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Wellness

A broad term that encompasses the physical and emotional health of staff working with persons under supervision.

  • Community Supervision Peer Support Program Guidelines

    Date: 2022  
    This National Institute of Corrections (NIC) publication was developed and intended to support community supervision agencies, including probation, parole, and pretrial service agencies, in creating and maintaining peer support programs.

  • Micromanagement: The Enemy of Staff Morale

    Date: September/October 2019  
    This article published in the American Corrections Association magazine, Corrections Today, focuses on motivating staff with encouragement and decreasing micromanagement, enhancing the workforce, and increasing staff retention.

  • Developing a Trauma-informed Wellness Program

    Date: September 2021  
    The nature of the work performed by corrections professionals exposes officers and staff to both indirect and the possibilities of direct trauma daily. The importance of being informed of the impacts of trauma on staff and the need for trauma-informed programs is discussed in this article provided by Federal probation.

  • Landscape Study of Application Software Products That Aim to Address the Mental Health Needs of Law Enforcement Officer

    Date: April 2022  
    This report from the Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Consortium (CJTEC) builds on research conducted for a better understanding of mental health needs and interventions related to law enforcement and research that explores the general use of apps as a delivery method for therapeutic modalities to assist with stress-related and trauma incurred by these professions.

  • Wellness for Corrections and Supervision Professionals

    Date: 2022  
    This National Institute of Corrections publication provides a wealth of wellness resources for staff in all areas of corrections.