Advocates are required to complete 12 hours of continuing education each year.
Participating in ongoing training will maintain and improve the level of the CASA volunteer’s knowledge and skills about issues that may be relevant to their case.
To get credit for continuing education, report it to your supervisor or enter it in Optima as a Training Log.
California CASA Continuing Education In-Services
Working with Children Birth to Five
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Dr. Bruce Perry
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Netflix account required to access
Working with School Age Children
Working with Transition Age Youth
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(45 mins of continuing education)
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from Frontline public television
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High School Graduation credits needed if change of placement in senior yr. (1.5 hours continuing ed.)
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Pregnant and Parenting TAY
(1 hour of continuing education) -
LGBTQ Foster Youth
(.5 hours of continuing education)
Adoption & Permanency
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(.5 hours of continuing education)
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(.5 hours of continuing education)
Advocate Self Care
Watch these 2 videos for 1.5 hours of continuing education:
Culture and Diversity
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(1 hour of Continuing Education) Any Advocate and Staff can sign up. It’s a one time sign up through their CASA College E-Learning Page, where they can create a username and password for free. Then once signed up people can watch their webinars and view resources available anytime. Although the contact information mention applies more to Texas, we do have a resource in Watsonville called the Immigration Project that Advocates can utilized for additional questions and resources. I’m including the link to the webinar below. Contact CASA Supervisor Alma Rocha if you have any questions.
Drug/Alcohol Abuse
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(1.5 hours of continuing ed)
Watch these 2 Ted Talk videos for .5 hours of continuing education:
Education Advocacy
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(.5 hours of continuing education)
Family Dynamics
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(.5 hours of continuing education)
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Power Point presentation by the Walnut Avenue Women’s Center
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from NPR’s Your Call show
(1 hour of continuing education )
Watch these 3 Ted Talk videos for 1 hour of continuing education:
LGBTQ
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(1 hour of continuing education)
LGBTQ former foster youth stories. (Watch these five stories for an hour of continuing education credits.)
Health and Mental Health
Trauma
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(1.5 hours of Continuing Education)
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(.5 hours of continuing ed)
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(2.5 hours of continuing education)
This course is designed to provide a broad overview of three types of Human Trafficking and information regarding the ongoing research on the topic; narrowing in on CSEC and Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (DMST). The course will focus on the impacts and implications for the child welfare system. The course will also provide a brief review of current federal, state, and local efforts to address the wide variety of issues associated with trafficking.
Foster Care
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from NPR’s Your Call show (1 hour of Continuing Education)
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(1/2 hour of continuing ed)
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(1/2 hour of continuing ed)
Working with the Dependency System
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(1 hour of Continuing Education) Any Advocate and Staff can sign up. It’s a one time sign up through their CASA College E-Learning Page, where they can create a username and password for free. Then once signed up people can watch their webinars and view resources available anytime. Although the contact information mention applies more to Texas, we do have a resource in Watsonville called the Immigration Project that Advocates can utilized for additional questions and resources. I’m including the link to the webinar below. Contact CASA Supervisor Alma Rocha if you have any questions.
Mandated Reporter Training
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(2 hours Continuing Education)
