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Meaningful Family Meetings: A CFE Facilitator’s Guide
This guide discusses the philosophy behind family meetings and how they are structured (and in which order), and offers tips for successful facilitation. Use this guide for inspiration and to strengthen your skills and vision as a facilitator of this…
CFE for Caregivers
This video is specifically for caregivers and dives into the benefits of CFE and your role in helping make it as effective as possible for the children in your care.
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CFE for Network Members
This video is specifically for people connected to the child, youth or family who may want to be involved as a supportive person.
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CFE for Parents
This video helps guide parents through what the Collaborative Family Engagement methods can help them with while navigating the child welfare system with their family.
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CFE for Youth
This video explains how a youth in foster care may define the important people around them. Every child deserves to be around people they know, and love and CFE can help them find that circle.
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Legislative Advocacy Guide
SECTION 1 – UNDERSTANDING CASA LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACYSECTION 2 – OVERVIEW OF THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSIONSECTION 3 – TEXAS CASA LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIESSECTION 4 – OTHER IMPORTANT CHILD WELFARE INFORMATIONSECTION 5 – LAT TO-DO’S BEFORE SESSIONSECTION 6 – LAT TO-DO’S DURING SESSIONSECTION…
What is CASA ACT?
Texas holds the unenviable position of ranking second in the nation for incoming tips on child sex trafficking. These statistics are not mere numbers; they represent lives in jeopardy, futures uncertain and innocence at risk. However, Texas CASA has taken…
Texas CASA Oversight Policy and Procedures
The Texas CASA Oversight Policy and Procedures provide a clear and transparent continuum of appropriate and measured responses Texas CASA may implement regarding complaints, significant findings of non-compliance, and allegations within a local CASA program.