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Legal Disclaimer:
Services offered online by the EAP are supportive, educational, and solution-focused and
are intended to assist in assessing the user's problem and making a referral for ongoing
treatment. Online conference is not a crisis service and does not take the place of
face-to-face behavioral healthcare services.
EAP online conference is not suited to meet your needs if any of the following
apply to your situation.
- If you are currently experiencing thoughts of self injury or suicide
- If you are currently considering harming another person
- If you are experiencing a serious mental illness, or psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations or delusions
- If you are currently in danger of being injured in a violent or abusive relationship
- If you are in need of crisis services
If any of these situations apply to you contact 911, your local mental health agency, police
department, or emergency room as soon as possible.
Confidentiality
The EAP uses the latest tools of technology to establish and maintain the confidentiality
of information exchanged through online conference services. Data is protected at the highest
allowable level using secure socket layer (SSL) encryption software.
While we use the latest in internet security technology to ensure privacy, First Choice
Health EAP is not liable for breaches of confidentialiality due to access by unknown parties
(e.g. Hackers), due to computer related technical difficulties, or due to the user's failure to
remove internet addresses or private e-mail transactions from shared or public computers. If the
user contacts the EAP for online conference from a computer in the workplace, the user should
know that employers commonly audit the destination addresses of e-mail transactions and
internet sites. E-mail from or received by an employees at work is generally considered to be
the property of the employer. The user should be aware of these factors if there is a concern
about privacy.
Online conference is not available to individuals under the age of 18.
No information you provide to First Choice Health EAP may be disclosed to any party
except in the following circumstances:
- By your written authorization (you may want your information
forwarded to a counselor you are seeing in person).
- By law we are legally obligated to report to appropriate
authorities any suspicion of child abuse or abuse of an elderly person.
- By law we are legally obligated to report to the appropriate
authorities any incident where a life is in danger.
- By law we must respond to any court ordered subpoena of our records.
If you have questions with regard to any of the above exceptions, consult with your
attorney prior to disclosing confidential information online.
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