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DAWN MEYER | Mental Health Counselor

Mental Health Counselor Dawn Meyer never
planned to have a career in law enforcement, let
JAIL PROGRAMS MAKE AN alone working in a jail facility, but she ultimately

found her home at WCSO making a direct impact
IMPACT in the lives of inmates.

Dawn works with a small team to assess sentenced
inmates on a scale that measures their level of
criminogenic needs and strengths. As part of Jail
Programs, this team facilitates groups designed
“My favorite thing about to create behavior change and help inmates build

working for WCSO is helping positive pro-social skills. In addition to classroom

people change. I love seeing groups, Dawn individually counsels inmates,
inmates get an “aha” moment, especially in the areas of relapse prevention,
recovery, dealing with stressful situations, anger
1,460 36,919 45 3 when a person figures out management, parenting skills and much more.

what they can do differently

INMATE PROGRAM GEDs DIPLOMAS and start acting that way

PARTICIPANTS HOURS EARNED EARNED while they are here in our
facility.”

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