As part of our mission to support the continuing education of advocate volunteers and to connect CASA volunteers across the state, CASA of New York State offers continuing education training and workshops and promotes trainings offered by partner organizations.
The child welfare field is continually evolving. The needs of the children and families served by CASA are complex. Because of this, it is requirement that all CASA volunteers engage in at least 12 hours of continuing education, also known as in-service training, annually.
In addition to supporting CASA volunteers and staff, CASA opens some training to families served by CASA and service providers with whom CASA collaborates.
Upcoming trainings include:
Megan Cortese
Kelsey Jamieson
PROBLEMATIC SEXUAL BEHAVIOR OF CHILDREN
Wednesday April 16th | 11:00am to 12:30pm
Offered via Zoom
Open to CASA volunteers, volunteers in training, CASA staff, service providers with whom CASA collaborates, and community members
Decades of research indicates that treating and responding to children that engage in Problematic Sexual Behaviors in ways systems respond to adult offenders is not effective. Children need comprehensive treatment and response to heal and promote behavioral change.
This training will provide an overview of problematic sexual behaviors in youth and children and includes basic information on the continuum of childhood sexual behaviors, criteria for problematic sexual behaviors, the role of language and science in informing the response, and next steps for communities.
State Wide CASA Conference
Wednesday May 7th | 10:00am to 3:30pm
Thursday May 8th | 9:00am to 2:30pm
Offered via Zoom
Open to CASA volunteers and CASA staff
This conference will be open to all CASA Volunteers to attend virtually via zoom.