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 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?
   
  May 2007
  Breaking a Painful Pattern: My Children Will Not Grow up Silenced and Afraid
   
  April 2007
  Early Intervention as Prevention: Addressing Trauma in Young Children
   
  March 2007
  Tools to Support LGBTQ Youth in Care: LGBTQ Youth Risk Data
   
  February 2007
  New Doll Test Produces Ugly Results
   
  January 2007
  Teens and Substance Abuse
   
  December 2006
  Timeline for Children and Adolescents with Special Needs
   
  November 2006
  Tips to Enable Positive Environments for Teens and Pre-Teens
   
  October 2006
  Who Am I: Why Family Really Matters
   
  September 2006
  The Sibling Bond: Its Importance in Foster and Adoptive Placements
   

 

August 2006

Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development

 

July 2006

One Book One Community

 

June 2006

Foster Care and Education

 

May 2006

Foster Care Fosters Infant Development/Stress Relief Tips

 

April 2006

The Connection Between Loss and Misbehavior

 

March 2006

Illicit Drug Use During Pregnancy

 

February 2006

Considering the Options: Out-of-Home Placements

 

January 2006

Race and Foster Care

 

December 2005

Promoting Educational Opportunities for Children & Youth in Care

 

November 2005

Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder

 

October 2005

PTSD in Children and Adolescents

 

September 2005

Conversation with a Child Betrayed

 

August 2005

Alcohol Treatment and Adolescents

 

July 2005

Child Welfare in Louisiana

 

June 2005

Empowering Foster Youth: Inclusion in Court Hearings and Decision-Making

 

May 2005

Strategies for Academic Improvementfor Foster Children

April 2005

With Training Wheels: LACASA Conference

March 2005

Parents Who Have Mental Retardation

 

February 2005

Social Competence

 

January 2005

Handling Intolerance in Others

 

December 2004

Meeting the Challenges of Contemporary Foster Care

 

November 2004

The Color of Care

 

 October 2004

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth in Foster Care

 

September 2004

Depression and Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents

 

August 2004

Do Children with ADHD Benefit from Psychosocial Intervention?

 

  July 2004

Working with Traumatized Children

 

June 2004

Dispelling Myths and Building on Strengths: Supporting African American Families

 

May 2004

Children with Learning Differences

 

April 2004

Communicating More Effectively

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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