Background
Bevilacqua, Joseph John was born on October 20, 1931 in Fulton, New York, United States. Son of John and Grace (Petroro) Bevilacqua.
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Joseph John Bevilacqua
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Bachelor of Science, Canisius College, 1953. Master of Science in Social Work, University Buffalo, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, Brandeis University, 1967.
Career
Program director Father Baker's Home for Boys, Lackawanna, New York, 1953-1955. Social work specialist Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1956-1957. Clinical social worker 97th General Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany, 1957-1959.
Adoption social worker Our Lady of Victory Infant Home, Lackawanna, New York, 1959. Clinical social worker Veterans Administration Hospital, Buffalo, 1959-1960, Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, 1960-1963, mental hygiene consultation service project officer, 1968-1971. Chief social work service Fort Devens, Massachusetts, 1966-1967.
Member faculty department neuropsychiatry Medical Field Service School, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 1967-1968. Lecturer Worden School Social Work, Our Lady of the Lake College, San Antonio, 1968, National Catholic School Social Service, Catholic University American, Washington, 1968-1971. Associate professor School Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, 1971-1973.
Assistant commissioner community affairs Virginia Department Mental Health and Mental Retardation, 1971-1973, assistant commissioner mental health and mental retardation operations, 1973-1975. Clinical lecturer psychiatry Brown University, Providence, 1976-1981. Director Rhode Island Department Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Cranston, 1975-1981.
Commissioner Virginia Department Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Richmond, 1981-1981, South Carolina Department Mental Health, since 1985. Social planning consultant Bexar County Board. Member Dixon Implementation Monitoring Committee, since 1980.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee, Mental Health and Mental Retardation, San Antonio, 1967-1968. Social service consultant Holy Trinity Catholic Seminary, Washington, 1969-1971. Mobilization designee Office of Surgeon General, Department Army, since 1972.
Member Rhode Island Governor's Commission on Nursing Homes and Health Care Facilities, 1978-1979, Rhode Island Governor's Council on Mental Health, 1975-1981. Chairman Governor's Advisory Council on Alcoholism, 1975-1980, Governor's Permanent Council on Drug Abuse Control, 1975-1980, Governor's Commission on Mental Health Insurance, 1977-1978. Member President's Commission on Mental Health, 1977-1979.
Trustee Rhode Island Health Services Research, Inc., vice president, since 1979, member executive committee, 1975-1981. Member National Association Social Workers, Council Social Work Education (director since 1982), Association Mental Health Administrators, National Association State Mental Health Program Directors (president 1983-1984).
Connections
Married Mary Ann Hlatky, April 8, 1958. Children: Christina, Michael, Dominic, Anthony.
