We, of course, offer our initial 40-hour training (trained volunteers are welcome to attend any initial training sessions for a refresher – please notify staff members if you plan to attend so there will be enough training materials).
CASA of Brown County is grateful to Dr. Illene Noppe Cupit, Professor of Human Development, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and President-Elect of the Association for Death Education and Counseling.
Dr. Cupit presented on Children, Death and Grief at one of our volunteer meetings. If you missed it, here are the PowerPoint slides and a handout on Normal Child Development and Children’s Grief:
- PowerPoint slides – Children and Death for CASA Volunteers Nov 15 2011
- Normal Child Development and Children’s Grief
To meet your 12 hours per year continuing education requirement, the following are options:
Ongoing training options
- CASA of Brown County Inc. monthly meetings (schedule to come)
- National CASA annual conference
- An annual Wisconsin State CASA conference is held on a Saturday each Fall – further information will be available closer to the event for 2012.
- Instructions for Continuing Education Credits
- CASA Volunteer Continuing Education Hours Form
Online training opportunities
Arizona State CASA program training modules
Please provide your Volunteer Supervisor’s email when requested for you to receive credit for these modules.
- Indian Child Welfare Act
.5 hours awarded after Supervisor receives credit email - Interstate Compact on Placement of Children
.5 hours awarded after Supervisor receives credit email - Childhood Neglect
1.0 hours awarded after Supervisor receives credit email - Childhood Depression
.5 hours awarded after Supervisor receives credit email - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
.5 hours awarded after Supervisor receives credit email - Neonatal Substance Exposure
.5 hours awarded after Supervisor receives credit email
National CASA podcasts
(Between .25 and .5 hours of continuing education depending on podcast completed)
Child Trauma Academy
- Amazing Human Brain
1.5 hours awarded after submission of successfully completed quizzes - Child Trauma
1.0 hours awarded after submission of successfully completed quizzes - The Cost of Caring: Working with High Risk Children
1.0 hours awarded after submission of successfully completed quizzes - Attachment and Maltreatment
1.0 hours awarded after submission of successfully completed quizzes
Foster Club Online Training
Please print a certificate after taking the quiz and submit it to your volunteer supervisor to receive credit for these modules.
Click on the subject that interests you to get to the main topic and then view the material related to the correct course title. After viewing the material take the corresponding quiz.
- The Court System: A Child’s Journey through the Welfare System
- The Court System: How does the Welfare System Work?
- Education: Learning Disabilities
- Mental Health: Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters
- Special Needs Children: Improving Special Education for Children with Disabilities in Foster Care
- Youth Transition to Adulthood: Challenges in Helping Youth Live Independently (good for volunteers assigned to older children that are ready to age out of the system)
1 hour awarded after Supervisor receives training certificate
Additional Resources:
- Foster Care and Adoption Resource Center (includes library rental and training)
- FosterClub.com is a website designed for the adults who support and care about young people in foster care. Caseworkers, Independent Living Providers, foster parents and advocates will find resources, tools and articles that will inspire.