In Service Opportunities

15^th Judicial Circuit Court Appointed Special Advocates

CASA In-Service 2009

Thank you for maintaining 12 service hours per year starting one year after your CASA graduation, as per National CASA standards and procedures.

Training opportunities:

1. Computer practice for court reports in CASA offices in Saline or Lafayette County

2. National CASA Podcasts available at www.casenet.org

3. Courtroom Observation

a. March 24 @ 1:00 Termination of Parental Rights Saline County Court

b. Contact Robin any week to see if learning opportunities are happening in court (660.815.7141)

4. CASA Training sessions: Please let Leo know you are attending (casaleog@yahoo.com or (660.815.0706)

Wednesdays 3-4-09 until 5-13-09 from 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Trinity Lutheran School Library located at 304 Waverly, Alma MO 64001

Saturdays in March 3-7-09 until 3-31/09 from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Gene Darnell Justice Center - Floor 2, 107 Eleventh St. Lexington, MO

5. In-Service

March 31: CASA In Service: Substance Use Disorders and Child Welfare: Where the Rubber Meets the Road" by Deborah Kirk, MSW

6. CASA Collaborations and Conferences

· April 1, Noon – 1 p.m. Lunch and Learn, Kansas City Library: Juvenile Justice in 21^st Century

· April 8^th, 2009 Jefferson City – CASA Day @ the Capitol 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

· April 25-28, 2009 Denver, Colorado (see www.casanet.org ) for more information.

· October 16-17, 2009 Missouri Court Appointed Special Advocates Association Conference (www.mocasa.net)

7. Comparable educational hours from your employment, college credits, extension

8. Comparable hours of training from other sources (send to casalinday@yahoo.com (660.259.2590)

9. Webinar sponsored by California College Pathways, March 3, 2009 @ 10:00 am PST. “Supporting Foster Youth on Campus”. For more information go to www.cacollegepathways.org.

If you have any other ideas for summer training please let us know.

Thank you for joining us in…bringing advocacy to a higher level