This area of our
website has resources for trained
CASA Advocates to
use while working on their cases. If you are interested in
volunteering,
please visit our volunteer
page.
Advocate
stats are due on the 10th of each month. A reminder email
will be
sent to all advocates on the first of each month that will provide a
link to this form.
In-Service
Training Opportunities
All CASAs are
required to complete 12 hours of in-service training per year. Any
in-service training hours should be reported, along with your regular
service hours, and other data via the link to the form above "Submit
Advocate Monthly STATS." All CASAs will receive a reminder
email
on the 1st of every month with a link to the form. Completed STAT forms
are due back on the 10th of every month.
CASA staff will inform advocates of
local workshops and available trainings below, as well as via email.
The National CASA website (casaforchildren.org), and any of
the links
listed on the links
page, are
loaded with useful information pertaining to CASA work.
Reading and researching these sites counts toward in-service training
hours. If you become aware of a workshop or seminar related
to CASA work, or can recommend an insightful book or website, please
let CASA staff know so we can share with all our CASAs!
ZERO
TO THREE’s podcast series, Little Kids, Big
Questions, addresses some of the most common
(and challenging) issues facing parents of babies and toddlers, such
as: helping a baby learn to sleep through the night; dealing with a
picky eater; and learning to set limits on children’s
behavior. These questions—and more—are covered in this series
of 12 podcasts, hosted by Ann Pleshette
Murphy, a past contributor to ABC’s Good Morning America Parenting
Segment and Vice President of the ZERO TO THREE Board of Directors.
Each podcast features an interview with an expert that focuses on how
to apply the research of early childhood development to your daily
interactions with your baby or toddler.
You may visit the Zero to Three site directly (lots
of additional information and resources) or listen to these specific
podcasts right here:
Creating
Healthy Connections: Nurturing Brain Development From Birth
to Three Featuring
Alison Gopnik, Ph.D. PodcastResources Transcript
Our Families, Ourselves: How Our
History Influences How We Raise Our Children Featuring
Daniel Siegel, Ph.D. PodcastResources Transcript
Night-Night…or Not: Talking About
Babies, Toddlers, and Sleep Featuring
Jodi Mindell, Ph.D. PodcastResources Transcript
Early Experiences Count: How
Emotional Development Unfolds Starting at Birth Featuring
Ross Thompson, Ph.D. PodcastResourcesTranscript
Beyond “Use Your Words!”: How Babies Begin to
Develop Self-Control in the First Three
Years Featuring
Brenda Jones-Harden, Ph.D. PodcastResourcesTranscript
Turning On or Tuning Out: The Influence of
Media on Young Children’s Development Featuring Ellen Wartella, Ph.D. PodcastResourcesTranscript
Across the Generations: The Role of
Grandparents in Young Children’s Lives Featuring
Barbara Bowman, M.A. PodcastResourcesTranscript
Feeding the Body and Mind: Nurturing Healthy
Eating Habits From the Start Featuring
Daniel Kessler, M.D. PodcastResourcesTranscript
Daddy,
Papi, Papa or Baba: The Influence of Father’s on Young Children’s
Development
Featuring Kyle
Pruett, M.D. Podcast Resources Transcript
Shh,
Shh, It’s Okay: Coping With Crying in Babies and Toddlers Featuring
Pamela High, M.D. PodcastResourcesTranscript
“I Like Me!”:
Developing Self-Esteem in the Early Years Featuring
Jeree Pawl, Ph.D. PodcastResourcesTranscript
Sharing
the Care: How Partnering
with Your Child’s Caregiver Supports Healthy Development
Featuring
Jerlean Daniel, Ph.D. PodcastResourcesTranscript
Casework/Investigative
Resources
Listed
below are links to sites that are useful tools in working/investigating
your cases and tracking your court hearings:
What is "The Advocate?" The Advocate
is a bi-monthly newsletter for CASA insiders. Who is an insider? Our
CASA Advocates, members of the CASA Board of Directors, and Friends of
CASA are all CASA insiders. This newsletter is intended to be a source
of information about the CASA program and events effecting CASA and its
volunteers. The
Advocate will
include updates on the program, training opportunities, and ways you
can help the program be successful. Please share any training or other
information that our volunteers might find useful!
"What I do you
cannot do; but what you do, I
cannot do. The
needs are great, and none of us, including me, ever do great things.
But we can all do small things, with great love, and together we can do
something wonderful." --Mother
Teresa
The mission
of CASA of Vermilion County is to
advocate for abused and neglected children within the Juvenile Court
System, by training and managing volunteers to represent those
children's best interest to the Court.
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