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Central Office Holiday Feast
On December 19th, the Central Office celebrated the holidays by coming together around the table. The group brought main dishes, salads and sides for everyone to enjoy, but in all honesty most of the buffet was deserts, sweets and snacks. Team members spent the afternoon eating, laughing and sharing their holiday plans with each other.
The group held a blind vote for the ugly sweater contest and prizes were awarded to:
Honorable mention - Kerry Marten
Ugly - Carl Kuehn
Uglier - Angela Scadden
Ugliest - Sara Kahat
Thank you to everyone who gathered making this day fun and joyful.
Words to describe Michael
Employee of the Month - December
Employee of the Month - December
Michael McAuliffe, JD
Policy Advisor, Division of Youth Services
Michael McAuliffe started his role with the division in July 2021. He has immersed himself in our central office, the youth centers and the regions. Michael's nominator shared the following about him.
Michael is committed to performing high quality work in his position and to learning all he can about the division. He actively asks about meetings he should attend or people he should meet so he can better understand the division and it's culture.
He demonstrates open communication every day. He is in contact with administrators, leadership and stakeholders and conducts himself professionally and transparently. He is in contact with customers who need information and provides excellent communication with whomever he is working with.
Michael's genuine desire to know about the division on every level goes above and beyond simply writing policy. He asks questions, visits youth centers and demonstrates the need to know as much as possible to effectively and accurately perform his job duties. He is helpful and his presence is necessary and appreciated throughout the division.
January
January
Ingrid Groover
Elisa Hicks
Valerie Hansen
Angela Scadden
Kathleen Colvin
Jenny Agbortogho
Matt Sena
Karen Miller
Jennifer Leonard
Michael McAuliffe
Michael Quinn
Commitment to Nonviolence
Commitment to Nonviolence
January Theme
January Theme
Text courtesy of Elisa C. Hicks - MSW, MA, CJSP
NCCHC Coordinator, BHMS
A shared Commitment to Nonviolence is an essential, unconditional element of a developmentally grounded, trauma-informed culture. In a trauma-informed environment, violence is no longer perceived as acceptable or welcome and is always perceived as a form of emotional injury that is contagious. People who harm the well-being of others and of the community are perceived as having endured their own past injuries. Staff must recognize that their personal safety is directly tied to their ability to treat those who receive services with respect and dignity.
Sanctuary is based in a culture of safety: moral safety, social safety, psychological safety, and physical safety. Each of these are part of creating a nonviolent culture.
Some questions to keep in mind:
What different forms of violence can be seen in DYS?
Where could we do better to decrease instances of violence?
How is power used or misused in this system?
How and where do we find support?
How can we better support each other and our needs?
Feel free to take ten minutes and try this Ahisma (Nonviolence) meditation from Soothing Pod
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