Previous Speakers
Each speaker listed on this page has already given their presentation at a past monthly meeting.
February 7, 2012
Danny Cavett, MDiv, OKC EAPA Chapter President
"Compassion Fatigue - Helping the Helper"
Nov 1, 2011
Lynn Sims, LMFT, LADC - Role of the SAP in DOT's Drug Testing Rules
DOT Rule 49 CFR Part 40, Subpart 0
(1 PDH for CEAPs Approved), (1 CEU for LPCs & LMFTs Approved),
(1 CEU for LADCs & CADCs Approved)
Objectives:
- Give participants the information on DOTs drug testing rule as it relates to SAPs and employers with whom they consult.
- The SAP is a specifically designated professional under DOT regulations.
- There has been some confusion as to what this title means and what this person encompasses.
- Primary concern to EAP professionals would be 1) determining SAPs from other assessors; and 2) being able to consult with employers and employees as to the return to work process.
Oct 4, 2011
Ken Skidmore, LPC - Anatomy of a Drug Free Workplace Program
(1 PDH for CEAPs Approved), (1 CEU for LPCs & LMFTs Approved),
(1 CEU for LADCs & CADCs Approved)
Objectives:
- Preventive Measures
- Present information about current trends in drug use in the population.
- Educate regarding different classes of substances commonly abused.
- Educate regarding common signs and symptoms of drug use.
- Educate supervisors and administrators on effective methods of referral.
- Drug Testing
- Pre-Employment Testing
- DOT Regulations Testing
- Post Accident Testing
- Reasonable Suspension Testing
- Random Testing
- Post-Rehabilitation Testing
- Legal Considerations
- The Fourth Amendment
- Oklahoma Statute Title 40, section551, et.seq.
- Written Policy
- Guidelines for Reasonable Suspicion
Aug 2, 2011
Mike & Pam Wanzer, Certified Grief Recovery Specialists - Life’s Most Predictable Experience - Loss
(1 PHD Approved)
Objectives:
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We, as a society, are ill equipped to deal with one of life’s absolutely most predictable experiences: Loss. Loss and grief are the two most off limit topics of conversation in American today.
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From an early age we are taught to acquire things—approval, love, possessions, achievements—but not what to do when we lose these things.
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There are more than 40 loss events you may experience during a lifetime. Most adults experience an average of 15.
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The Definition of Grief as defined in the Grief Recovery Handbook: Grief, or loss, is the change or end of a routine or familiar pattern of behavior. The span this encompasses is huge.
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Grief is an Emotion – It cannot be intellectualized or reasoned away.
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Every loss, every set of circumstances and every relationship is unique.
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Grief is the result of a broken heart which requires learning to think with your heart, not your head which is your intellect.
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Society imposes myths, misinformation and incorrect information which results in people trying to categorize the loss—such as time frames and stages.
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In order to move through recovery, you must learn to identify this incorrect information and replace it with true and correct information.
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Many people believe recovery is forgetting. However, recovery is not about forgetting someone who was very special in your life.
June 7, 2011
Danny Cavett, MDiv - Psychosocial - Spiritual Aspects of Pain Management
(1 PHD Approved)
Objectives:
- History of pain management and evaluation of pain.
- Working definition of pain.
- Working definition of suffering.
- Working definition of spirituality.
- Working definition of psychosocial.
- A list of supportive methods for pain control to go along with pharmaceuticals that incorporate psychosocial and spiritual support.
May 3, 2011
Laura Winchester, LCSW, CEAP - Generation And Age: EAP Considerations (Or Where Do You Find The Carbon Paper In This Office ?)
(1 PDH Approved)
April 5, 2011
Jack Myrick - Winning the Workplace Challenge
(1 PDH Approved)
March 1, 2011
Robert Holden, LPC, LMFT - The Family Wellness Program
(1 PDH Approved & 1 CEU Approved)
February 1, 2011 - CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
Jack Myrick - Winning the Workplace Challenge
(1 PDH Approved)
November 2, 2010
Wiley D. Harwell, D.Min., LPC, NCGC-II - Disordered Gambling - The New Diagnosis
(1 PDH Approved & 1 CEU Approved)
October 22, 2010
Vicki Reynolds, LPC, LMFT, CEAP - Elevating Ethical Awareness
(2 PDHs Approved & 2 CEUs Approved).
October 5, 2010
Stephanie Lane-Hicks, LPC, ATR-BC - Clinical Applications in Art Therapy
(1 PDH Approved & 1 CEU Approved)
September 7, 2010
Keith Taylor - Narcotics Anonymous
(1 PDH Approved)
August 3, 2010
Danny Cavett - Grief and the Healthcare Worker
(1 PDH Approved)