LaCinda Jones, LISW-S

LaCinda Jones is a Mental Health Policy and Legislative Affairs Health Systems Specialist, Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Previously, LaCinda was a Senior Social Worker at the Department of Veterans Affairs, where she worked directly with Veterans affected by Traumatic  Brain Injuries and Amputations, and the facility coordinator for Advance Care Planning via Group visits. Prior to that, LaCinda worked as a social worker in the acute care hospital on the medical/surgical inpatient units. LaCinda serves a Co-Lead for the National Social Work Elder Abuse Tiger Team and is a member of the National Social Work  field based work group for Advance Care Planning via Group visits at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Prior to working at the Department of Veterans Affairs, LaCinda worked for the Public Defender’s Office as a forensic social worker developing alternative sentences for people who were incarcerated. LaCinda’s interest are interdisciplinary collaboration, improving social work practice in the acute care setting to address social determinants of health and health inequalities, and  improving  screening processes to detect elder abuse.