Who Participates in a Case?
The person responsible for managing the case and arranging for court-ordered services to be provided to the child and the child’s family.
As CASAs, we are all required to disclose allegations of child abuse and neglect, otherwise known as _______ reporters.
Mandatory
Typically the permanency goal for all children when coming into foster care.
Family reunification/Going home to parent(s)
ACE: events during childhood that can impact future physical and mental wellbeing
Adverse Childhood Experiences
True/False: You need permission to take CASA kids for an outing using your own vehicle.
True
They represent the wishes of the parent, protect the legal rights of the parent in court, advise the parent on legal matters, and file legal documents relevant to the case.
Parents' Attorneys (Respondent Parent Counsel)
True/False: Recommendations in our CASA court report should be supported by facts and observations.
True
When the parent-child relationship is legally terminated, children can become free to be what?
Adopted
CFY: the legal representative for a child 12 years of age and older.
Counsel for Youth
The 7 C's of this characteristic include Competence, Confidence, Connection, Character, Contribution, Coping, and Control.
Resilience
The person ultimately responsible for making decisions about the case, issued in the form of orders.
The Judge or Magistrate
The number of in-service training hours required for CASAs each year.
12
There are two types of permanence in children's lives. Relational permanence is their connection to a caregiver, friends, and their culture. The other type of permanence is called...
Legal Permanence
DHS: the county agency for whom Caseworkers work
Department of Human Services
Your case notes are shared with your CASA Advocate Coordinator. Name two types of people with whom your CASA court report is shared?
Judge/Magistrate; GAL/CFY; Parents; Caseworker; Attorneys
The legal representative of the child, if the child is less than 12 years of age.
Guardian ad Litem (GAL)
Community providers that are good sources of information about your CASA child may include these professionals.
Teachers, therapists, guidance counselors, mentors, doctors
If a child cannot return home, but parents' rights have not been terminated, the case can close with an APR. APR stands for what?
Allocation of Parental Responsibilities
TPR: the formal legal severing of the parent-child relationship
Termination of Parental Rights
A standard used to evaluate a parent's ability to safely care for their child. Factors to consider include the child's needs, social standards, and community standards.
Minimum Sufficient Level of Care
A community member who independently gathers information about the child’s case, explores family & community resources to meet the child's needs, monitors the case, & makes recommendations to the court.
The CASA!
True/False: When emailing a caseworker, including the caseworker supervisor on the email is considered rude.
False
This term describes working on two different solutions or along two separate tracks to get a child to permanency simultaneously.
Concurrent Planning
D&N: a civil court action brought by the county department of human services to protect a child whose safety or welfare is endangered
Dependency and Neglect
The name of our shared database that will be used to log your case activities and training hours.
Optima