Julio Acevedo

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.

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 
 

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