Ted Blickwedel

Pennsbury High School

Class of 1973

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Ted Blickwedel - Class of 1973 - Pennsbury High School

First Name	Ted
Last Name	Blickwedel
Graduation Year	Class of 1973
Gender	Male
Current Location	Smithfield, RI
Hometown	Yardley, PA
Relationship Status	Married
About Me	Retired Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel and combat veteran. Became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker after retiring from the military. Worked as a counselor at the VA VET Center in Warwick, RI from 2009 to 2018 where I provided mental health care for fellow veterans. In 2017, during my tenure at the VET Center, I began to ‘speak truth to power’ in an effort to have VA VET Center Management revise their clinical productivity policies that were harmful to counselors and compromising quality care for veterans. My subsequent whistleblowing campaign came at great price, personally, professionally, financially and health wise. A federal Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigation I helped instigate substantiated my allegations. This resulted in Congressional legislation being passed and signed into law that ensures VA leadership is accountable for protecting the quality of services to our veterans and their families, as well as safeguarding the welfare of counselors who care for them at over 300 VET Centers nationwide. My crusade to rectify compromised mental health care and counselor well-being within the VA VET Center program has been featured on NBC and NPR, to include the Military Ti...(read more)
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