Continuing Education: Conversations with CASA
Connection-Informed Advocacy
Part 1: 9 am - 10:30 am
Studies have found that one of the strongest indicators for child well-being is the number of committed adults in a child’s life. How can CASA Volunteers use a connection-informed advocacy lens to actively and skillfully engage the children and youth we work with as well as their family and community?
Advocating for Normalcy for Youth in Care
Part 2: 10:30 am -12:00 pm
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact our communities in Texas, many of us are experiencing a radical disruption in our normal, everyday routines. What can these experiences of sudden discontinuity and increased social isolation teach us about the experiences of youth and children who are removed from their families, and the jarring loss of normalcy a child endures when they are placed into foster care?
