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Social Worker of the Year Award
The Social Work Professional Advisory Group's Social Worker of the Year Award is presented to a Social Work Health Services Officer in the Commissioned Corps of the USPHS who has demonstrated outstanding accomplishments, exhibits exceptional leadership ability and exemplary service, while substantially advancing the health of the Nation through innovative and strategic solutions as well as significantly impacting the mission of the Corps.
The social work officer must:- Present a positive professional image in the USPHS;
- Demonstrate outstanding leadership; and
- Must meet one of the following criteria:
- A specific notable accomplishment that impacts the public or the field of public health and/or social work;
- High quality and initiative in leadership;
- Sustained high quality work performance demonstrated by significant accomplishments throughout one's career;
- The application of unique skill or creative imagination to the approach or solution of a problem(s);
- Technical and/or professional contributions that are significant to an Office, Center, Bureau, Agency or PHS Mission; and/or
- Exhibition of great courage in hazardous work or in an emergency.
Nomination criteria
Curriculum vitae and a narrative explaining the nominee's contributions, demonstrated leadership, and national impact (not to exceed two pages).
Nomination submission
The nomination period has closed for the 2011 award.
Contact
Lieutenant Commander
U.S. Public Health Service
USMCFP Springfield
(417) 862-7041 ext. 1740
Email: cnemeti@bop.gov
Type of Award: Plaque
2013 Senior Social Worker of the Year : CDR Stacey Evans
Nominator's Citation Summary:
"CDR Evans is presently assigned to the Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Center of Excellence (DCoE), Deployment Health Clinical Center (DHCC), Specialty Care Directorate (SC), where she is the deputy branch chief for the Clinical Recommendations Section and the lead for the DoD Integrated, Mental Health Strategy #26 (translation of research into clinical practice). CDR Evans has been instrumental in providing timely delivery for several high visibility products for SC to include the first ever data call request for inputs from the Armed Services for their prioritization of research needs; as well as a Joint Incentive Fund proposal to develop a pilot for Integrated Mental Health (IMHS), Strategic Action (SA) #26. CDR Evans is the DoD lead for the Health Executive Counsel's SA#26 initiative working with multiple agencies and senior leadership at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
As a career counselor, CDR Evans has positively impacted the careers of over 200 officers. She demonstrated excellent leadership skills while serving as Chair of the Health Services Officer Appointment Board, as well as president of the District of Columbia, Commissioned Officers Association Metropolitan Branch. ".
2013 Junior Social Worker of the Year : LCDR Tarsha Cavanaugh
Nominator's Citation Summary:
"LCDR Cavanaugh was nominated for her exceptional leadership qualities as a Senior Public Health Analyst within the Health Re-sources and Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Women’s Health (OWH). She serves as the lead advisor on subject matters related to violence prevention, oral health, veterans and tribal women’s health. LCDR Cavanaugh is the HRSA Women’s Health Coordinating Committee, Violence Prevention Workgroup Chair and provides leadership in the development of priorities and partnerships related to violence prevention.
In 2013, LCDR Cavanaugh initiated the development and implementation of a HRSA Project Action Charter, Veterans Trauma-Informed Care Protocols Initiative, to identify trauma-informed approaches, resources and training to support HRSA funded health centers providing primary care to veterans. She co-hosted a pre-conference session on Home Visitation and Domestic Violence: State-level Strategies to Meet the Federal Benchmarks, presented a poster on Under-standing the Department of Health and Human service Women’s Preventive Services Guidelines: A Focus on Domestic Violence Screening and Counseling and co-authored a blog on Bullying Prevention: Let’s Be a Voice for Change. Finally, as HS PAC Communications Subcommittee Chair, LCDR Cavanaugh recommended the utilization of the HSO Weekly Announcements to showcase Health Service Officers contributions in addressing components of the National Prevention Strategy.
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Past Social Worker of the Year Awardees
| Year | Recipients |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Senior Awardee: CDR Dwayne Buckingham Junior Awardee: LCDR Jonathan White |
| 2010 | CDR Wanda Finch |
| 2009 | LCDR Jenny Nussbaumh |
| 2008 | LCDR Douglas Mowell |
| 2007 | CDR David Morrissette |
| 2006 | CAPT Amy Barkin |
| 2005 | CDR Daniel Kavanaugh |
| 2004 | CDR Guy Joseph Mahoney |
| 2003 | CDR R. Andrew Hunt |
| 2002 | CAPT Wendell Wainwright CDR Thomas Costello |
| 2001 | CAPT Julia A. Stokes |
| 2000 | CDR Peter Delany, Research CDR Barbara Olaniyan, Clinical |
| 1999 | CDR Richard G. Schulman |
| 1998 | CAPT Bascom (Hap) Carlton |
| 1997 | CDR Edwin S. Spirer |
| 1996 | CAPT Edward Farley |
