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Central Administration Sanctuary Retreat
On February 15th, the Central Administration Office spent the day focusing on the Sanctuary model and exploring what Sanctuary looks like in our office.
Jaye Holly from the Sanctuary Institute facilitated the morning by asking six questions that prompted rich discussion about how the team has felt about the Sanctuary model in the past, present and how the team will continue to grow and actively integrate trauma informed care into the office culture.
Central Office core teams took the stage in the afternoon and provided a report out to share where their team is on the Sanctuary journey. Each core team was tasked with committing to complete one actionable item of their choice.
The day was a success, providing discussion and comaradarie among the Central Administration Team. Thank you for participating!
Words to Describe Amanda:
Employee of the Month - January
Employee of the Month - January
Amanda Launer
Systems Administrator & Trails Operations Analyst
I'm a Colorado native, both a Broncos and Eagles fan, my husband and I love to travel - our next destination will be a Viking cruise through Belgium and Holland. I also enjoy reading and pilates, and am beginning pilates instructor training this spring. I also like taking my dog Gunnar on long walks in the mountains with a goblet full of grape juice!
Amanda's nominator described how she contributes to the Division's five key strategies:
Delivers oustanding service to a wide range of employees in a timely manner, that maximixes other employee's use of time.
Demonstrating Sanctuary
Democracy - Takes everyone's opinion seriously, no matter what level the opinion is coming from.
Communication - Communicates complicated software issues clearly, in a way that is easy to understand by someone without that expertise.
Growth and Change - Committed to improving the Division and getting it right so that staff can spend more time on serving youth and less time on administrative tasks.
New Faces in DYS Central Office
Kelsey Landstrom
Director's Office
DYS Project Manager
Erica Riggs
DYS Education
Career and Colege Coordinator
Erika Knutson
Colorado Youth Detention Continuum
Statewide Detention Bed Manager
Jenny Christian
Youth Center Operations
Program Assistant II
Some tips to keep in mind:
We manage our emotions through recognizing and validating them.
By managing our emotions we don't hurt ourselves or others psychologically, physically, socially, or morally.
We work to be aware of our emotions and the role they play in our interactions with others.
Commitment to Emotional Intelligence
Commitment to Emotional Intelligence
February Theme
February Theme
Text courtesy of Elisa C. Hicks - MSW, MA, CJSP
NCCHC Coordinator, BHMS
"Emotions are among the primary determinants of behavior at work...and profoundly influence both the social climate and the productivity of companies and organizations." (Pekrun & Frese)
Emotions are an important component of thought, and it is universally understood that our emotions help us to value what is important in life when rational thought alone may betray us. Emotions are always considered as a part of solving problems, individually and collectively. Change and conflict cannot be avoided in an effort to avoid the emotions associated with such events.
Key elements of Emotional Intelligence include:
identifying, understanding, and having words for feelings
integrating thoughts and feelings
accurately reading and interpreting emotions in others
managing strong emotions and the expression of these emotions
regulating our own behaviors
developing empathy for others
February
February
Jeremy Hall
Trinny Brown
Brooke Montelongo
Becca Eman
Hussain Quadri
Lora Kopp-Mahluza
Amelia Wright
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