Permanente Advocate Resource (PAR)
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A key resource available to our employees is the Permanente Advocate Resource (PAR). PAR is charged with identifying and evaluating issues that Northwest Permanente and Permanente Dental Associates (PDA) professionals may have related to their psychological health, well-being, or impairment. As health-care professionals, we are the “invincible healers” of our modern-day society. Personally, we expect nothing but perfection from ourselves. To those we serve, we are expected to be healer, comforter, scientist, expert, and decision maker, and to do it perfectly every time, 24 hours a day (or so it seems). These expectations, coupled with administrative concerns, and other personal issues, make us vulnerable to certain occupational hazards: anxiety / depression, inappropriate use of alcohol or drugs, physical and emotional stress, and burnout.
Help at PAR is confidential The contact and discussions you have with the PAR staf are confidential. Notes maintained are kept completely separate from medical records, mental health charts, and personnel files. There may be exceptions to confidentiality, as required by law. If you have questions or concerns, please speak with a PAR counselor. |
Help available to you at PAR
The PAR staff is prepared to assist with problems, both personal and professional, including:
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