❓ Hon Peter Collier inquires about the frequency and location of psychologist visits to regional areas under the Visiting Regional Psychologist Program. The WA Police Force provides data from its Internal Psychology Unit (IPU) and Employee Assistance Program (EAP), noting data limitations for earlier years.
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I refer to the Visiting Regional Psychologist Program, and I ask: (a) how many visits to regional areas did the psychologists make in: (i) 2018; (ii) 2019; (iii) 2020; and (iv) 2021 to date; and (b) which regional areas did the psychologists visit in: (i) 2018; (ii) 2019; (iii) 2020; and (iv) 2021 to date?
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Answered
15 February 2022
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Police
Response time
11 days
The Western Australian Police Force advise:
Psychological services are provided to Western Australia Police Force officers and staff in regional Western Australia through the agency’s Internal Psychology Unit (IPU) and through onsite regional visits, as well as telephone/virtual support by the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – coordinated by Converge International.
(a) - (b)
IPU
EAP
EAP
EAP
Region
2021
2019
2020
2021
Great Southern District
3
4
11
18
South West District
2
19
33
20
Mid West-Gascoyne District
5
6
13
14
Goldfields-Esperance District
1
0
4
12
Pilbara District
1
7
5
10
Kimberley District
3
4
8
9
Wheatbelt District
0
2
10
5
Total
15
42
84
88
Notes:
· (a)(i) – (iii) Prior to 2021, data on regional visits was not tracked in the WA Police Force Internal Psychology Unit records system. A mechanism is now in place to track data on visits to regional areas.
· (b)(i) s Converge International (Employee Assistance Provider) commenced collecting and tracking WA Police Force data only from 2019, data is not available for 2018.
· (a)(iv) Data has been provided for the entire year
· (b)(iv) Data has been provided for the entire year
Psychological services are provided to Western Australia Police Force officers and staff in regional Western Australia through the agency’s Internal Psychology Unit (IPU) and through onsite regional visits, as well as telephone/virtual support by the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – coordinated by Converge International.
(a) - (b)
IPU
EAP
EAP
EAP
Region
2021
2019
2020
2021
Great Southern District
3
4
11
18
South West District
2
19
33
20
Mid West-Gascoyne District
5
6
13
14
Goldfields-Esperance District
1
0
4
12
Pilbara District
1
7
5
10
Kimberley District
3
4
8
9
Wheatbelt District
0
2
10
5
Total
15
42
84
88
Notes:
· (a)(i) – (iii) Prior to 2021, data on regional visits was not tracked in the WA Police Force Internal Psychology Unit records system. A mechanism is now in place to track data on visits to regional areas.
· (b)(i) s Converge International (Employee Assistance Provider) commenced collecting and tracking WA Police Force data only from 2019, data is not available for 2018.
· (a)(iv) Data has been provided for the entire year
· (b)(iv) Data has been provided for the entire year
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