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Biosketch
COL Jeffrey S. Yarvis, PhD, LCSW, BCD, ACSW a published social work and military scholar in the field of psychological trauma for 30 years, has practiced internationally with disaster, domestic violence, child abuse, sexual abuse, accident, and war-induced trauma across many different cultures and populations. He has conducted international research and partnerships in Canada, Iraq, Germany, Ukraine and Romania on issues related to PTSD and presented his work to over 100 national and international conferences. He has received numerous honors for his humanitarian efforts to include 2015 Top 100 Executives Under 50, 2008 Uniformed Services Social Worker of the Year, 2008 U.S. Army Social Worker of the Year, 1997 ISTSS/TX Mental Health Professional of the Year, Randolph High School (NJ) Hall of Fame, and numerous decorations to include the Bronze Star Medal, Combat Action Badge, induction into the Order of Military Medical Merit. He received the US Army’s Alpha Proficiency Designator as a professor and military scholar in social work. COL Yarvis is adjunct faculty for University of Southern California, Texas State University, Texas A&M-Central Texas, University of Texas –San Antonio, and Institute for Clinical Social Work. He is currently the Deputy Commander of one of the Army’s premier medical centers and is awaiting taking command of the 21st Combat Support Hospital where he will be the first social worker to ever command a hospital. COL Yarvis earned his Bachelor's Degree from Indiana University, Masters in Education from Cambridge College, Masters in Social Work from Boston College, and PhD is Social Work from the University of Georgia. COL Yarvis is currently working on a Master’s in National Strategic Studies from the US Army War College and a Masters in Executive Leadership from Norwich University.
Affiliation
- Deputy Commanding Officer
Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center
Fort Hood, Texas
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