Social Work Professional Advisory Group Meeting Minutes
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23 March 2017 1300-1400 EST
General Meeting
1300 Greetings and Welcome from CDR Howard
Roll Call- email your attendance to LCDR Lombardo at
LCDR Lombardo took roll call of executive leadership team:
Chair Elect / CDR Indira Harris / AttendanceSWPAG Liaison Officer / CDR Aimee Williams / Excused
Executive Secretary / LCDR Marriah Lombardo / Present
Recent Past Chair / CDR Malaysia Gresham / Excused
Awards / CDR Torris Smith
Co-Chair - VACANT / Present
Training and Education / LCDR Monique Worrell
LCDR Monique Richards / Present
SWPAG Coin / Sales / Vacant
Communication / CDR Barbara Olaniyan
Co-Chair – CDR Sean Roberts / Present
Membership / CDR LaMar Henderson
LCDR Cara Alexander / Excused
Excused
Mentoring / LCDR Israel Garcia
Co-Chair-Vacant / Excused
Administrative Management / CDR Donald Schmidt
Co-Chair Vacant / Present
Policy / CDR William Bolduc
Co-Chair – Vacant / Present
Readiness / LCDR Tyson Baize
LCDR Kari Harris / Present
Recruitment/Retention / LT Robert Van Meir
Co-Chair – CDR Tricia Booker / Excused
Present
Chair Updates:
· CDR Sonja Howard Welcomed all to the group
· CDR Howard encouraged members to get involved in SWPAG Activities
o Please consider volunteering for one of the vacant slots on our subcommittes
o COA
§ Social Work Social, please consider volunteering for the committee
§ Abstracts are still being accepted for Poster or Podium Presentations
Recognition of National Professional SW Month:
o CDR Howard recognized National Professional SW Month
o CDR Olaniyan read the national social work proclamation
SWPAG Liaison Officer Update: No Updates
S/C Updates:
Awards:
· Junior/Senior Social Worker of the Year Award
o Final Nominations due 3/10/17
o Develop LOA for nominees as deemed necessary.
o Need to determine how much case on hand SWPAG has from coin sales to purchase awards
o CDR Johnson and Smith are meeting on 3/14 to finalize winners of SWOTY
o Awardee information, citation, photo due to HSPAC Representatives-Primary: Richard Bashay on 4/3/17
o Panel Award Needed
· Unit Commendation for JSSW
o Due to SWPAG Chair 3/10/17. On target
· SWPAG Letters of Appreciation
o Need to determine who and when
· GW Letters of Appreciation
o Need to determine who and when
Administrative Management-Donald Schmidt
· CDR Donald Schmidt has just announced that the SWPAG has created this subcommittee to comply with the HS-PAC uniform organizational structure. CDR Schmidt announced that he has become the chair of this committee, and he is seeking volunteers for co-chair and membership
Policy- CDR William Bolduc
· Work continues on the org chat
Readiness- LCDR Tyson Baize
· The SWPAG Readiness S/C is working with the HSPAC Readiness Committee on their Advanced Readiness Initiative. They have been tasked to provide information on what courses are being used by social work to prepare our SW Officers for deployment. They need a listing of all courses that are the most appropriate and/or recommended prior to deployment. If anyone is aware of a course that your deployment team requires, please send to LCDR Tyson Baize or LCDR Kari Harris.
Training and Education Subcommittee-CDR Monique Worrell:
· Our very own USPHS social worker, CDR Anthony Johnson, PhD will provide a stellar presentation on recent research findings in ethics terminology and the ethical framework which can generate behavioral health program effectiveness and administration within integrated care settings. This is a webinar you do not want to miss. You can listen in from the comfort of your workstation. Registration details can be found in the upcoming newsletter.
· We are in the development stages for a May/June HIV/AIDS webinar where we will offer 3 Free CEUs to all social workers that register and attend. Be on the lookout for more info on this activity. We are also seeking social workers to assist with the logistics. If interested, please contact LCDR Monique Warrell at
· We are also working with the social work department at NIH to host a 2018 Social Work conference. We are seeking volunteers to assist with this historic partnership. If interested, please contact LCDR Monique Worrell at
Recruitment and Retention-LCDR Trisha Booker
· Looking at developing a power point presentation to be used as a recruitment tool to present at different universities/groups.
· Working on developing the AMSUS 100/200 campaign to increase PHS participation in AMSUS this year.
· At Ford Bragg: For Social Work month, we completed an ice cream social for all social workers, developed a social work t shirt, in which is approved to be worn the next two Friday’s on post, and social workers running in the All American 5k on 26 March.
Communication-CDR Barbara Olaniyan
· LCDR Olaniyan read the National Social Worker Month Proclamation.
· She reminded people to submit articles for the newsletter
2017 Series of Learning Crusade:
· CAPT Dwayne L. Buckingham, PhD, LCSW, BCD presented on “The 7 Do’s and Don’ts of Leadership Development”
Next meeting is 20 April
Adjourn at 1401
General Member Attendance (emailed to LCDR Lombardo:
CDR Jenny McCorkle
LCDR Marlene Nicholson
CAPT Todd Lennon
CDR Anthony Johnson
CAPT Elise Young
CAPT IlzeRuditis
CDR Holly Berilla
CDR Peggy Miller
CAPT Marina Banks-Shields
CDR Kelli Bonyeau
LCDR Vickie Ellis
LCDR Loquita Roberts