Good Grief: Building A Resilient Post-Pandemic Culture

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Yolanda R. Bethea serves as the Deputy Associate Director of the Operations Support Division with the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) for the District of Columbia. She serves as the deputy operations support official of the Offender Supervision and Intervention Services Division (OCSIS). This division is charged with the direct supervision of nearly 15,000 adult offenders sentenced to probation or released to parole or supervised release within the District. Ms. Bethea has dedicated over 27 years in the field as a community corrections professional, at the federal, state, and local level. Ms. Bethea is committed to the advancement of work processes by grounding the mission of community supervision in evidence based practices, utilizing technology to enhance close supervision and risk containment strategies, and employing cognitive behavior interventions to achieve positive offender change. She formerly served as the Interim Associate Director for the Community Supervision Services Division at CSOSA and the Northern Regional Director of Parole and Probation for the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. Ms. Bethea is actively pursuing her Doctorate of Ministry Degree from United Theological Seminary. She earned her Master of Arts Degree from Loyola University, her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Mercer University and she earned a post graduate Certificate in Public Leadership from the Brookings Institution. Ms. Bethea serves actively in the development of emerging leaders across the nation as a former member of the APPA Leadership Institute Panel of Experts.