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NC Employee Assistance Professionals Association
Start Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
End Date: Friday, March 21, 2025
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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 – Roslyn Chao
12:45 pm- 1:00 pm: Break in Exhibit Hall
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm:
Plenary Session – Roslyn Chao
A Wellbeing Economy
2:00-2:15: Break in Exhibit Hall
2:15 pm – 3:45 pm:
Track A – Alan Mueller, Ed.D.
Having and Facilitating Difficult Conversations Around Race, Politics, Class, Culture, and the Political Divide
Track B – Rochelle Jones, LCSW
Toxic Load and Mental Health: Understanding the Impact of Everyday Toxins in Food and Consumer Products
3:45-4:00: Break in Exhibit Hall
4:00 – 5:30 pm:
Track A – Alan Mueller, Ed.D.
Having and Facilitating Difficult Conversations Around Race, Politics, Class, Culture, and the Political Divide (Cont.)
Track B – Brandon Allison, LMHC
New Norms & Leading with Care: Creating a Compassionate Culture in the Workplace
5:30 pm: *DINNER ON YOUR OWN*
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 – Harry Levant, LP.D, MA PCC, ICGC-I, JD
Gambling Disorder and the Employee Assistance Professional: Supporting Employees and Protecting Employers with a Comprehensive Public Health Approach
9:45 am – 10:00 am: Break in Exhibitor Hall
10:00 am – 11:30 am:
Track A – Harry Levant, LP.D, MA PCC, ICGC-I, JD
Gambling Disorder and the Employee Assistance Professional: Supporting Employees and Protecting Employers with a Comprehensive Public Health Approach (Cont.)
Track B – Angie Miller, LCMHC, CEAP
Parts Work Made Practical: IFS Applications in Brief Therapy
11:30 am – 1:00 pm: *LUNCH ON YOUR OWN*
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm:
Plenary – Dawn Klug, LCMHC, CEAP, Amy Nava, LCMHC, Misty Peterson, LCMHC
Come Hell or High Water: Surviving a Natural Disaster While Providing Top-Tier EAP Services
2:00 pm – 2:15 pm: Break in the Exhibitor Hall
2:15 pm – 3:45 pm:
Track A – Melissa Seligman, MA; David Seligman, BS
The Silent Battle: Understanding the Lasting Effects of Combat for Veterans and Their Families
Track B – Afrayem Morgan, MD
A Trip Through the (Classic) Psychedelics: Overview of the History and Clinical Potential
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm: Break in Exhibitor Hall
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm:
Track A – Ward Blanchard, MFT, MBA, CCS, LCAS
New Realities for Employers in a Recovery Friendly Workplace: MAT Treatment for Opioid Addiction
Track B – Melissa Segal, LCSW
Promoting Resilience and Well-Being at Work
5:30 pm: *DINNER ON YOUR OWN*
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 – Kareem Puranda, PhD, LCMHCS, CEAP, CSI
Slicing Through Stoic Resistance: Engaging Law Enforcement in Mandated EAP Sessions
10:30 – 10:45 am: Break
10:45 am – 12:15 pm:
Plenary – Chad Runyon, LPC, CEAP
Helping Clients Explore Neuroplastic Pain
12:15 pm: Wrap Up
