BOP Program Statement 3792.11 § 4

■ Program Authority. The Assistant Director for the Reentry Services Division is delegated

general authority and responsibility for the Bureau’s EAP.

■ Selection Factors for Bureau EAP Personnel. Any Bureau Psychologist assigned

responsibilities as an EAP Coordinator or EAP Counselor must hold a doctoral degree in

Clinical or Counseling Psychology and must hold a current license to practice psychology.

In order to ensure an adequate number of Bureau EAP providers, licensure is required for all

non-entry level Bureau Psychologist positions.

■ Credentials for Non-Bureau EAP Providers. Any External EAP contract counselor will,

at a minimum, be licensed mental health providers and have credentials that conform to

current community standards of training and certification.

■ Program Administration. The Central Office Psychology Services Administrator is

responsible for the National EAP Coordinator’s direct supervision and maintains

responsibility for the EAP’s overall direction.

(1) The Psychology or EAP Program Administrator ensures Bureau EAP Coordinators and

Counselors are allocated sufficient duty time to participate in continuing education

training, conferences, and other meetings to ensure continued association with

professional colleagues.

(2) In the event of a disaster affecting Department of Justice (DOJ) personnel or facilities,

the Bureau EAP Program Administrator (with the concurrence of the Director of the

Bureau) shall work cooperatively with the DOJ EAP Administrator in coordinating and

delivering the DOJ response.

■ National EAP Coordinator. The National EAP Coordinator is a licensed, doctoral level

Psychologist and is responsible for:

(1) Monitoring external EAP contracts as they relate to the overall EAP service delivery and

contractor performance;

(2) Monitoring staff satisfaction with EAP and the overall effectiveness of EAP services;

(3) Providing an annual report to the DOJ EAP Administrator based upon DOJ’s reporting

criteria;

(4) Developing and distributing policies and information regarding EAP issues and services

to field components;

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(5) Maintaining necessary records;

(6) Adhering to confidentiality requirements and developing security procedures to protect

client records;

(7) Publicizing EAP services through emails, posters, memoranda, news articles, fliers, etc.;

and

(8) Developing national Bureau training annually (Annual Training) and on an as needed

basis on the EAP program.

■ Chief Executive Officer (CEO). CEOs are responsible for:

(1) Maintaining an EAP in each facility in accordance with this Program Statement;

(2) Designating the EAP Coordinator, who is ordinarily the Chief of Psychology Services.

The EAP Coordinator may designate licensed Psychologists as EAP Counselors;

(3) Ensuring all supervisors and managers receive regular training on EAP and the

supervisory consultation/referral functions therein;

(4) Ensuring all employees are briefed on the EAP and CST; and

(5) Ensuring all EAP Coordinators and Counselors are allocated sufficient time to participate

in professional development.

■ EAP Coordinator. EAP Coordinators are responsible for:

(1) The supervision of Bureau EAP Counselors;

(2) Monitoring and evaluating the program’s operation;

(3) Maintaining necessary records;

(4) Assuring strict adherence to confidentiality requirements and developing security

procedures to protect client records;

(5) Publicizing EAP services through emails, posters, memoranda, news articles, fliers, etc.;

(6) Participating in professional development; and

(7) Providing training annually on the EAP program.

■ Bureau EAP Counselor. Bureau EAP Counselors are responsible for:

(1) Adhering to confidentiality requirements. Bureau EAP Counselors will not disclose

information concerning illicit drug use by their clients, and shall not seek to obtain

information relating to crimes or criminal conduct from their clients. An exception is

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crime that directly and imminently threatens loss of life or serious bodily injury;

(2) Providing assessment and short-term counseling;

(3) Making appropriate professional referrals to External EAP Counselors or to community

resources;

(4) Maintaining client records and submitting non-identifying demographic information

annually to the component EAP Coordinator; and

(5) Participating in professional development.