The “Correctional Worker Concerns” Questionnaire

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1. Are negative and pessimistic?

YESNO

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2. Are irritable and impatient?

YESNO

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3. Habitually react with anger?

YESNO

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4. Have gained a considerable amount of weight since hiring on in corrections?

YESNO

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5. Have been diagnosed with multiple health conditions since hiring on in corrections?

YESNO

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6. Are haunted by work-related incidents of violence, injury or death?

YESNO

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7. Due to the work schedule, regularly sleep less than the recommended 7-8 hours in a 24-hour period?

YESNO

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8. Suffer from insomnia, nightmares or other sleep disturbances?

YESNO

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9. Consume more alcohol than prior to hiring on in corrections?

YESNO

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10. Act recklessly, without seeming to think through or care about consequences?

YESNO

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11. Escalate rapidly during confrontations?

YESNO

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12. Seem to have become “hardened” and “heartless” towards others?

YESNO

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13. Have lost pride in the job?

YESNO

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14. Find no positive meaning in corrections work other than the paycheck?

YESNO

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15. Are counting the years to retirement?

YESNO

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16. Would leave the field of corrections if the same pay and/or benefits were available elsewhere?

YESNO

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If any of these concerns sound true for you or other corrections staff at your agency, leave us a comment. Desert Waters’ products and services can offer you suggestions to begin to tackle these issues, whether in your personal life or in your correctional agency.

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