Building the Professional On-Ramp: Reimagining EAP Graduate Education and Intern Training

Abstract

This is a power point presentation at the EAPA International Conference in Norfolk, VA in October, 2022. This was a panel presentation by four experts in the field of employee assistance on the topic of recruiting new members into the field. The presentation covered the following areas: 1) Exploration and identification of the challenges and opportunities that EAPs may discover when endeavoring to build a graduate and post-graduate level intern training program. 2) Identification and discussion on innovative educational approaches and program development strategies. 3) Exploration of opportunities to secure program funding and review approaches for establishing collaborative networks with community and organizational stakeholders and 4) Understanding how the COVID pandemic has transformed graduate level EA education.