Welcome back to CASA Volunteer Training Session 2

On the flipchart, write one thing you learned from this week’s online work that you think you will use in your service as a CASA volunteer. Activity 2.17

Family Strengths - Review Pair up and review the list of family strengths you identified during activity 2.2 in your online work. How easy / difficult was it for you to generate your list? Activity 2.18

Introducing the Case Study Process Activity 2.20

? Case Study Roles Runner- Retrieves documents from the facilitator Scribe- Writes up recommendations to the court Controller- Keeps the group on track and monitors time ? Questioner- Asks certain questions and ensures each document is discussed before moving on Activity 2.20

Three Questions Three questions need to be answered throughout the case and at every court hearing: Can the child remain or return home? “Removal Findings” If the child is out of the home, where should the child be placed? “Placement Preferences” Is OCS providing appropriate services to the family? “Active/Reasonable Efforts” Activity 2.20

The Greene Case What are your group’s recommendations regarding: Services for the child? Services for the parent? Placement decisions? Activity 2.21

Greene Case Debrief Questions How did the parent’s developmental disabilities play a role in your approach to this case? Were some interviews more beneficial than others? How would you prioritize the people you want to interview? What will be the recommendations? For the mother? For the father? For Marky? Activity 2.21 Part 2

Strengths in the Greene Family: Which of the strengths listed are present in the Greene family? If you don’t know whether or not a particular strength exists in this family, how might you gather information to find out? How would looking only at strengths or only at deficits affect your recommendations for this family? Activity 2.22

What information would you include in the following three elements? Brief Family Background/Reason for Removal Status of the Child Issues and Concerns Activity 2.23

Practice Introducing Yourself as a CASA Volunteer Observer Roy Greene (Dad) Marky Greene (Child) Marty’s teacher Provide Feedback: What did they do well? What would you suggest they change the next time? Activity 2.24

Pop Quiz! Activity 2.25

Wrap up Complete Session 2 training evaluation Confirm next session date and time Complete session 3 online work See you next week!