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EAPA Institute and EXPO 2025 Saturday

 

2025 EAPA Institute & EXPO

San francisco, ca

october 9-12, 2025

 

hyatt regency

5 embarcedero center, san francisco, ca 94111

 

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    6:00-8:30 am
    Fun Walk/Run Over the Golden Gate Bridge

    Meet in Lobby at 6pm -Pre Registration Required

    6:30AM
    Unregistered walk/run meet for local event
    6:30 AM
    Yoga session sponsored by Sierra Health and Wellness
    7:00-8:15 am
    Breakfast
     
    8:30am

    Good Morning and Announcements

     
                                               
    8:45-10:15 am

    Session Four

    • Research Examining EAP Support for Nurses Struggling with Substance Use Disorders (an EAPA Collaborative Study)
    • Challenges and Rewards of Working with Public Safety
    • Critical Incident Response: It is not all done the same…Addressing responses from different occupations: First Responders, Aviation, Healthcare, Corporate settings, and more
    • TBD
     
    10:30 am
    Chapter of the Year Award-San Francisco Chapter

    Keynote Speaker, Dr. Abby Medcalf

    "The Future is Ours:  Reimaging EAPs for a new Era"

     
    11:45-12:30pm
     
    Lunch-Sit down

    Ross Van Wiegard Labor Award-Brian LeBlanc

     

    Poster Winner Announcement-Bryan McNutt, PhD Research Committee Chair to announce

     

     
    1:30pm
    Dance Time!-Ian Quamina

     

    1::45-3:15 pm

    Plenary Research Panel -"AI and the EAP Industry"

    Introduction and Moderator-Bryan McNutt, PhD

    Scheduled to attend:

    • Mark Attridge, PhD
    • Dan Hughes, PhD, CEAP
    • Daryl Joseph, CEAP
    • Anke Luts
    • Radhi Vandayar, CEAP
    • Kaoru Ichikawa, PhD, CEAP
     
    3:15-3:45 

    Coffee Break



    3:45pm

    SESSION FIVE

    • Let’s Talk: EAP as a Positive Force for Social Capital, Democracy, and Thriving in Uncertain Times-Bennett
    • A Proactive Response: Integrating ESS and Psychological Support in Healthcare Crisis Management at a Pediatric Hospital
    • How Gen Z is Flipping the Work Game: Considerations for EAP counselors and managers
    • AI and Employee Assistance: The New Frontier 
    5:00pm

     

    SESSION Six

    • WOOP for Dementia Caregivers: Delivering an Innovative Evidence Based Practice to Increase Motivation and Change
    • Bridge over troubled waters Navigating political polarization in the workplace as EAPs
    • Reaching the Modern Workforce:  Engaging Employees Through Digital Micro Interventions
    • Turning AI into a therapeutic superpower: How AI can be harnessed responsibly to support providers and engage patients
    6:00 pm
     
    Consortium Meeting-EAP in Research Strategy Group Panel
     
    6:30 pm
     
    Chapter President's Dinner (by invitation only)
    9-11 pm EAPA 
    Dance Party!  All Are Invited-come show us your moves!! Sponsored by the San Francisco Chapter

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