To: Board of Supervisors
From: Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Report Title: Recognizing Program Manager Heather Sweeten-Healy upon her retirement from Contra Costa County Health Services
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Recognizing Program Manager Heather Sweeten-Healy upon her retirement from Contra Costa County Health Services
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact
BACKGROUND:
Recognizing Program Manager Heather Sweeten-Healy upon her retirement from Contra Costa County Health Services
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
No negative action
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, California
body
IN THE MATTER OF In the matter recognizing Program Manager
Heather Sweeten-Healy upon her retirement
from Contra Costa Health Services.
WHEREAS, in 1994 Program Manager Heather Sweeten-Healy attained a Master's Degree in Social Work from the California State University at Fresno and began her career in both Monterey and Contra Costa Counties, where she served vulnerable residents with care, concern, empathy, and professionalism for over 32 years.
WHEREAS, from 1994 to 2006, Program Manager Sweeten-Healy provided field care as a Social Worker III and Psychiatric Social Worker II to chronically mentally ill adults, through crisis intervention, development, the provision of behavioral health treatment services, and mediation sessions representing County Behavioral Health with attorney and educational advocates.
WHEREAS, in 1998, she was awarded National Association of Social Workers, California Central Chapter, Social Worker of the Year.
WHEREAS, from 2002 to 2006, Program Manager Sweeten-Healy supervised managed a care clinic and led the Proposition 36 Team, where she participated in court hearings, provided collaboration with the Superior Court, the District Attorney's Office, the Public Defender, and the Probation Department.
WHEREAS, in 1999, she became a Licensed Clinic...
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