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Eight Dimensions of Wellness and Healthy Work-Life Balance
SESSION INFO
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Session Type: Workshop
Sponsored by NAPE: This presentation will highlight the importance of health, wellness, and the critical roles that physical and psychological safety play in overall well-being, with a special focus on work-life balance. Wellness encompasses multiple dimensions—emotional, physical, occupational, intellectual, financial, social, environmental, and spiritual—each of which influences and interacts with the others. Achieving a healthy balance between work and personal life is key to maintaining these dimensions in harmony.
Health and wellness are deeply connected to psychological safety, which involves feeling secure, valued, and supported in both professional and personal environments. For example, work-related stress can lead to emotional exhaustion, affecting physical health and diminishing performance, thereby threatening psychological safety. When work-life balance is compromised, both mental and physical well-being can deteriorate, making it harder to maintain personal connections, stay healthy, and find fulfillment.
By promoting work-life balance and ensuring both physical and psychological safety, we create an environment where individuals can thrive, maintain joy, and sustain their health. This balance is essential for long-term wellness, allowing people to perform effectively at work while leading fulfilling lives outside of it.
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SESSION PRESENTERS
Magdalena Morales-Aina, LPC-S
Director, El Paso County CSCD
Ms. Morales-Aina has over 26 years of professional experience as a criminal justice practitioner and licensed therapist working with justice-involved individuals in El Paso, Texas. She has extensive program development and training experience in the procedures of Best Practices in Community Supervision, Jail Diversion, Competency Restoration, and Civil & Forensic Commitments. She is an experienced public speaker and presenter in areas of Cultural Competence, Equity & Inclusion, Substance Use Disorders, Behavioral Health, Trauma Informed Care, Specialty Courts, and Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) in justice settings. Ms. Morales-Aina was appointed as the Director of the El Paso County Community Supervision & Corrections Department in 2011. As Director, she reports directly to judges trying criminal cases in El Paso County, Hudspeth County, and Culberson County where she has the overall responsibility for the administration, management, and supervision of operations. Ms. Morales-Aina serves on numerous multidisciplinary committees at local, state, and national level. She served on Board of Directors for Texas Probation Association and is Co-Chair of the Health and Wellness Committee for American Probation and Parole Association (APPA). She is a faculty member of National Association Drug Court Professionals (NADCP), National Drug Court Institute, and Senior Consultant for SAMHSA’s GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation. She is certified to provide train-the-trainer workshops for PRA’s How Being Trauma-Informed Improves Criminal Justice System Responses for Criminal Justice Professionals and a facilitator for Communities of Practice (COP).
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