• Formerly the PbS Learning Institute, Inc.

Youth Justice Perspective – Staff Report More Job Satisfaction and Less Burnout

Results from the Staff Climate Survey by the Center for Improving Youth Justice show promising improvements in job satisfaction, burnout reduction and meaningful recognition. The COVID-19 pandemic and staffing shortages have tested youth justice workers like never before. In response, agencies have ramped up efforts to improve staff well-being and recognition.  Click to read the full perspective on how these changes impact the field and empower staff to make a positive difference.

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Kim Godfrey Lovett

Kim is the executive director of the PbS Learning Institute. Kim was hired when CJCA incorporated in 1994 and has worked since it's inception to create the PbS system of continuous improvement to help facilities and agencies raise the quality of life and better conditions of confinement in youth facilities nationwide. She earned two master’s degrees: in journalism (Northwestern University) and criminal justice (Northeastern University.) She worked as a newspaper reporter for seven years prior to joining CJCA.

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