Director of the Office of Work/Life: Nancy Costikyan
WHAT WE DO
Harvard’s Office of Work/Life supports the health, wellbeing and work/life of benefits-eligible faculty, staff and postdoctoral fellows as well as their spouses/partners and dependents.
The office administers several programs with external providers and internal partners to deliver best practice work life services across multiple domains. These include the Employee Assistance Program’s confidential mental health, stress and burnout resources; legal, career and other consultants; Harvard-subsidized back-up child, elder and personal care providers, free senior care planning services; Mindfulness resources including a free app and other workshops and courses; Harvard's seven on-campus child-care centers; and over $3 million in child care and adoption scholarships each year.
OUR EXPERTISE
- Best practices in work/life management
- Promoting employee wellbeing across multiple domains
- Supporting employees in distress – personal and family matters, mental health, domestic violence, addiction, workplace, career, legal and financial concerns
- Leadership and workplace/work group consultation
- Mindfulness practice and stress management approaches
- Supports for child, elder, and personal care