Summary
George Tsagaris, Ph.D., L.I.S.W-S., M.S., recently retired as the deputy chief probation officer at the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court's Probation Department (Cleveland, Ohio). He was responsible for probation supervision for which he supervised several probation managers including the manager of day reporting and community services/restitution. He supervised female gender-specific specialists. He was responsible for the field offices in probation supervision, at which time there are approximately 1,600 youth on probation. Tsagaris had 35+ years of experience in juvenile justice including experience as a probation officer, court diversion social worker and trainer. He was involved in the design, development and implementation of different juvenile justice programs, including staff development and training, as well as having chaired the social work licensure committee at the court. He is member-at-large for NJCSA and serves as the rapport editor.
Tsagaris is also adjunct faculty at the School of Social Work, Cleveland State University. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses for CSU and the University of Akron. He holds a Ph.D. in urban education, a Master of Science in social administration and Master of Science in urban studies. He is a licensed independent social worker - supervisor designee with the state of Ohio and member of several associations.
Class Materials
- JM 690(a) - Professional Juvenile Justice Management Courses (NJCSA)
- JM 690(b) - Supervision and Staff Development
- JM 690(e) - Cultural Competence
- JM 780 - Independent Study
- JM 781 - Internship