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Lisa Teems
Employee Assistance Program Director U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Lisa Teems is the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Director for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She has 27 years experience in the EAP and addictions fields. These years have included 22 years with DHHS, as well as several addiction treatment facilities and private industries. Lisa is also a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work where she is a field instructor and has occasionally taught courses. Currently, Lisa is leading a government-wide effort to transform Federal EAPs. As part of this endeavor, she created guiding principles for the future EAP industry, developed and tested standard EAP performance measures, and held the first Summit to design transformation strategies for the Federal EAP community. Lisa has published and presented on numerous mental health, EAP, addictions, AIDS in the workplace, violence, and quality assurance topics. She completed her first book called A Gentle Revolution: A Dialogue on the Death and Rebirth of the Mental Health Profession. Lisa received her undergraduate and Master of Social Work degrees from the University of Maryland. She received her Doctorate in Ministry from Wisdom University in San Francisco. She is a Licensed Certified Social Worker, a Certified Employee Assistance Professional, and a Certified Addictions Specialist. |