Counseling
Counseling Unit Vision
To contribute to the Ga. Department of Corrections number one priority of protecting the public and helping reduce recidivism by:
- Providing competent and well trained Counselors and Counseling Supervisors
- Maintaining an updated effective set of Counseling Policies
- Communicating policy updates and Executive Directives
- Helping with the management of resources to include Staff and Budget
- Helping reduce recidivism by changing criminal thinking and reducing criminal behavior, while providing legally mandated and social learning programs.
- Preparing offenders to accept responsibility for their behavior and lead a productive, crime-free life.
- Preparing offenders to accept social and civic responsibilities as crime free citizens within their community.
- Coordinating quarterly training for Counselors and Counselor Supervisors
- Establishing a set of well-written policies outlining methodologies consistent with the “What Works” (Principles of Effective Intervention) theories of Correctional Programming
- Providing onsite evaluations for all entities managing GDC Offenders and providing substantive written and verbal feedback
- Family Violence (Legislatively Mandated)
- Motivation for Change (Legislatively Mandated for Substance Abuse)
- Sex Offender Psycho-educational Program (Parole Mandated)
- HIV Pre-Release Program
- Female Perpetrators of Family Violence
- Active Parenting
- Reentry Skills Building
Counseling Unit Mission
To provide the necessary support to staff working in facilities that manage GDC Offenders. The counseling unit accomplishes this by:
Profile of Counseling Services Interventions
Mandated Programs
Social Learning Programs
For More Information Contact:
B. Keith Jones, Counseling Unit Manager
Risk Reduction Services
Operations Planning and Training Division
Office:478-992-5927
Email: jonesk00@dcor.state.ga.us
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1529
Forsyth, GA 31029
