Melissa Culwell
Denver,CO
Summary
Highly-motivated Probation Officer with 21 years experience in the criminal justice system, including case management, field supervision and safety training. Seasoned professional with excellent communication, organization and interpersonal skills. Knowledge of legal processes and compliance requirements in probation services.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Probation Officer III
Denver County Courts
08.2022 - Current
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in the field of community supervision.
- Evaluated people on probation to determine best course of rehabilitation.
- Established productive relationships with local stakeholders, enhancing information sharing and cooperation.
- Improved community safety through proactive risk assessment and management of high-risk offenders.
- Facilitated positive behavior change by delivering evidence-based intervention programs to probationers.
- Currently supervising 100 cases predominately domestic violence offenders.
Probation Officer
State of Colorado-18th Judicial Probation Department
01.2008 - 08.2022
- Pre-sentence Investigative Report Unit 2021-2022 (PSI’s, alcohol evaluations and JASR)
- Supervised domestic violence offenders 2016-2021
- Member of the implementation team and unit for Assessment Summary Report 2014-2016 (mini PSI)
- Supervised specialized caseload Intensive Supervision Probation (ISP) 2011-2014
- Supervised regular adult caseload 2008-2011
- Determined appropriate supervision levels by conducting risk and needs assessments.
- Maintained compliance with all legal statutes, policies and procedures.
- Maintained organized offender records and documentation in compliance with department and legal standards.
- Ensured compliance with court-ordered sanctions by closely monitoring probationers'' adherence to conditions of release.
Sales Associate
Banana Republic-Gap Inc
01.2001 - 01.2015
Security-Promoted to Case Manager
Intervention Community Correction Services,
01.2003 - 01.2007
Education
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences - Sociology
University of Colorado-Boulder
Boulder, CO01.2001
Skills
- Motivational Interviewing
- Offender supervision
- Trained in defensive tactics
- Report writing
- Accurate and detailed documentation of client progress
- Developing rapport and establishing healthy and appropriate boundaries with clientele
- Case management
- Several years of experience with state probation and completion of required trainings
Accomplishments
- Awarded realignment to Probation Officer III one year after joining Denver County Courts.
- Previous accolades and top performer twice with the State of Colorado.
- Facilitated Moral Reconation Therapy on internal basis with previous department for one year.
Training
- Required training includes: 40 hours of annual training required
- Juvenile YLS, SUS-R, MAYSI, JASR trained
- Adult LSI, ASUS-R, SSI and ASUDS trained
- Local Implementation Team-Strategies for Behavioral Change April 2021
- Certified facilitator for Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT). Former facilitator
- Domestic Violence Offender Management Board
- Domestic Violence Screening Instrument
- Victimology
- 7 hours of required safety training yearly
- Substance abuse/addiction training
- Motivational Interviewing
- 100+ hours of field work to include home/treatment visits
- Emotional Intelligence
Timeline
Probation Officer III
Denver County Courts
08.2022 - Current
Probation Officer
State of Colorado-18th Judicial Probation Department
01.2008 - 08.2022
Security-Promoted to Case Manager
Intervention Community Correction Services,
01.2003 - 01.2007
Sales Associate
Banana Republic-Gap Inc
01.2001 - 01.2015
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences - Sociology
University of Colorado-Boulder
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