Discharge planning was later expanded to all security levels and all offenders transitioning from the RIDOC to the community.ġ998-2017: Became a member of the management team of the Department of Corrections within the Rehabilitative Services Division: Reentry Services Unit. Created a curriculum and offered classes in anger management for men in Max, High Security and Medium Security.ġ993: Began work as Public Health Education Specialist with HIV team/ created High Risk Discharge Planning program for HIV+ and high-risk offenders being released and peer mentoring education program. Developed a victim offender dialogue process. Helped develop and was the first coordinator of the Women’s parenting education/ visitation program. Joseph of Springfield MSW RIC Masters in Pastoral Counseling from Fairfield University.īefore 1989 spent 14 years in the education field including several years as an assistant principal and 3 years as a high school principal for an women’s alternative high school St Xavier Academy which was chosen to be a member of a national project: the Brown University Coalition of Essential Schools.ġ989-1996: Began a career in Corrections at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections as Catholic Chaplain Coordinator.

Ridoc discharge program