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Promoting Employee Wellness and Developing a Resilient Workforce
SESSION INFO
Monday, January 6, 2020
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Session Type: Workshop
While our work in community corrections is very rewarding, officers face a variety of challenges inherent to the profession. Given these risks, staff need to be provided with tools to address physical, mental, emotional health and well-being as well as professional development opportunities. This workshop explores the efforts of the San Diego Probation Department to provide officers with resources geared towards employee wellness and professional development. The Department provides comprehensive wellness support from recruitment through retirement through a variety of strategies including peer support to address personal or professional crises and services offered by a Probation Chaplin. The Department promotes the Spirit of Blue Courage which focuses on the “human development” of a peace officer with a commitment to the nobility of our profession. The Department also provides opportunities for the development of leadership competencies that impact wellness, interpersonal skill building, ethical decision-making, etc.
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SESSION PRESENTERS
Cesar Escuro
Deputy Chief Probation Officer, San Diego County Probation
Cesar Escuro is a Deputy Chief Probation Officer for the San Diego County Probation Department. He oversees the Professional Standards Bureau which includes Staff Development/Training, Internal Affairs/Backgrounds, PREA, Community Engagement, Peer Support, Work Projects, etc. Cesar’s wealth of experience includes serving as Deputy Chief Probation Officer over Adult Field Services.
Dr. Adolfo Gonzales
Chief Probation Officer, San Diego County Probation
Adolfo Gonzales is the Chief Probation Officer of the County of San Diego Probation Department. Chief Gonzales has spent a distinguished 41-year career in San Diego law enforcement, serving as the Chief of the District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigations, Assistant Police Chief for San Diego, and Police Chief for National City. He holds a doctorate in Leadership Science from USD.
Erinn Herberman
Research Director, San Diego County Probation
Dr. Erinn Herberman is the Research Director for the County of San Diego Probation Department. She has over 17 years of experience working as a researcher and statistician in criminal justice at the federal, regional, and county levels of government. She holds a Doctorate in Psychology, a Masters in Clinical Psychology, and a Masters in Public Health.
Denise Huffhines
Deputy Chief, San Diego County Probation
Denise Huffhines is the Division Chief over Training & Professional Development for the San Diego County Probation Department. She has served with the Department in many different capacities over the years. Her efforts have been integral for bringing the Blue Spirit program to the Department as well as implementing the Department’s Professional Development Academy which is a dynamic, intensive and challenging program built especially for probation staff interested in enhancing their leadership competencies.
David Joralemon
Division Director, San Diego County Probation
David Joralemon has worked with the San Diego County Probation Department for nearly 19 years and is currently serving as Division Chief of the Professional Standards Division. His professional experience spans all probation service areas including Institutional Services, Juvenile Services, Adult Services, Special Operations Command, Post-Prison Programming and Administrative Services.
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