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Welcome to EAPA's
SOUTH FLORIDA CHAPTER

(FL 01 - District 2)

updated 1/12

CHAPTER INFORMATION:

Geographical area served:
Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties

Permanent Chapter Contact Information:
c/o Jo-Anne Thompson, LCSW
Chapter Secretary
Stony Brook Counseling Center
7491 West Oakland Boulevard, Suite 308
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33319
954-746-5667
Fax: 954-746-6387
joannesoflorida@att.net


Meeting location:
Hilton Fort Lauderdale Airport Hotel
1870 Griffin Road (at I 95)
Dania Beach, FL33004

Directions:

Just east of I 95 on Griffin Road

Chapter meeting dates/times:
Third Thursday of the Month, 7:30 am - 9:30 am

Why should I attend?
Chapter meetings are a great way to make professional contacts, network, discover new resources, and develop new skills. Meetings include breakfast, networking and a clinical presentation that provides PDHs, CEUs, CAPs.

Chapter program:
A segment of each meeting is dedicated to the introduction of members and non-members. We encourage all attendees to make announcements about upcoming events, news related to the field, and job opportunities. After announcements, an educational training is presented.

Continuing education:
Each training provides a minimum of 1 pre-approved professional development hour (PDH) or continuing education credit (CEU) for licensed mental health professionals or certified addiction professionals (CAP).

Cost to attend meeting:
Members: $15 and $5 if CEUs are wanted
$20 and $5 if CEUs are wanted.



Are you engaged in employee assistance related activities? Do you want to learn more about the EA profession? Invest in yourself by joining EAPA.

For more information about our chapter or upcoming meetings, contact:
Melissa Fabrikant, MSW
CIRS Managed Care Concepts
P O Box 812032
Boca Raton, FL 33481
800-899-3926
mfabrikant@theemployeeassistanceprogram.com




UPCOMING MEETING SCHEDULE:

Feb. 16, 2012
Eating Disorders: What Treatment Model works best and for whom?

March 15
TBD



CHAPTER OFFICERS:

President
Sally B. Philips, EdD, CEAP
7000 SW 63 Court
South Miami, FL 33143-4709
305-608-2973
sally.b.philips@gmail.com


Vice-President
Charmaine Weatherly
Broward County Commission EAP
408 NE 4 Street
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
954-357-5600
cweatherly@broward.org


Treasurer
Elana Polsyn, MSW
9319 West Sunrise
Boulevard Plantation, FL 33322
954-610-0373
lonniepolsyn@hotmail.com


Secretary
Jo-Anne Thompson, LCSW
Stony Brook Counseling Center
7491 West Oakland Boulevard, Suite 308
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33319
954-746-5667
email: joannesoflorida@att.net


Membership Chairperson
Melissa Fabrikant, MSW
CIRS Managed Care Concepts
P O Box 812032
Boca Raton, FL 33481
800-899-3926
mfabrikant@theemployeeassistanceprogram.com


Education Chairperson
Judy Couwels, MSW, CEAP
Broward County Sheriff's Department
954-528-6589
email: judy_couwels@sheriff.org



CHAPTER NOTICES:

Chapter notices can be viewed on our South Florida chapter web site.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, VISIT OUR CHAPTER’S WEBSITE AT:

http://www.sfleapa.org/

Please e-mail all changes to chapter page information, and all requests to post events, chapter documents and/or links to:
webeditor@eapassn.org