitional Time

Mondays at 10 a.m.Zoom Meeting
 

KEY CONTACTS

NamePhoneEmail Address
Nan Levine-Mann310-794-0245nanette@chr.ucla.edu
Jorge Cherbosque310-794-0245jorge@chr.ucla.edu

 

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Resource TitleContact/Website
HelpGuide: Self-help guide for mental health and wellnesshttps://www.helpguide.org/
FindHelp: Find food assistance, help paying bills, and other free or reduced cost programs, including new programs for the COVID-19 pandemichttps://findhelp.org/
MyStrength: From resiliency to well-being, myStrength’s digital behavioral health solutions empower individuals with engaging, clinically-proven resourceshttps://mystrength.com/
Therapy Assistance Online Connect: Online cognitive behavioral toolshttps://www.taoconnect.org/
Calm: App for meditation and sleepCalm App
Mindful: Free app for mindfulness and meditationUCLA Mindful App
Headspace: Guided meditation and mindfulnessHeadspace App

ARTICLES

RESOURCES FOR LAID-OFF EMPLOYEES