Continuing Ed Trainings

February 28th - SafePlace: Sexual & Domestic Violence Services in Austin

Facilitated by Shellie Birdsell, SafePlace of Austin

Ms. Birdsell will spend time discussing SafePlace’s mission, philosophies, classes and services offered to families. She will also touch on the dynamics of domestic violence and provide additional information from SafePlace’s Domestic Violence 101 class. Time will be devoted to discussion on how a SafePlace hotline advocate can assist with questions and concerns a CASA may have for the families we serve.

This training can count as 2 hours toward your annual Continuing Education hours.

Location: CASA Training Room

Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

RSVP to Mary Nicosia at mary.nicosia@casatravis.org.

March 2nd-3rd - Knowing Who You Are Training

Presenters: Sonia Kotecha and Lydia Garcia

This 1.5 day workshop explores race and ethnicity. It is designed to help child welfare workers and child advocates guide the children they serve to develop healthy racial and ethnic identities.  This training will provide child welfare workers and child advocates with practical ways to integrate racial and ethnic identity work into day-to-day practice with all youth, regardless of race and ethnicity. 

Time: This workshop runs Friday from 5:30 – 9 pm & Saturday from 8:30 – 4:30 pm

Location: CASA Training Room

RSVP to Sonia Kotecha at sonia.kotecha@casatravis.org. Space is limited so please RSVP soon.

July 27th-28th - Knowing Who You Are Training

Presenters: Sonia Kotecha and Lydia Garcia

This 1.5 day workshop explores race and ethnicity. It is designed to help child welfare workers and child advocates guide the children they serve to develop healthy racial and ethnic identities.  This training will provide child welfare workers and child advocates with practical ways to integrate racial and ethnic identity work into day-to-day practice with all youth, regardless of race and ethnicity.

Time: This workshop runs Friday from 5:30 – 9 pm & Saturday from 8:30 – 4:30 pm

Location: CASA Training Room

RSVP to Sonia Kotecha at sonia.kotecha@casatravis.org. Space is limited so please RSVP soon.

Download Materials from Previous Continuing Ed Trainings

10.18.11 - Austin Recovery CRADLES Program - Advocating for Children Ages 0-3 Training

06.28.11 - Social Media and your CASA Case/Being an Online Ambassador for CASA

Note: Recent Facebook updates have included changes to the privacy settings that will make parts of this presentation no longer applicable. If you have any questions about the current privacy settings on Facebook, please email callie.langford@casatravis.org.