Cleared DoD Employees at Risk - Report 2 A Study of Barriers to Seeking Help
Abstract
PERSEREC examined the relationship between DoD security policy and federally mandated employee assistance programs (EAPs) for civilians and counseling/referral services for military personnel to identify any barriers for cleared DoD employees to using these programs. The study, based largely on interviews, but also on focus-group information and on a review of policy documents and other literature, found that policy is in place to help cleared individuals with personal problems get access to the counseling and treatment they need. However, research showed that cleared employees, civilian or military, often remain suspicious that their attendance at such programs will result in clearance revocation. Thus, some consult counseling programs outside the federal system, eschewing the very programs that the government has set up to help them. Report 1, designed for the policymaker, makes various recommendations for augmenting policy guidance, and for enhancing security education programs to underscore the fact that people can get help without putting their security status in danger. Report 2 documents the research and presents findings and conclusions; it also contains a series of appendices that provides background information for the interested reader on such topics as the EAP movement, military counseling/referral programs, and DoD personnel security policies and programs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA403319
Entities
People
- Lynn F. Fischer
- Suzanne Wood