Posted on Apr 21, 2015
I am looking for help standing up a Behavioral Health Section in a Reserve Brigade.
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Hi,
I am a 68X assigned to a Reserve Engineering Brigade. I am the first BH asset they have ever had or seen at this unit. I do not have a provider so I am staffing cases with the local MTF on call provider per guidance from Fort Sam Houston. I want to set this unit up for success for whenever our BH provider is assigned to the unit. I unfortunately am feeling a bit lost and overwhelmed with trying to create SOPs (I am trying to write them, but have no previous experience and nothing to model off of). If you have any Brigade oriented BH SOPs for the Reserves and things that may help me make this section the best it can be, lets talk. Also anything you think may be helpful I am open to.
I am a 68X assigned to a Reserve Engineering Brigade. I am the first BH asset they have ever had or seen at this unit. I do not have a provider so I am staffing cases with the local MTF on call provider per guidance from Fort Sam Houston. I want to set this unit up for success for whenever our BH provider is assigned to the unit. I unfortunately am feeling a bit lost and overwhelmed with trying to create SOPs (I am trying to write them, but have no previous experience and nothing to model off of). If you have any Brigade oriented BH SOPs for the Reserves and things that may help me make this section the best it can be, lets talk. Also anything you think may be helpful I am open to.
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Behavioral Health 73B: Clinical Psychology 73A: Social Work 68X: Behavioral Health Specialist Army Reserve
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I may be the guy that can help you. I an the XO of the 327th COSC in JBMDL formerly Ft Dix. We have about a 3rd of all the behavioral health providers in the Reserves and I wouldn't mind giving you the help you need, also we are a closer asset than JBSA.
Hit me up with a list of questions or anything at all and I will get back to you asap.
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SPC Fanton, I just replied you...
I know i just loaded you with work to do, but it's the information we'll need to know the right things to start doing.
I know i just loaded you with work to do, but it's the information we'll need to know the right things to start doing.
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LTC Donell Kelly
Retired Reserve ANC here, but why in the world hasn't ANC's at FT Sam or the Surgeon General's office offered POC's to help you out?? Tasking a Reserve unit to stand up the first BH unit on the Reserve side sounds like a GREAT idea, but asking a Spc to do so without help, POC's, etc is setting up the Spc for failure. Thank you 1LT Mazino for stepping up!
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SPC Nathan Fanton
It's not a whole unit Sir, it's a section within the HHC of the Brigade. They have not had BH assets before and now the UMR calls for it. We are waiting for the providers but in the meantime it's just me and 2 non-MOS-Q techs. So I am trying to take the initiative and help the brigade vs. saying I can't do anything and just be another joe sitting around during drill. There are plenty of BH COSCs or hospital units, but this is just a section not a a whole unit. I cannot imagine the craziness that would come with that! I'm just trying to crowd surf some knowledge!
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SOP isn't so hard. Get out the pen and paper and start writing down things, not in any order, but thoughts that come to your mind of what you need to do. Go back to your schooling, where you've worked before and think of the processes you went through to get things done, all the way from how you set up your office/clinic to how you interview a person. Once you get your ideas written down, then start to sort them in order. You will find things will change in this process as you put more thought into it. All an SOP is getting the steps down so someone can come in behind you and know how to do things. It is a live document and always changing as better ways/things come up all the time.
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I don't have any experience with this one, have you considered contacting the G1 or Surgeon in the 99 RSC in Fort Dix, NJ? Just trying to start the idea train on your question...
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SPC Nathan Fanton
I am currently waiting to see if we even have a Command Psychologist (or Psychiatrist) at the 412 TEC level prior to officially jumping out to a new unit for guidance. The awesome thing about this network is I can pick people's brain here without upsetting anyone for jumping the organizational COC or structure. But I was thinking that may be an option. But the best one would be if someone in this same type of position has any guidance.
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SPC Nathan Fanton
There is no official mission statement. My MOS and related AOCs are on the UMR, and my role by virtue of my job is to support the behavioral health needs of the unit ranging from the obvious getting Soldiers the help they need to Command Consultation.
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