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The EAPA Podcast
by Employee Assistance Professionals Association
Conversations with the leading global experts sharing insights and solutions on EAP-driven business transformation. Produced by EAPA, the global leader in Employee Assistance accreditation, support, development, and networking of Employee Assistance professionals.
Episodes
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Episode 28: Elite Performance and Mental Health with Former Elite Gymnast Theresa Kulikowski-Gillespie
Elite Performance and Mental Health with Former Elite Gymnast Theresa Kulikowski-Gillespie Theresa Kulikowski-Gillespie was an elite gymnast who was an alternate on the 1996 Olympic Team, and went on to have a very successful career competing at the collegiate level. Teresa is a licensed…
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Episode 27: A State of the State with EAPA’s New President Dan Boissonneault
We’re joined by Dan Boissonneault, District 26 Senior EAP Coordinator with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, and the new EAPA President. Dan discusses his goals as EAPA President, the need to underscore and communicate the body of evidence-based methodologies EAP...
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Episode 26: Kaoru Dreams of EAP: the Rise of Employee Assistance Programs in Japan
We speak with Dr. Kaoru Ichikawa, CEO of Resilie Laboratory Inc., board member of EAPA International, chairperson of EAPA’s Japan Branch and co-editor of the just published EAP Handbook, an EAP “primer” on promoting health and productivity management for Japanese workplaces. Kaoru is joined by…
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Episode 25: The Campaign for Disability Employment Leans Into Mental Health at Work: What Can You Do?
We’re joined by Renee Tajudeen, Director, Policy Communication and Outreach, Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor (ODEP) to discuss the Campaign for Disability Employment, a national public education collaborative that showcases supportive, disability-inclusive…
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Episode 24: The Results Are In: Dr. Mark Attridge, Author of the 5th Annual Report on the Workplace Outcome Suite
Dr. Mark Attridge is President of Attridge Consulting, Inc., which focuses on workplace mental health and employee assistance programs. He is also the author of the 2021 Workplace Outcome Suite (WOS) Annual Report, which is based on research spanning 2010-2021. Mark joins us to discuss the…
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Episode 23: Elite Performance and Mental Health: a Conversation with Olympian Tyler Clary
Tyler Clary is the fourth Olympian in our “elite performance and mental health” series. At the 2012 Summer Olympics Tyler won gold in the 200-meter backstroke, and in his career won sixteen medals in major international competitions. Tyler talks about his mental preparation, the importance of...
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Episode 22: On Health, Productivity, EAP and Much More with Dr. Ron Goetzel
The vastly accomplished Dr. Ron Goetzel is Senior Scientist and Director of the Institute for Health and Productivity Studies (IHPS) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Ron discusses his research and public health work in both the business and academic worlds, and his various...
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Episode 21: EAPA's Holiday Podcast
The EAPA team joins us to discuss all the exciting initiatives on tap for 2022 - we'd like to give you a sneak preview, but you'll just have to listen! A special shout-out to all of our members for your support through a challenging year. On behalf of all of us at EAPA, here's to a happy…
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Episode 20: Game, Set, Mental Health: Volleying with Table Tennis Legend Sean O’Neill
We're joined by Sean O’Neill, an Olympic athlete with over 40 years of experience at the international level in the sport of table tennis. He discusses what it takes to be an Olympic-level player, table tennis as a vehicle to promote relationships, and the connection between elite performance and...
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Episode 19: Wellness Takes Center Stage at Infor
A conversation with Adriana DiNenno, Product Manager, for Infor People Solutions, providers of cloud-based HR talent products, and the company’s Wellbeing Co-Chair, which focuses on all dimensions of an employee’s wellbeing - mental, physical, financial, etc. - to create a safe environment at…
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Episode 18: How EAPs Can Learn to Stop Worrying and Embrace Mental Health/Well-being Apps
Dr. Deryk Van Brunt, a professor at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health and CEO of Credible Mind, the one-stop-shop for personalized mental wellbeing apps, whose mission is to help everyone optimize their mental and spiritual health. Their AI-based platform is an “evidence-based gateway” to...
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Episode 17: Elite Performance and Mental Health: a Conversation with Olympic Gymnast Tracee Talavera
Tracee Talavera, a member of the silver medal-winning American team at the 1984 Olympics, and a member of the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame, on the day-to-day life of an elite gymnast, what it takes from a mental health standpoint to perform at the highest levels with everything on the line, why...
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Episode 16: New Online CEAP Certification Course Equips EAPs for Today’s Critical Business Challenges
Dr. Ian Quamina, Chair of the Employee Assistance Certification Commission (EACC), and head of clinical services for Families in Action, providers of EAP services across the Caribbean, discusses the new CEAP© Certification Course, an exciting development for people in the field, people just…
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Episode 15: Mind Over Medals: A Conversation with 3X Olympic Gold Medalist Nancy Hogshead-Makar
We kick off our Elite Performance and Mental Health series with the remarkable Nancy Hogshead-Makar, née Nancy Lynn Hogshead, an American swimmer who won three gold medals and one silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Nancy discusses the mental preparation required to compete at the highest...
