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Tamara Cagney
EdD, MA, BSN, LMFT, LPCC, CEAP
TC Training and Consulting is Dedicated To High Quality In-depth Qualification and Requalification Training and Consulting for DOT Substance Abuse Professionals.
Dr Cagney is the executive director of TC Training and Consulting. The focus of her consultation and training is the US Department of Transportation Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulations Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) role and the workplace impact of rapidly changing cannabis legalization.
Tamara has been providing qualification and requalification DOT SAP courses around the country since 1995. These courses are both virtual and in person and as of 2024 are sponsored by TC Training and Consulting.
About your trainer
She has provided Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services since 1981 in both the public and private sectors, in unionized and non-unionized settings. She served as a Distinguished Member of the Laboratory Staff in the role of an embedded employee assistance professional at Sandia National Laboratories, a DOE research laboratory for 20 years. She provides ongoing clinical consultation to Member Assistance and Employee Assistance Programs including the Northern California Teamsters’ Assistance Program.
Dr. Tamara Cagney attended the University of South Carolina and received a BS in Nursing. Following graduation, she served in the US Army Nurse Corp specializing as a Psychiatric Nurse Clinician. She later received her master’s degree in counseling psychology from the University of San Francisco. During her masters studies she worked with the Veterans Administration specializing in the treatment of substance use disorders. Dr. Cagney earned her Doctorate Degree in counseling psychology. She is a licensed marriage family therapist, a licensed professional clinical counselor, a certified coach and a certified employee assistance professional.
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​Tamara is the Past President of the International Employee Assistance Professionals Association. She conducts national training for DOT Substance Abuse Professionals throughout the country. Her writing has appeared in professional publications and periodicals on managed behavioral healthcare, organizational development, substance abuse in the workplace and employee assistance programs.