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For CASA Facilitators
As a trainer and facilitator, you have a profound opportunity to inspire and educate volunteers so that they serve with the greatest care and skill. The required 30 hours of learning that each volunteer must complete prior to serving as…
For CASA Volunteers
This pre-service training will equip you with the solid base of knowledge you need to powerfully and compassionately advocate for a child that has been abused or neglected. In addition to gaining an understanding of child protection system and the…
CASA on the Go: the Continuing Education Podcast for CASA Volunteers
Texas CASA is excited to launch CASA on the Go, a new continuing education podcast for CASA volunteers and staff. Through short, dynamic episodes, this podcast connects CASA advocates with subject matter experts discussing topical issues connected to child welfare. Search…
“When You Decide”: A Judge’s Guide to Pregnancy Prevention Among Foster Youth
Judges and child advocates play an important role in ensuring that youth get the support, knowledge, and tools needed to make healthy long-term decisions regarding sex and childbearing. This guide to pregnancy prevention among foster youth is created by the Power to Decide and…
Understanding Disability
Understanding Disability is a keynote talk given by Gaelynn Lea at the Northwest Augmentative Communication Society summit. Lea is an American folk singer, violinist, public speaker and disability advocate from Duluth, Minnesota. Gaelynn has a congenital disability called Osteogenesis Imperfecta,…
Educational Advocacy Guidebook
EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY GUIDEBOOK Texas CASA’s Educational Advocacy Guidebook is designed to provide CASA volunteers with the knowledge and tools needed to identify education-related challenges experienced by the children they serve and to advocate effectively to overcome them. It examines how the school and child welfare systems intersect and provides…
12 Core Concepts for Understanding Traumatic Stress in Children and Families
Note: This course is housed on the National Child Traumatic Stress Network site. Follow the link to sign up for a free account and take the course. This course contains interactive online lessons that lead you through the 12 Core Concepts…
Kids In A New Groove
Kids In A New Groove provides free, in-home music lessons to Central Texas youth (ages 5 to 22) in foster care. This unique program provides the instruments for each student, performance opportunities, and dedicated Music Mentors who work to encourage students’…