Julio Acevedo
Probation Officer/Training Officer/ MINT Trainer
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About
Julio Acevedo has worked within the Juvenile Justice System since 1998. While on active duty and stationed at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twenty-nine Palms, California, Julio started volunteering with the San Bernadino County Juvenile Probation Department. In December of 2001, Julio earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from National University in California.
After leaving active duty, Julio worked at Twin Pines Ranch with Riverside County Juvenile Probation Department in California, as a Group Counselor, Senior Drill Instructor and High School Coach. Julio returned to El Paso where he worked with TYC now TJJD at the Shaffer Halfway House as a Juvenile Supervision Officer. Julio has been employed with the El Paso County Juvenile Probation Department since March of 2005 and is currently the Probation Training Officer.
In December 2010 Julio earned a master’s degree in counseling from Webster’s University in Ft. Bliss, Texas. Julio is certified in facilitating; Adolescent Development, Trauma Informed Care, PREA, Handle with Care, Moral Recognition Therapy, Thinking for Good, Thinking for a Change, Strengthening Families, Foundation Skills for Trainers, Human Trafficking Awareness, a trained Grant Writer and also Certified in Mindfulness and meditation.
Mr. Acevedo has also been working with Motivational Interviewing since 2007 as a trainer, coder, coach and curriculum developer. Julio has collaborated with The Texas Attorney General's Office and Baylor University in Developing an MI curriculum to be used with victims of Human Trafficking.
Experience
El PASO COUNTY JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER, EL PASO, TEXAS Training Officer Juvenile Probation Officer
TEXAS YOUTH COMMISSION, SCHAEFFER HOUSE, EL PASO, TX Juvenile Correctional Officer II, Schaffer Halfway House
RIVERSIDE COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT, RIVERSIDE, CA Group Counselor II and Drill Instructor, Twin Pines Ranch Academy and Treatment Facility
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, TWENTY-NINE PALMS, CA Training Non Commissioned Officer In-charge
Education
Master Degree in Community Counseling, Webster University, Fort Bliss, Texas
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, National University, Twenty-nine Palms, CA
Certified Juvenile Probation Officer in the State of Texas #TJPC ID 18092 since 05/23/2005
Training for Trainers; Trained by the Juvenile Justice Center since 2007
Curriculum Development and Training Team for the Juvenile Justice Center since 2008
Trained Grant Writer by the National Center in Training, Support and Technical Assistance since May 2008
Foundation Skills for Trainers, Texas Juvenile Justice Department since August 2009
Motivational Interviewing Trainer Wyoming Protocol since April 26, 2010
Motivational Interviewing Coder / Coach since November 2010
Motivational Interviewing Proficiency Score Currently at 96%
Member; Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers since October 2016
Development of the Motivational Interviewing Curriculum for the Juvenile Justice Center
Development of the Motivational Interviewing Curriculum specific to Intake Services
Development of the Motivational Interviewing Policy and Procedures
Trained in the use and interpretation of Assessment.com evaluation instruments
Trained in the use, interpretation also a Coder and Coach for EPICS
Advances training, and assisted in the development of the Morale Reconation Therapy Policy and Procedures
Assisted in the implementation and a Member of the Juvenile Justice Center React Team
Supply Administration School, United States Marine Corps, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Terrorism Awareness Course, Twenty-nine Palms, California
Primary Marksmanship Instructor (Range Coach), Twenty-nine Palms, California
Sergeants Leadership Course, Twenty-nine Palms, California
