Wisdom & Wellbeing Program
Eligibility: All Health System Employees
Email: WisdomAndWellbeing@uvahealth.org

Contacts: 
Peggy Plews-Ogan
Richard Westphal

  • Unit/departmental consultations in high stress units 
  • 1:1 coaching for faculty and staff level 1 
  • 1:1 Leader coaching


Faculty and Employee Assistance Program (FEAP)
Eligibility: All University Employees
Phone: 434.243.2643

  • Assessment
  • Brief supportive counseling
  • Education/Seminars 
  • Critical incident response
  • Coaching
  • Manager consultation
  • Support groups and support sessions
  • Coordinated outreach
  • Referral to internal/external resources


Clinician Wellness Program
Eligibility: School of Medicine Faculty and Students
Contact: Karen Warburton (216-964-8018)

  • Individual sessions with clinicians and/or supervisors 
  • Referral, as needed, for mental health services; counseling regarding stress, burnout, interpersonal interactions; professional coaching 
  • Management and ongoing care for clinicians with addiction disorders

 

Graduate Medical Education (GME) Coach 
Eligibility: Medical Center Residents 
Contact: Karen Warburton 216-964-8018

  • Individual sessions with clinicians and/or supervisors 
  • Referral, as needed, for mental health services; counseling regarding stress, burnout, interpersonal interactions; professional coaching 
  • Management and ongoing care for clinicians with addiction disorders

 

Population Health

Eligibility:

  • UVA Patients recently discharged from UVA-Health after a hospitalization and referred to our patient programs
  • UVA Fellows, Residents, Staff, Faculty, Clinicians, and Clinical Team Members (including UPG & UVA-Wise)

Request an Appointment

Virtual & In-Person Appointments Available
If meeting in person, our office is located at: 
1222 Jefferson Park Ave., 5th floor, Room 5217, Charlottesville, VA 22903

 

HOOS WELL 

Eligibility: All UVA Employees (Note: resources within this row with an asterisk are available only to EEs and spouses on the UVA Health Plan or UPG Anthem Health Plan) 

Email: HoosWell@virginia.edu

  • Next-Steps Consult (conversation with a Health Guide* 
  • Unlimited 1:1 virtual Health Coaching, through Virgin Pulse* 

Additional resources managed by the Benefits division of UVA HR: 

  • Aetna One Advocate – call 24/7 at 1-800-987- 9072 
  • Virtual therapy through Teladoc


Chaplaincy

Eligibility:  All Patients, Family, and Medical Center Staff
Phone: 434-924-2642

  • Talk over concerns about ethics or health care decisions

 

Moral Distress Consult Service (MDCS) 

Eligibility: Medical Center Employees 
Pager: 1712
Contact: Beth Epstein 

  • Provide an open, safe forum to discuss issues related to any situation causing moral distress. Sessions last 45-60 minutes and are typically unit-based. Consultation provides action plan to reduce moral distress.

 

Compassionate Care Initiative (CCI)
School of Nursing (SON)
Eligibility: All Health System Employees & Students

Activities:

  • Drop-in classes – e.g., yoga, meditation, etc. 
  • CCI Learning Series (continuing education) 
  • Special workshops and limited series – e.g., life drawing 
  • UVA Schwartz Center Rounds 
  • Haney Conference – annual community-based conference on compassionate care 

Online Resources

  • Includes webinars, podcasts, recordings, guided practices, and handouts 

 

Mindfulness Center

Mindfulness for Health System Employees - All Health System Employees 

Advanced Mindful Leadership - All University Employees who have taken the Introductory-level Mindful Leadership Program through Hoos Well or another 8-week mindfulness course

  • The Mindfulness for Health System Employees course can offer benefits in multiple additional areas, including: reduced stress, anxiety and burnout, increased well-being; and improved balance between work and personal life. 
  • The Advanced Mindful Leadership course (with Hoos Well) meets for two hours a week for 8 weeks and focuses on applying mindfulness to being a more effective leader. Emotional intelligence is key to being a mindful leader, and ways of cultivating emotional intelligence are presented throughout the course.

 

Social Work

  • Identify/Problem solve barriers related to social determinants of health related to access to health care, followed by implementation of resources and or providing Social Work intervention.