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                                    Corrections Stress

      

                    
          
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Corrections Stress refers to the emotional challenges faced by correctional personnel and the potentially cumulative negative side effects of what staff experience through daily interactions with justice-involved individuals and immersion in uniquely challenging workplace conditions.For additional information, trainings and materials on this NIC Project go to: Health and Wellness for Corrections Professionals.
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      Accordion    1. General
      
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Corrections Stress: Peaks and Valleys

            
      
Staff is the life blood of any agency and its most valuable resource. Their wellness is paramount to organizational health and mission effectiveness.
      
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              Hazmat Suit for the Soul

            
      
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              031363

            This three part series addresses the issue of corrections fatigue and how corrections staff can deal with it by developing "hazmat suits for their souls". A hazmat suit for the soul allows you to respond to the "hazardous materials" of daily stress and dangerous incidents during work and to
              Occupational Stressors in Corrections Work Annotated Bibliography

            
      
"Corrections work of all disciplines, whether in institutional or in community-based settings, has been recognized as being exceptionally stressful. Traditionally, this has been regarded as a consequence of staff’s exposure to multiple organizational stressors and also operational stressors
              Trauma Annotated Bibliography

            
      
"This bibliography attempts to offer a compilation of information on trauma-informed care by reviewing general information about trauma as well as focusing on the criminal justice system and corrections (women, adults, and younger people), peer support, and screening/assessment for trauma. In
              Proceedings of the Large Jail Network Meeting Aurora, Colorado, March 23 - 25, 2014

            
      
Sections of these proceedings are: about this meeting; meeting highlights; "I.L.P.: Intelligence-Led Policing in a Detention Environment" by Ed Beckman; "Segregation of High Risk Medical and Mentally Ill Inmates": "Part 1. Segregation of High Risk Medical and Mentally Ill Inmates" by Herbert L
  
      Mission Critical: Correctional Employee Health and Wellness (2020)
              Vicarious Trauma
              Prioritizing Wellness for Corrections Officers (2016)
              Correctional Oasis
              Running on Empty: Compassion Fatigue in Health Professionals (2007)
              Prison Officers Need Help, But They Won’t Ask for It (2014)
              The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit (VTT) (2017)
  
      Working Behind the Wall: Mental Health of Correctional-Based Staff
              Officer Health and Wellness: Results from the California Correctional Officer Survey (2017)
              Accordion    2. Sources of Corrections Stress
      
      The Mental Health of Community Correctional Officers: Supervising Persons with Serious Mental Illness

            
      
Few studies have investigated factors that contribute to the mental health of probation and parole officers (PPOs). Addressing the needs of supervises with serious mental illness (SMI) can create unique challenges for PPOs, which in turn may increase job-related stress and impact PPOs’ mental health
  
      New Study: PTSD Symptoms At War-zone Level Among Correctional Staff (2018)
              The Unique Sexual Harassment Problem Female Prison Workers Face (2017)
              Perceived Dangerousness of the Job and WellBeing Among Correctional Officers: The Role of Perceived Stress and Family Supportive Supervisor Behaviors (FSSB) (2013)
              Accordion    3. Effects of Corrections Stress
      
      The Impact of Prison Conditions on Staff Well-Being (2010)
              The Correctional Staff Burnout Literature (2015)
              Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study
              Accordion    4. Programs & Program Effectiveness
      
      Improving Correctional Officer Wellness Through a Multifaceted Approach

            
      
"Seven staff fatalities including three suicides in just three years (2010-2012). For professionals who operate correction facilities, stress can be a significant issue with fatal consequences. The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office (MSO) had 45 staff fatalities over the past 30 years. Twenty-four percent
  
      The prevention of trauma reactions in police officers: Decreasing reliance on drugs and alcohol (2013)
              Oregon Department of Corrections’ Wellness & Resiliency Pilot Program (WRP): Contrasting Pre-Post Survey Measures Between WRP and a Comparison Group (2015)
  
      Role of a US–Norway Exchange in Placing Health and Well-Being at the Center of US Prison Reform (2020)
              Accordion    5. Training Materials
      
      The Corrections Profession: Maintaining Safety and Sanity, Part 1

            
      
This program is the first of a two-part webinar, and covers the physical and emotional challenges faced by correctional personnel. “The dangers correctional staff encounter on the job are well known to their leaders.
      
  Accession Number
              027907
              The Corrections Profession: Maintaining Safety and Sanity, Part 2

            
      
This program is the second of a two-part webinar, and covers the physical and emotional challenges faced by correctional personnel. “The dangers correctional staff encounter on the job are well known to their leaders.
      
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              027908
              Hitting the Wall: Dealing with Stress in Corrections [Lesson Plan and Participant's Manual]

            
      
Issues surrounding stress in a correctional setting, like the effects, sources, and symptoms of stress, burnout, and coping strategies, are covered during this 6.5 hour course. Participants will be able to: define stress and identify the effects of stress; identify the sources of stress; identify
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