Joseph Swinford

Joseph Swinford - Joseph W. Swinford, MCM Fellow, American College of Mental Health Administrators Member National Association of Consumer/Survivor Mental Health Administrators 1996-present, board member at large 2002-2003, vice-president 2003-2004, president 2004-present. . Bachelor of Science, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1979-1983. Master of Church Music, the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 1987-1990. Director of the Office of Consumer Affairs, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities since 1995-Present.Founding director, Dakota Place Drop In Center, Cleveland TN 1994-1995. Minister of Music Education and Administration, Ridgeview Baptist Church 1991-1994. Director of Bands Rockmart High School/Middle School, 1985-1987, Band Director Eastbrook Middle School, 1984-1985. Band Director, Whitwell HS, 1983-1984.

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> Children’s Health
> Depression
> Bipolar Disorder
> Eating Disorders
> Older Adults
> Other Illnesses
> Recovery
> Schizophrenia
> Suicide

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