Court Staff
Hearing Types
Roles/Responsibilities
Competencies
Communication Skills
100

LGAL is also known as ?  

Lawyer Guardian ad Litem

100

PRH

Preliminary Hearing 

100

Visit with the child every 7-11 days

Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) 

100

Knows how to act within the CASA/GAL volunteer role and can differentiate his/ her role from that of others involved in the case

CASA Role

100

Three components of communication:

1. Verbal

2. Non-Verbal

3. Feelings

200

CAT is also known as ? 

Child Advocacy Team 

200

CPT

Contested Pre-Trial 

200

Translates the CASA volunteer’s research and recommendations into a form that the court can effectively use to address the child’s needs (within the law, within the scope of the volunteer role, fact-based, etc.)

LGAL (Lawyer Guardian ad Litem) 

200

Understands the importance of establishing trust and rapport with all parties

Communication


200

Cannot be answered with a simple yes, no, or one-word answer

Open Ended Questions

300

True or false: CAT is the same as a LGAL 

True

300

What is an adjudication hearing?

fact finding hearing

determines whether or not CPS can prove allegations against respondent(s)

300

They need to comply with the child protection agency’s intervention plan and correct the conditions that led to the child’s removal, thereby effectively protecting their child and/or enabling their child to return home.

Parents/Caretakers listed in the petition (respondents) 

300

Understands how to recognize and challenge own biases

Cultural Competence

300

Type of questions that are useful when you are trying to obtain factual information

Close Ended Questions

400

An APA is ?

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney

Attorney for Department of Health and Human Services

400

SRE

Review Hearing

400

Represents the wishes of the parent/caretaker he/she represents

Attorney for the parent/caretakers (AID, mother's attorney, father's attorney) 

400

Knows the importance of being aware of resources in the community that assist with substance abuse

Foundations of Knowledge

400

Turn this sentence into an open ended one: 

Do you want to live with your mother or your father?


If you could live anywhere, where would it be? 

If you could live with anyone, who would be with you? 

500

AID is an acronym for? 

Attorney in Defense 

500

PTR

Post Termination Review 

500

Protects the agency/county/state from liability

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney (APA)  

500

Understands managing challenges by collaborating based on the best interest of the child

Sound Judgement

500
if uncertain if you are able to answer a question or provide documentation to someone asking for it what do you do? 

contact CASA staff