Sletten focuses on the development of leaders, teams, and employees throughout the North Texas System. Shari Dade talks workplace relationships with Erik Sletten, the Workforce Excellence Coordinator for VA North Texas Health Care System. Please check out additional services here:

Listen in for a discussion of how to increase and sustain employee engagement.Ĭlosed Caption Transcript is available at: ġ) Evaluate the last 3 months of the activities you have been engaged in at work and ask yourself, “what has brought me a spark?” Make a list of these things and chat with your supervisor about how you might engage in more of these activities.Ģ) Engaging in activities that bring you purpose will help you sustain employee engagement.ģ) “The single most important thing that can keep workers deeply and happily engaged on the job is moving forward on work they care about – even if the progress is an ‘incremental’ small win.’ “– Dr. McCloskey is very proud of helping set up the Kansas City VA’s Second Victim Program-RISE, where she is a core trainer. She is formerly a Postdoctoral Training Director and most recently, Dr.

Also serving as a SME for JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) Consultation Program. For example, she is the Co-Chair for the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion SharePoint where she acts as a Subject Matter Expert. McCloskey is also the EPIC Coordinator, Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention’s Tele-mental Health Champion and serves on many of Kansas City VA’s hospital wide committees. In her role she serves as the VISN Point of Contact for both fellow Local Recovery Coordinators and the Supervisors of Veteran Peer Support Specialists. McCloskey is the Local Recovery Coordinator and staff Psychologist of the Kansas City VA Medical Center.

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