LTC Mark Chapin

Army | Social Work

Dates of Service: Jul 1979 - Aug 2007

VETERAN

78% Complete

1 Endorsement

4 Contacts

Influence Score: 1,291
29,187 out of 862,781 Veterans

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Aug 95

Commissioning Source: ROTC, May 1977

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Bio

Currently serving as Director, Annapolis Vet Center until retirement next year.

Military Experiences

Jul 1999 - Aug 2007

Assistant Professor

Dept of Family Medicine | Bethesda

Faculty appointment with three primary responsibilities: 1. Teach doctor-patient relationship and behavioral health issues to medical students 2. Served as Research Director for Family Medicine Department, supervised Primary Care Sports Medicine research class and research projects. 3. Psychotherapy practice at Cabrera University Family Health Center providing counseling to medical students, staff, and their families.

Jun 1997 - Jun 1999

Senior Social Work Research Officer

Department of Soldier and Family Studies | Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

Performed independent research and research support for topics pertaining to mental health of soldiers and families related to deployment. Specific projects included Victim Assistance, Vietnam Era POW families, and pre-military trauma exposure.

Jun 1995 - May 1997

Clinical Director

Residential Treatment Facility | Yongsan Garrison, South Korea

Oversaw daily operations of a 12 bed residential treatment facility for soldiers affected by alcoholism and addiction. Supervised staff of 8 counselors and administrators. Led the unit in a successful transition from inpatient model to intensive outpatient model.

Deployments

(2 months)

Sep 2001 - Oct 2001

Pentagon Post 9/11

In support of Operation Solace, providing crisis counseling and trauma intervention to survivors of the 9/11 attach on the Pentagon, first responders, and witnesses. Deployed with Walter Reed's Special Medical Augmentation Response Team, Stress Management (SMART-SM), worked with first responders first 3 weeks post 9/11, then with survivors.