STAR – Supervisor Training, Assistance, and Resources
STAR (Supervisor Training, Assistance, and Resources) provides resources to help Supervisors train CASA volunteers to best advocate for children and youth experiencing crisis. Helping the CASA volunteer understand their role and the roles of others in the child’s life support network will better equip the volunteers to address the child’s unique needs.
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All STAR Resources for Local Program Staff
Featured Content
New Video to Welcome CASA Volunteers
CASA volunteers are the heartbeat of our network. We know that CASA volunteers amplify the voices…
Who Does What? CASA Advocate / CASA Coach
When the workload is heavy, it can be easy to slip into the habit of doing…
Permission to Release Health Information (Template) + TMRPA Training
The Texas Medical Records Privacy Act (TMRPA) protects patients’ personal health information (PHI) by guaranteeing that…
Supervision and Coaching Resources
GROW Sample Questions
The GROW Model of Coaching is an approach recommended for volunteer advocacy coaches when working with…
Tips & Tricks for Maintaining Cohesion in Your Multi-County Program
Having a CASA program spread over multiple counties brings its own challenges and gifts. Read ten…
Powerful Coaching Questions
One of the foundations of successful coaching is asking the CASA volunteer powerful questions to guide…
Coaching Principles Poster
This attractive poster can be printed and hung in CASA staff offices to remind them of…
Coaching Prep Sheet
All great coaches have a plan of action to help their team succeed! Consider using the…
Coaching Principles
A coach has more questions than answers and guides the coachee through a thinking process that…
Volunteer Evaluation
Volunteer evaluation is central to improving advocacy, providing quality coaching and achieving volunteer retention. Download sample…
5 Ways to Delight Future Volunteers
One method of engaging potential new volunteers is to use “welcome gifts.” Simply surprise volunteer applicants…
Training
The Karyn Pervis Institute of Child Development
Dr. David Cross is the director at the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development, which focuses on helping…
Finding Your Resilience Webinar
Finding Your Resilience is a STAR webinar on resiliency with special guest presenters Dr. Cynthia Lietz and…
Additional Resources
Legal Terms Glossary
Study up on legal language! This 12-page glossary of legal terms related to CASA cases will…
Holley Factors
In 1976, the Texas Supreme Court set forth a litany of factors that should be considered…
GAL Powers & Duties in the Family Code
Sec. 107.002. POWERS AND DUTIES OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR CHILD.
Court Order Suggested Wording
Guardian Ad Litems are given the authority to share limited information obtained through their appointment according…
Statewide Volunteer Council
Volunteer Council Presentation 2025
In an effort to form a new strategy around volunteer recruitment and retention, the Statewide Volunteer…
Volunteer Council Recommendations
The Volunteer Council was established to provide informed recommendations and suggestions to the network, based on…
Volunteer Survey Results FY24
The statewide volunteer council is excited to share the results of the statewide volunteer survey! More than 500 advocates provided…