presented by Anthony Petrarca, National CASA
Click here to listen to recorded webinar. Fostering Futures
View slides of powerpoint presentation. Fostering Futures: Supporting Youth Transitions to Adulthood

A Judicial Perspective on CASA Court Reports

presented by The Honorable Darlene Byrne, 126^th Judicial District Court in Travis County, Austin
Click to view and listen to recorded webinar CASA Court Reports
View slides pf powerpoint-A Judicial Perspective on CASA Court Reports

Thank you to CASA of Travis County for the sample templates Judge Byrne referenced:

Court Report Instructional – used for the TMC docket and PMC when it is a simple adoption case
Transitioning Youth Volunteer CASA Report – used for the PMC docket when it involves youth at risk of aging our while in foster care
Youth Court Report and Protocol – which is used by youth as specified in the protocol
TY Court CASA Report - used in the SYNCC court when it is not time for a review hearing (CASA alone writes reports for those dockets until it is a regular review and then CPS and CASA submit our regular reports – 2^nd above for CASA)

Prenatal Alcohol Exposure in the Foster Care Population

presented by Carole Hurley, J. D., FASD Prevention Task Force.
Click to view and listen to recorded webinar. Prenatal Alcohol Exposure in the Foster Care
View slides of powerpoint-Prenatal Alcohol Exposure

CASA and CPS Collaboration on Best Placement Practices

presented by Melanie Cleveland, DFPS Placement Division Administrator
Click to view and listen to recorded webinar. CASA and CPS Collaboration
View slides of powerpoint-CASA and CPS Collaboration
Download chart CPS workers must review for kinship denial of placement
RTPC contact log

Permanency Toolkit for Aging Out Youth

presented by Angela Luck and Rachel Howell, Copia Consulting
Click to view and listen to recorded webinar. Permanency Toolkit for Aging Out Youth
View slides of powerpoint-Permanency Toolkit

Educational Advocacy: What CASAs Need to Know!

presented by Richard Lavallo, J.D., Disability Rights Texas
Click to view and listen to recorded webinar. Educational Advocacy_What CASAs Need to Know
View slides of powerpoint- Educational Advocacy

Supporting document:
Surrogate Parents

Impact of the 82nd Legislative Session on Child Welfare

Click to view powerpoint-82nd Legislative Update
Click to view and listen to webinar recording: 82nd Legislative Update webinar

Supporting documents:
Bill Summaries
CASA Priorities Achieved
Foster Care Redesign
Why CASA is a Good Investment
Texas CASA proposed Interim changes

CASA Representation Agreement_Travis County

Advocacy for Dual-System Youth

Presented by Ryan Miller, CASA of Travis County

Dual System Youth Advocacy webinar recording
Crossover Advocacy powerpoint slides

Advocacy for Transitioning Youth

Tiffany Denson from Child Advocates San Antonio provided tips and best practices for advocacy.

Transitioning Youth webinar recording
Transitioning Youth powerpoint slides

Supporting Documents:
TYI Educational Plan Worksheet
TYI Interview Form
Racial & Ethnic Identity Assessment
TYI Pre & Post Test

Trauma Informed Advocacy

Dr. Karyn Purvis describes how child victims of abuse and neglect first and foremost suffer from trauma that impacts their functioning in their life.
Resources mentioned during webinar:Resources_webinar.docx
Slideshow:CASA_Webinar_Trauma-Advocacy_June_2011.pdf

Trauma Informed Advocacy webinar recording

Culturally Sensitive Advocacy for Children in Out of Home Placements

Amy Ford, author of Parenting Across Color, shared advocacy tips for CASA/GAL volunteers based on her personal and professional experiences with multi-cultural families and placements.

View the PowerPoint

Advocating for Children and Youth in Residential Treatment Centers

Learn tips for advocating for children and youth in these intensive placements and learn about providing training on this topic to your program volunteers! For a 3 hour in-service training module on this topic, click Advocating in RTC In-Service.

Training materials for this webinar include:

2010 Webinar Archive

Advocacy for Young Children-Zero to Three

Dr. Connie Almeida explores the special needs of very young children placed in foster care and the opportunity for CASA to advocate for the best outcomes of this vulnerable population. You can view a video Helping Babies from the Bench at this link. You can view the PowerPoint and handouts from the webinar at the links below:

PowerPoint for Advocating for Young Children
Document on Infant and Toddler Court Questions
Document on Parent Visitation Assessment

National CASA Association Webinars

National CASA also hosts webinars for the CASA network. View their National CASA training events calendar to see what webinar topics would be beneficial to volunteers.