HISTORY OF CASA
Juvenile Court Judge David Soukup began CASA here in what year?
What is Seattle, Washington in 1976?
CASA Volunteers are required to attend how many hours of pre-service training, in addition to following guidelines established by Heart of Missouri CASA and the National CASA association.
What is 30?
Advocating for in the community by interfacing with mental health, educational, and other community systems to assure that the child’s needs in these areas are met.
What is the child's best interest?
A volunteer is this if they suspect any knowledge that a child has sustained an injury that is not reasonably explained by the child’s history of injuries.
What is a mandated reporter?
The advocate will, if possible, give 2-4 weeks' notice, finish up any upcoming case activities, and ubmit this in order to withdraw from a case.
What is a Volunteer Resignation Procedure/Letter.
Heart of Missouri CASA was established on February 2, in what year?
What is 2005?
The CASA volunteer obtains at least how many hours of in-service training per calendar year.
What is 12 hours?
Advocates submit this to the court regarding visits, services, placement, concerns, and recommendations.
What is a Court Report?
Heart of Missouri CASA believes this, when used appropriately, can be a powerful tool to increase awareness, support and sense of community for those of us engaged in advocacy for children who’ve been abused or neglected.
What is communication?
An advocate may have this done at the request of the Juvenile Judge, or at the request of their CASA Supervisor, for failure to make court appearances, for failure to provide court reports, or refusal to follow an order, for failure to act in a professional manner or break confidentiality.
What is dismissal?
The 13th Judicial Circuit counties.
What are Boone and Callaway Counties.
An advocate is to keep all client and court information ...
What is confidential?
Advocates discuss all recommendations and concerns regarding their case with this person prior to submitting anything to the team or the court.
What is their Advocate Supervisor?
Our ability to serve children depends entirely on this, and it is critical that we handle the information entrusted to us responsibly.
What is the trust, confidence and support of our community?
When the case ends and you say goodbye to the youth you are serving, it is important to do this.
Any additional contact you may have with the child or family is not associated with Heart of Missouri CASA.
What is to end any online connections including unfriending on Facebook, un-following on Instagram, etc.?
If the youth is 18 years of age or older or the parent/guardian has consented to continued social media contact with the youth, then you may re-establish an on-line connection after first terminating all on-line connection related to CASA.
What does CASA stand for?
What is Court Appointed Special Advocates?
An advocate is to participate in this as to collaborate with other team member and give updates on their kids and family.
What is Family Support Team meeting?
Advocates will form and maintain an appropriate relationship with their children by doing this ...
What is contact them at least twice a month?
Volunteers should ever reveal what when the case is active or after the case has concluded.
What is confidential information?
Your private/direct messages with a youth via social media are part of case record and should have this done.
What is documented and shared with your case supervisor?
a. It is important to copy and paste all conversations via social media into Optima.
b. Please enter these conversations into the Contact Logs under Activity Type: Child Contact: Social Media.
Our volunteers are 21 or older, are willing to commit to an average of 10 hours per month for a minimum of two years, including two visits per month with each child; and represent the best interest of the child.
What are requirements/qualifications to become an advocate?
An advocate is to conduct an independent review of the case by ...
What is speaking with and observing the child and relevant adults, and reviewing appropriate records/reports?
Volunteers are to what in regards to transporting a CASA child or family member; giving money to the child, the child’s family or caregiver; giving expensive gifts to the child, the child’s family or caregiver or supervising family visits.
What are things CASAs can NOT do?
A volunteer should avoid using shared email accounts accessible by another family member or friend for your casework; be conscious of family or group phone plans that sync email, text messaging, and photos across multiple devices; and ensure your mobile devices and social media accounts are secure so that others don’t have access to your communications with or about youth.
What does it mean to maintain confidentiality?
This happens when 30 hours of training is successfully completed.
What is sworn in as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)?