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Episode 14: An EAP for All Seasons: a Conversation with an EAP Trailblazer
Kathleen Greer, founder of KGA, a nationally recognized leader in the field of Employee Assistance and Work-Life Programs, on the ways in which COVID drove her company to innovate, the 2-3 most important developments in EAP over just the past 10 years, the biggest challenges facing the field, her...
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Episode 13: “Multicultural” EAP: the Joe Boyle Experience
Joseph Boyle, an Employee Assistance Consultant with over thirty-five years of experience in the service and delivery of EAP, mental health, and chemical health services, gives new meaning to “multicultural,” having provided EAP support across corporate, public sector, military, and union…
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Episode 12: From Edinburgh with Love: EAP Spanning the Globe with Tony Buon
Traversing the globe (conversationally) with Edinburgh-based Buon, Tony Buon, a workplace psychologist, mediator, coach, speaker, author, and managing partner of the Buon Consultancy, who has worked with many of the world’s leading organizations in over 30 countries - including starting China's...
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Episode 11: Providing EA Services in Top Secret, Safety-Sensitive Environments: Tamara Cagney Spills the Beans
A conversation with Tamara Cagney, one of the nation’s most respected employee assistance professionals, on her work with Sandia National Laboratories, a safety-sensitive, heavily regulated environment. We also discuss her work as a Clinical Consultant for the Teamsters’ Assistance Program…
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Episode 10: A Conversation with EAPA CEO Greg DeLapp
Greg DeLapp on EAP and the Employee Assistance Professionals Association based on his 40+ years in the field: how EAP has adapted during the pandemic to improve service delivery, utilization and outcomes…how EAPs around the world responded to COVID… lessons learned from and the innovations driven...
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Episode 9: EAP Plays in Peoria: a Conversation with Caterpillar’s John Pompe
John Pompe, the Global Manager of EAP and Employee Health Programs for Caterpillar, discusses the evolution of EAP during his nearly two decades with the iconic company, the benefits of internal vs. external EAP, how the pandemic affected their operations in 64 countries, and what needs to be…
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Episode 8: Going Into Battle with Your EAP
Rachel Kaufmann, a counselor with Beacon Health Options, has over 20 years of experience working in EAP in various settings and joins us to discuss her work supporting active military and their families: the particular challenges, the increase in EAP acceptance across all services, and the deep...
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Episode 7: If it’s Thursday, it Must be Belgium
Dirk Antonissen, partner with the Pulso Group, one of Europe’s top EAPs, joins us from Leuven, Belgium to discuss the evolution of EAP across Europe, how Belgians look at stress as an organizational problem, and what organizations need to do to prepare for change…plus, which Belgian beer to wash...
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Episode 6: Next Gen EAP: the Shape of Things to Come
Christina Isenhower, Director of Risk Management Services at First Sun EAP, a full-service EAP based in S. Carolina, on EAP as risk management, mentorship, technology, the future of EAP…and a bonus conversation on Abe Lincoln!
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Episode 5: EAP Goes to (Aero) Space
We’re joined by Dan Boissonneault, Working Leader, Quality Assurance for Pratt & Whitney, the aerospace manufacturer, and Sr. EAP Coordinator with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Having worked on both sides, he discusses how he helps facilitate productive...
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Episode 4: They Can Work it Out
Dr. Amina Oezelsel, CEO of Hanza Resources, a boutique EAP provider based in Hamburg, Germany discusses the Beatles, hamburgers, “problem trances,” engaging remote/hybrid workforces, delivering culturally-attuned services, and the therapeutic value of humor.
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Episode 3: A Pod-side Chat with EAP Veteran and Councilwoman Dr. Sandra Turner
Dr. Sandra Turner, the first woman EAPA President, and a three-term councilwoman from Ohio, discusses EAP (employee assistance programs) and the role it’s come to play in helping drive positive work outcomes, what fads are likely to last (from self-assessment apps to more empathetic company...
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Episode 2: Straight Outta Minnesota: EAPA Board President Kristin Rantala on the Future of EAP
Kristin Rantala, National VP, Sales and Client Management at United Healthcare Global, discusses the true meaning of “Minnesota nice,” leadership, her love of data, the future of EAP and her vision for growing the Employee Assistance Professionals Association (as of October 2020, she began a...
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Episode 1: The Maiden EAPA Podcast with Daniel Hughes
We kick off the EAPA podcast with Dan Hughes, Director of the Mount Sinai Health System’s Employee Assistance Program, who discusses the evolution of EAP in the 35 years he's been with Mt. Sinai, his experiences helping steer a workforce of some 42K employees through the pandemic, and the shape…
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Conversations with the leading global experts sharing insights and solutions on EAP-driven business transformation. Produced by EAPA, the global leader in Employee Assistance accreditation, support, development, and networking of Employee Assistance professionals.
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