NC EAPA 46th Annual Conference

Registration

Registration is now open for the 2024 conference. Early registration goes through February 23rd.

Book your group rate for NC Employee Assistance Professionals Association [marriott.com]

Last Booking Day 2/27/2024 for Room Block

Agenda

Wednesday March 20, 2024 

• 10:00 am – 11:00 am: Conference Registration 
• 11:00 am – 11:15 pm: Welcome and Opening Remarks 
• 11:15 am – 12:45 pm: Exhibitor Luncheon & Awards Banquet:  
  • Keynote Speaker – Julie Fabsik-Swarts
    • Moving EAPA Forward: Updates within the Organization and within the Industry
• 12:45 pm- 1:00 pm: Break in Exhibit Hall  
• 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm:
  • Plenary Session– Julie Fabsik-Swarts
    • Updates in EAPA: Strategic Planning, Public Relations, and Member Support
• 2:00-2:15: Break in Exhibit Hall
• 2:15 pm – 3:45 pm: 
  • Track A – Kelly Little
    • Puff, Puff, Pass? The “Blunt” Truth About Cannabis Use Disorder In Adolescent and Young Populations
  • Track B – Christina Isenhower 
    • Slap, Slay, and Tea: Decoding Emerging Generations in the Workplace 
• 3:45-4:00: Break in Exhibit Hall
• 4:00 – 5:30 pm:
  • Track A – Dr. Michael Wilkerson
    • Evolution and Treatment of Safety Sensitive Professionals
  • Track B – Jim Porter 
    • Helping Your Client Avoid Burnout
• 5:30 pm: *DINNER ON YOUR OWN*

Thursday March 21, 2024 

• 7:45 am- 8:15 am: Conference Registration 
  • Breakfast, Coffee & Tea in Exhibit Hall 
• 8:00 am – 8:15 am: Welcome and Remarks – 
• 8:15 am – 9:45 am:
  • Plenary Session – Augusto Peña 
    • Is NC Still Southern? And Other Important Questions
• 9:45 am – 10:00 am: Break in Exhibitor Hall 
• 10:00 am – 11:30 am:
  • Track A – Dr. Raymond Turpin
    • Introduction to Ketamine Assisted Therapy
  • Track B – Tammy Vaughn
    • Prevention of Compassion Fatigue and Burnout: The Balanced Life
• 11:30 am – 1:00 pm: *LUNCH ON YOUR OWN*
• 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm:
  • Plenary – Leslie Speas
    • The Enneagram Assessment and Understand Yourself and Others 
• 2:00 pm – 2:15 pm: Break in the Exhibitor Hall 
• 2:15 pm – 3:45 pm:
  • Track A – Dr. Afrayem “Fry” Morgan
    • Medication Assisted Treatment 
  • Track B – Joy Robbins
    • Self-Care in a Post-Pandemic World 
• 3:45 pm – 4:00 pm: Break in Exhibitor Hall 
• 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm:
  • Track A – Trish Rux
    • Off Ramps on the Medical Superhighway (Medical System/End Life Planning)  
  • Track B – Brandon Allison
    • Clark Kent to Superman: Conceptualizing Black Masculinity with African American Males in Therapy 
• 5:30 pm: *DINNER ON YOUR OWN*

Friday March 22, 2024

• 7:45 am – 8:00 am: Conference Registration – Breakfast, Coffee & Tea in Exhibit Hall 
• 8:00 am – 9:00 am: Chapter Business Meeting 
  • Passport Prize Drawing (Must be present to win)
• 9:00 am – 10:30 am:
  • Plenary – Ward Blanchard
    • Co-Occurring Disorders
• 10:30 – 10:45 am: Break
• 10:45 am – 12:15 pm:
  • Plenary – Dr. Jonathan Fisher
    • Just One Heart: A Cardiologist’s Guide to Healing, Health, and Happiness
• 12:15 pm: Wrap Up

Exhibitor and Sponsorship Information:

Exhibitor space and sponsor applications are now available. Please download the Word Document below to apply.

Proposals

You are invited to submit a proposal for NC EAPA’s 46th Annual March Conference

Proposal Deadline: November 24, 2023

Proposals will be evaluated based on the following:

• Relevance to work of EA professionals
• Innovation, creativity, and engagement
• Presenter qualification (experience, expertise)

Suggested topics:

• Clinical skills and techniques
• Identifying trends in the EA field
• Ideas for creating healthy work environments
• Practitioner self-care
• Employee health and wellness initiatives
• Use of technology in EAP
• Treatment options for substance abuse, or other mental health issues
• Ethics

Encourage the desire to learn by sharing your meaningful experiences in a proposal to EAPA!

Support the NC EAPA membership by sharing your knowledge!

Inspire dialogue by engaging members in your relevant trainings!

To submit a proposal, please complete the form and send to John Waller: john.waller@atriumhealth.org or Alex Gnilka: alexander.gnilka@atriumhealth.org.

If you have any questions, please email John or Alex.

Presentations will be for 60-minute and/or 90-minute time slot; a 2-part presentation would allow an additional 90-minute time slot.

Download the Forms:

The North Carolina Employee Assistance Professional Association (NC EAPA) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6548. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The North Carolina Employee Assistance Professional (NC EAPA) Association is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.