Refocus, Renew, Resolve…
2010 EAP/MAP Conference
JUNE 28-29, 2010
Villanova Conference Center, Radnor, PA


Monday, June 28

7:30-8:45am: Registration & Exhibit Halls Open

9:00-10:00am: Opening Remarks, Honorees Presentation & Keynote Address

Keynote Address - “Virginia Tech: Building Capacity to Support Faculty and Staff Resilience”
Jeff Gorter, MSW, CAC - EAP Account Executive, Crisis Care Network
Rich Paul, MSW, CEAP - VP of Health & Performance Solutions, ValueOptions

10:15-11:45am: Concurrent Sessions

Direct Services: "EAP Partnerships During Large Organizational Transformation"
Rosemary Katchmar, LSW, CEAP - President, RoKa Workplace Partners, Inc.
Virginia Cormier, LSW, CEAP - District EAP Consultant, Magellan Health Service

Addiction - "Tools for Enhancing Motivational Inverviewing"
Richard M. Gray, PhD - Assistant Professor, Farleigh Dickinson University

EAP/MAP: Panel Discussion - "Providing EAP Services to Impaired Professionals"
Paul Rusch, MA, CEAP, CISM, TPFA - Director of Contracts & Business Development, Penn Behavioral Health Services
Justine Ellerman, RN, MSN, ANP - Regional Coordinator, New York State Nurses Association Peer Assistance Progam
Kenneth Hagreen, Esq. - Executive Director, Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of PA, Inc.
Jim Nestor, MA, CEAP - Director of Employee Development, New Jersey Attorney General's Office

Ancillary Services: "Caring for our Elders"
Nancy Gardner, LCSW - Director, Alliance for Mediation & Conflict Resolution
Lisa Brogan, Esq. - Mediator and Arbitrator

12:00-1:00pm: Lunch & Keynote Address

"Going Against the Grain: Meeting the Challenges of Diversity Affirmation"
Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio, LMFT, LCSW, DVS, CEAP, SPHR - Vice President, Health & Wellness, Prudential

1:15-2:45pm: Concurrent Sessions

Direct Services - "There's No Such Thing as Difficult People"
Dana Lightman, PhD - President, POWER Optimism, LLC

Addiction - "Successfully Intervening on Chronic Pain & Coexisting Disorders"
Stephen F. Grinstead, PhD, LMFT, ACRPS, CADC-II - Director of Training & Consultation, Gorski-CENAPS Corporation

EAP/MAP - "Ethics Decision Making for the EA Professional (Part I)"
Bernard E. Beidel, MEd, CEAP - Director, US House of Representatives Office of Employee Assistance

Ancillary Services - "A Workshop to Blend our Mind, Body & Spirit"
Linda Marsanico, PhD - Psychologist, Private Practice

2:45-3:15pm: Coffee Break

3:15-4:45pm: Concurrent Sessions

Direct Services - "Workplace Violence: What to Know, What to Do"
William McPeck, MSW - Director, Maine State Office of Employee Health and Safety

Addiction: Panel Discussion - "A Small Change Yields Large Returns (Alcohol Screening Tools)"
Tracy L. McPherson, PhD - Assistant Research Professor, George Washington University Medical Center
W. Dennis Derr, EdD, SPHR - Director of EAP, Aetna Behavioral Health
Eric Goplerud, PhD - Research Professor & Director, George Washington University Medical Center for Integreated Behavioral Health
Judy Mickenberg, ACSW, LICSW - EAP & Clinical Content Expert, Aetna Behavioral Health

EAP/MAP: "The Relevance of EAPs in Building and Maintaining Resilient Organizations"
Liz McBride-Chambers, MA, CEAP - Senior Employee Assistance Counselor, US House of Representatives Office of Employee Assistance
Kristin Welsh-Simpson, LCSW - Senior Employee Assistance Counselor, US House of Representatives Office of Employee Assistance

Ancillary Services - "Who's Your Daddy: Breaking the Vicky-D/Slient Generation Code"
Barbara E. Freisner, MBA - Generational Coach, AgeWiseLiving

5:00-6:30pm: Concurrent Sessions

Direct Services - "The Art of Empowerment: Coaching Skills for Managers"
Tina Puccio, MSW - Certified Life Coach & Leadership Trainer, Latitude Coaching

