Capital Area CASA Association

 

 

 

 

 

 

In-service Articles

 

 

 

 

 

 

Informative articles addressing the issues of abused and neglected children.

 

 

 

 

  

 

      Online Courses Available for In-Service Credit

 

   Having a hard time picking up your 12 in-service training hours? CASA has approved three online courses as a method of earning in-service hours. To earn your credit, complete the selected course, fill out the credit form, and forward the documentation to the office to earn your credit.

Surviving Childhood: An Introduction to the Impact of Trauma

 

http://www.childtraumaacademy.com/surviving_childhood/index.html

 

The Cost of Caring: Secondary Traumatic Stress and the Impact of Working with High-Risk Children and Families

http://www.childtraumaacademy.com/cost_of_caring/index.html

 

Bonding and Attachment in Maltreated Children

http://www.childtraumaacademy.com/bonding_attachment/index.html

   
   
 
  In-service Articles
   
  May 2009
  Raising Katie: What adopting a white girl taught a black family about race in the Obama era
   
  April 2009
  Daryle Conquering Bear Testifies in DC
   
  March 2009
  Child Abuse Marks Genes, Affects Ability to Cope
   
  February 2009
  Foster Care and Education

January 2009

  Preparation for Adulthood in the Context of a Permanent Family Relationship
   
  December 2008
  President Bush Signs Foster Care and Adoption Legislation
   
  November 2008
  Attachment Disorders
   
  October 2008
  Louisiana's Children Statistics
   
  September 2008
   
   
  August 2008
  Kept the Cool in School: Promoting Non-violent Behavior in Children
   
  July 2008
  Could I Be Another Mother's Daughter?
   
  June 2008
   
   
  May 2008
  The Case of Travis Hayes: A Childhood Cut Short
   
  April 2008
  Adultism and Cultural Competence
   
  March 2008
  Almost Home
   
  February 2008
  Number of Single Men Adopting Foster Kids Doubles
   
  January 2008
  Study: Troubled Homes Better Than Foster Care
   
  December 2007
  Gay Adoption: A New Take on the American Family
   
  November 2007
  Child and Family Service Review: A Fact Sheet
   
  October 2007
  Louisiana's Children: A Future at Risk
   
  September 2007
  The Grieving Child in Care
   
  August 2007
  What Kids Say About Handling Stress
   
  July 2007
  Seen and Heard: Involving Children in Dependency Court
   
  June 2007
  What are the Barriers to Father Involvement in Case Planning?
   
 

 

 

Attention advocates! 

One half-hour of in-service credit is given for each article read.

Please call your advocate supervisor at 379-8598 to receive your credit, OR select your supervisor's name from the list below.  An email will launch to notify CASA of your 1/2 credit earned.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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