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Work-Life Resources
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Faculty Career and Family Network: 2009 Fall Luncheon and Event Series
Lunch provided
The Office of Faculty Development is sponsoring a luncheon series, an innovative model developed and hosted by Drs Jenifer Lightdale and Lydia Shrier. The program includes a series of informal networking lunches, addressing those balancing a career in academic medicine and family life. Drs Shrier and Lightdale would like to extend their invitation to all faculty who are parenting or have other competing family and career concerns. Please rsvp for by emailing
Office of Faculty Development
For further information, contact Lydia Shrier, MD or Jenifer Lightdale, MD
Tuesday, August 18, 12 - 1 PM, CH Library's Gamble Room: Introductory Luncheon
Tuesday, Sept 29, 12 - 1 PM, Karp 8 Conference Room: Modern Media and Child Exploitation: So Sexy So Soon
By Diane Levin, PhD, Professor of Education, Wheelock College, co-author of "So Sexy So Soon: the New Sexualized Childhood and What Parents Can Do to Protect their Kids"
Diane Levin discusses the media's exploitation of children's sexuality and offers take-home tips for parents; introduction by Michael Rich, MD, MPH, Director of the CHB Center on Media and Child Health.
RE-SCHEDULED FOR Sunday, Oct 11: Apple-Picking Expedition
The details:
When: 10 AM - 1PM
Where: Westward Orchards in Harvard, MA; we will meet in the picnic area on the lawn at 10am - just look for the canopy.
What: Let's spend a few hours apple-picking with our families in the Orchards and enjoy toddler/kid-antics.
RSVP: ofd@childrens.harvard.edu, with approximate number of kids (plus ages) and adults (age not required)
*There is no admission fee. The Office of Faculty Development will provide beverages; each family is responsible for apple purchases and refreshments. Westward has breakfast and lunch menus.
Day of Event Contact Information: If weather looks ambiguous or messy on 10/11, call 617-355-2922
Westward Orchard Website:
http://www.westwardorchards.com/
Tuesday, Oct 6, 12 - 1 PM, CH Library's Gamble Room: Finding and Hiring a Nanny
By Marsha Epstein, Ameican Nanny Company
Marsha Epstein will present strategies for finding the right nanny for your family and job description. Tips for successfully negotiating the complicated and emotional process of hiring a nanny will be discussed. Handouts on everything from interviewing, reference checking, and performance evaluation will be given to each participant.
Friday, Nov 6, 12 - 1 PM, Karp 7 Conference Room: discussion of fall and future events, information sharing, and networking
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Tips from Kids is a website that provides a glimpse into the kid's perspective on all kinds of family issues.
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Tips from Kids
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Nanny Network for Harvard-affiliated Physicians and Scientists in the LMA
The BWH Office of Women's Careers has created a message board for Harvard-affiliated physicians and scientists to exchange news regarding jobs for nannies. Check the link below for information on becoming connected to the network and gaining access to the board.
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BWH Nanny Network
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Children's Hospital Work/Family Services will connect you to agencies and resources that can benefit your well-being. Telephone 617-355-8933
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Paid Post Partum Leave
Recognizing the medical reality of childbirth and postpartum recovery for women physicians, the CH Physicians Organization (PO) endorsed in July 2001 a new maternity leave policy of a minimum of 8 weeks paid leave for all women physicians who are a part of the PO, working 0.5 FTE or greater. These eight weeks are considered part of the Federal and Medical Family Leave Act (FMLA) and the Massachusetts Medical Leave Act (MMLA).
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Longwood Medical Area Child Care Centers:
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Children's Hospital Child Care Center
Children's Hospital Child Care Center was created to provide high quality child care for children of hospital employees and staff. We accept children 3 months through 5 years without regard to race, creed, cultural heritage or religion. For every child in our center, we offer a safe, supportive environment which fosters self-esteem, growth and cultural diversity.
Telephone: 617-355-6006
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Bright Horizons Child Care Center
The center is located in the Landmark Building on the corner of Brookline Ave., and the Fenway, the Bright Horizon's Family Center serves families from several area hospitals and Harvard Medical School. The center operates from 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday, under an "open door" policy which parents of enrolled children are welcome at any time. Children's has reserved 20 slots for its employees. Telephone: (617) 450-0790.
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Harvard Medical Center Office of Work and Family (OWF):
The OWF would like to introduce you to the new wealth of family resources and information now available:
Handbook - Upon request, you can receive a free copy of the Harvard University and Affiliates Family Resource Handbook. Included are resources for pregnancy and postpartum, families, finding a baby-sitter, older children, the elderly, and activities for children.
Child Care - Help in determining your child care needs is available. Information regarding: breast feeding at work, child care centers, family child care homes, in-home child care agencies, after school programs, preschools, finding a babysitter, public and private schools, school vacation programs, summer camps.
Elder Care -Help in identifying community resources and services is available to those caring for their elderly relatives: home health care services, hospice care, legal issues, housing options, Medicare and Medicaid policies, respite care, support groups, transportation, and visiting nurses.
Lunchtime Programs and Seminars - Experts address topics related to balancing work and family life. Programs are for parents with children of all ages, as well as those caring for aging relatives.
Barbara Wolf, Director, HMC Office of Work and Family
Telephone: 617-432-1615
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Harvard Medical Center Office of Work and Family
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Harvard Medical Center Office of Work and Family - Fall 2009 Workshops
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Parents in a Pinch
To supplement your existing childcare services, CH has contracted with Parents in a Pinch to provide backup childcare to CH employees. All CH faculty are eligible for this service. Importantly, Children's will carry the majority of the costs and families are assured of trained care providers.
For any emergency you can think of, from filling in at work for a colleague or if your child cannot attend his/her scheduled daycare due to sickness, Parents In A Pinch will send a screened, trained care provider to your home. Parents In A Pinch also has access to family or center based care, if that is the best option for you.
Children's will pay for 50% of the provider's fee ($10/hr for home care, $7.50 for center care) and all of the placement fee for the first 5 days of the service. Parents pay the provider at the time of the service but will be reimbursed for the 50% cost share by the hospital. Following the 5th day through the 8th, parents pay the provider in full but CH will pay the placement fee. If the service is continued after the 8th day, parents pay all fees. Parents pay all provider's transportation costs.
The telephone number for Parents In A Pinch is 617-739-KIDS.
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Clinician Support, Office of (OCS)
David DeMaso, MD , OCS Director, 617-355-6724
The Office of Clinician Support provides a safe place for physicians to discuss and resolve a wide range of work place and personal issues. The OCS provides a blend of services ranging from creating awareness of work-engendered stresses, to discussions about work-related and personal concerns, to mental health assessments, to crisis interventions. All clinicians are seen at no charge with referrals to outside professionals as needed. OCS staff will make arrangements to meet at a convenient time, usually within 24-48 hours. For more information about the program, please feel free to contact the OCS Director directly.
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