Culturally Responsive EAP

Pola Practice offers bespoke Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) that are research and evidence-based. Our services include individual employee assistance sessions, staff coaching sessions, critical incident and debriefing sessions, and culturally responsive workshops. Our workshops cover various topics such as understanding the role within culturally responsive practice, burnout prevention, and creating communities of support for well-being. We also offer tailored workshops depending on specific workplace needs and concerns, including managing work duties and caregiving responsibilities, self-care, rest, and general mental health psycho-education.

Pola Practice EAP Services

  • Culturally sensitive, confidential counselling tailored to diverse employee needs, promoting mental well-being and addressing personal and work-related challenges.

  • Supervision is a guided relationship with a structured process focusing on skill enhancement, ethical practice, and emotional support. It ensures quality care, fosters professional growth, and addresses the complexities of clinical and non-clinical work, benefiting both practitioners and clients.

  • Personalized coaching fostering employee growth. Cultivates leadership, enhances skills, and addresses cultural nuances, ensuring holistic professional development.

  • Group supervision is a collaborative relationship within a structured setting where multiple professionals come together, focusing on collective skill enhancement, ethical considerations, and shared emotional support. It ensures quality in group practices, promotes team growth, and navigates the intricacies of both clinical and non-clinical tasks, enriching the group's overall effectiveness and benefiting all members

  • Culturally informed debriefing post-crisis events, providing a safe space for staff reflection, healing, and strategies to move forward.

  • Interactive sessions promoting cultural awareness, inclusivity, and employee well-being. Tailored to diverse workplace needs for optimal team cohesion.

  • According to the World Health Organization (WHO), burnout is a syndrome arising from chronic workplace stress that has not been effectively managed. It manifests through three dimensions: feelings of exhaustion or energy depletion, increased mental distance or negative attitude towards one's job, and reduced professional efficacy.

    However, this understanding of burnout has limitations as it fails to consider the additional psychosocial and structural factors contributing to it. It also overlooks the specific risk factors for burnout faced by individuals with marginalized identities. However, Pola Practice’s burnout workshop looks at burnout from an intersectional perspective.

  • Comprehensive assessment of workplace health, with a cultural lens. Provides actionable insights to enhance inclusivity, productivity, and employee well-being.

  • Supporting organisations to create culturally safe and inclusive events that are sensitive to everyone’s wellbeing needs. This includes consolation pre and post event, as well as wellbeing support on the day.

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  • Felt as though the advice and support was relevant to me as opposed to general

    EAP Service User

  • Very lovely space, really enjoyed myself!! Thank you!! I was so emotionally exhausted when I arrived and left feeling refreshed

    Therapeutic Group Service User

  • I've never working with a practitioner of colour, who specialises in this space, and it has exceeded my expectations on all levels.

    EAP Service User

  • Loved the experience, truly theraputic and brought some peace in a most hectic day

    Therapeutic Group Service User