Addiction - "Relationships Among Addiction, Spirituality and Depressive Disorders"
Michael Weiner, PhD, CAP - Director for Education & Research, Behavioral Health of the Palm Beaches

EAP/MAP - "Engaging Generation Y in the Workplace"
Paula Thomas deLong, MA, CEAP - Director, Firstcall EAP

Ancillary Services - "Who Pushes your Buttons and Makes you Angry"
Janet Pfeiffer - President & CEO, Pfeiffer Power Seminars, LLC

6:30-7:30pm: Mansion Reception with Hors d'euvres and Refreshments Sponsored by Alkermes

7:00pm: Day One Conference Ends

Tuesday, June 29

7:30-8:45am: Registration & Exhibit Halls Open

9:00-10:00am: Opening Remarks & Keynote Address

Keynote Adress - "Delivering Value: Challenges and Opportunities"
Hyong Un, MD - Chief Psychiatric Officer, Aetna Behavioral Health

10:15-11:45am: Concurrent Sessions

Direct Services - "The Modern Day LGBT Employee: Do Ask and Do Tell"
Pablo McCabe, LCSW - Private Practice

Addiction: "Law Enforcement Emergency Responders: Applying the Core Technologies to this Unique Employee"
Lawrence Norton, PhD, LMFT, NCAC - Facilitator, VIPER Program for Emergency Responders
Andy Callaghan - Detective and Outreach Specialist, Mirmont Treatment Center

EAP/MAP: "Ethical Challenges for the EAP Professional"
Mike Cipressi, LCSW, CEAP - Independent EAP Provider
Greg Simmons, LCSW, CEAP - Organizational Consultant, Dupont EAP

Ancillary Services - "No Longer the Occasional Crisis: EAPs...Introducing Special Education 101"
Adam R. Goldberg, MEd - Founder & CEO, EnCompass Education Solutions, LLC
Debra I. Schafer, BA - Vice President, Practice Leader - EnCompass Education Solutions, LLC

12:00-1:00pm: Lunch & Keynote Address

Keynote Address - "Legal and Ethical Implications of Social Networking and Employers"
Michael S. Cohen - Parnter, Duane Morris, LLP

1:15-2:45pm: Concurrent Sessions

Direct Services: "EA Practice in the Digital Age"
Lee Rosati, MA, CAC, CEAP - Director EAP and Student Wellness Programs, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Ron North, MDiv - Director, VNA of Central Jersey

Addiction - "Intervention: Tools of the Trade"
Vincent A. Ceraso, CEAP, SAP, CAI - Northeast Regional Director, Treatment Solutions Network

EAP/MAP - "Ethics Decision Making for the EA Professional (Part II)"
Bernard E. Beidel, MEd, CEAP - Director, US House of Representatives Office of Employee Assistance

Ancillary Services - "Sexual Addiction in the Workplace"
Mary Deitch, JD, PsyD - Program Director, Keystone Extended Care Program

2:45-3:15pm: Coffee Break

3:15-4:45pm: Concurrent Sessions

Direct Services: Panel Discussion - "Let your Fingers do the Talking: Adding Online Counseling to your Therapeutic Repertoire"
Jane Weiler, LCSW - Program Coordinator, NY Presbyterian Hospital Workplace Services
Mary Ellen Gornick, MA - Senior Vice President - Global Products, Workplace Options
DeeAnna Nagel, MEd, LPC, DCC - Co-Founder, The Online Therapy Institute
Cedric Speyer, MA, MAEd - Clinical Supervisor of E-Counseling, Shepell

Addiction: Panel Discussion - "Best Practice Partnering with EAP, Occupational Health & Wellness"
Kathryn Vaccaro, RN, MA, COHNS-CM - Supervisor, Global Health, Johnson & Johnson
Megan Dinsmore BSN, ACSM, ACE - Program Manager - Wellness & Fitness, Johnson & Johnson
Sue Zema, MA, CEAP - Onsite EAP Consultant, Johnson & Johnson

EAP/MAP - "Self-Care for the EAP/MAP Professional"
Kevin O'Neill, CEAP, LCSW, LCADC, SAP, CCGC - Senior EAP Counselor, NJ Transit EAP

Ancillary Services - "Using Creativity to Transform Your Life"
Jill Lauri, LCSW, MBA - Success Coach/Psychotherapist

See you in 2012!

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