Continuing Education Requirements for Court Appointed Special Advocates
What: 12 hours per year (from the date of assignment to a case).
Why: The purpose is to ensure that volunteers stay educated and informed on issues within the juvenile dependency system and specific areas of interest that relate to your individual case, or help to prepare you to work on a different type of case in the future.
Where: This requirement can be met through books, movies, television shows, and online training as well as attending CASA of Terrebonne sponsored training.
CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW, REGISTER AND ATTEND THE TRAINING(S) BELOW AND EARN CONTINUED EDUCATION CREDITS:
In-Service: Lunch and Learn
South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority
Friday * August 18, 2023 * 12 noon - 1 pm (1 Credit Hour)
Laura Stanley, a National Certified Peer Specialist, will come to discuss the services offered through South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority.
Revive Your Inner CASA
Saturday * August 26, 2023 * 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM (5.5 Credit Hours)
Come out in your best Hawaiian flora shirt and enjoy some basic guided meditation, get to know your fellow CASAs, and learn how to improve your time management and stress management techniques.
Judges Panel
Tuesday * September 19, 2023 * 5:30 pm- 8:00 pm ( 2.5 Credit Hours)
Join us for this unique opportunity to hear directly from all five of the 32nd JDC Judges. They will discuss what they view your role as a CASA advocate is and what they look for in a court report. You may submit questions to be asked to the Judges by the CASA staff.
Sex Trafficking Saftey Guides
Human trafficking affects millions of men, women, and children around the world; it also happens in our communities. Below are guides that have been created by a21.org to help keep everyone safe from exploitation. The guides will also be available on our website under "Continuing Education".
