CASA on the Go: Continuing Education for CASA Volunteers
Texas CASA
This continuing education podcast connects CASA volunteers with engaging and relevant training designed to help strengthen advocacy for children and families. Each short, dynamic episode features informative discussions with subject matter experts exploring topics connected to child welfare and best practices for CASA advocacy. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speaker(s) in their personal capacity and are not the official policy or position of Texas CASA.
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Authentic Youth Engagement in Family Meetings and Beyond (Part 2) with Lisa Merkel-Holguin and Anita Horner
CASA on the Go: Continuing Education for CASA Volunteers
01/05/22 • 23 min
Our guest Lisa Merkel-Holguin has written that "children and youth, in systems that are designed to serve them, often experience their needs and opinions as being overlooked in the context of planning for them." Join us for part two of this episode featuring Anita Horner and Lisa Merkel-Holguin to learn more about creative and meaningful ways young people’s needs and interests could be better centered within case planning meetings and decision-making processes.
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Understanding and Preventing Child Trafficking with Rhonda Kuykendall
CASA on the Go: Continuing Education for CASA Volunteers
01/25/23 • 19 min
January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month and Texas CASA is deeply honored to have Rhonda Kuykendall discussing what advocates should know and can do when it comes to preventing child trafficking and supporting youth who have experienced the trauma of trafficking. Some trainings and resources mentioned in the episode include Innovations in Advocacy to Combat Child Sex Trafficking; Advocacy for Commercially Sexually Exploited Children; and How to Talk About Human Trafficking with Children and Adolescents. Rhonda can be reached at [email protected].
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Evidence-Based Family Engagement with Dr. Natalie Beck Aguilera
CASA on the Go: Continuing Education for CASA Volunteers
08/04/21 • 33 min
The CASA guiding principles stress that strengthening families, through recommendations for services, supports, visitation and communications, is in the child’s best interests to achieve stability and/or reunification. In this episode, we reflect on how CASA advocates can help bend the arc of child welfare practice to become more fully strengths-based and family-centered. The wonderful Dr. Natalie Beck Aguilera shares evidence-based strategies for engaging with families and explores why collaborating with family members is so crucial to effective child advocacy. Dr. Beck Aguilera's "reframe game" illuminates how a strengths-based advocacy lens can help us reconsider resistance we might encounter in our work with families, and she draws on her extensive social work experience to share insights about the ways in which our own attitudes impact our working relationships with parents and families.
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Lifting Youth Voices in CASA Advocacy with Prince Hayward and Josue Rodriguez
CASA on the Go: Continuing Education for CASA Volunteers
11/01/21 • 24 min
Understanding the desires of the child or youth is central to best interest advocacy. How can CASA advocates partner with youth to ensure their voices are heard and their perspectives are valued? In this episode we're joined by two wonderful guests from Texas Network of Youth Services (TNOYS), Prince Hayward and Josue Rodriguez, sharing their expertise about how advocates can work to meaningfully include youth voices and input in our advocacy.
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The Power of Compassionate Advocacy with Maria McCord
CASA on the Go: Continuing Education for CASA Volunteers
03/02/22 • 22 min
How can we learn from the stories of those who experienced our foster care system firsthand, and move towards more compassionate and holistic advocacy for youth and families? Join us for an inspirational conversation with Collaborative Family Engagement Coach Maria McCord about the importance of empathy in our work with children and families, and the lifesaving power of connection.
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Learning from Lived Expertise with Renequa Burch
CASA on the Go: Continuing Education for CASA Volunteers
04/25/22 • 63 min
At Texas CASA, we believe in learning from the stories and leadership of those who have experienced our systems firsthand. In this episode, we’re joined by Renequa Burch, a mother whose family has been impacted by the Texas foster care system in a deeply agonizing way. Renequa’s experiences offer crucial insights about the importance of engaging meaningfully with parents and family members from the very beginning of appointment, the power of effective communication and collaboration, the need to gather information independently and from the source, and the bedrock importance of ensuring advocacy is grounded in the minimum sufficient level of care.
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Strengthening a Web of Supports for Teens and Young Adults in Foster Care
CASA on the Go: Continuing Education for CASA Volunteers
09/28/23 • 30 min
In this episode, we’re delighted to be in conversation with Laura Villarreal, the Neurodevelopmental Program Specialist with the Texas Workforce Commission Vocational Rehabilitation Services. Laura shines a light on the web of services and supports that the Texas Workforce Commission offers for teens and young adults in foster care to help expand their access to economic opportunities and supportive mentoring relationships with a goal of establishing life-giving stability as they transition to young adulthood.
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Special Episode Featuring Kevin Campbell and Vicki Spriggs
CASA on the Go: Continuing Education for CASA Volunteers
03/30/21 • 14 min
This special episode of CASA on the Go comes from our Distinguished Speaker Series, where we had the amazing opportunity to host conversations with trailblazers in equity and child welfare. In this episode, Kevin Campbell, developer of the Family Finding model, and Texas CASA CEO Vicki Spriggs discuss the role of compassion in child welfare work, and how CASA volunteers can influence the quality of justice experienced by families involved in the child welfare system. View Kevin’s inspirational talk at dss.texascasa.org.
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Empowering Families Through Collaboration with Heather Cantamessa
CASA on the Go: Continuing Education for CASA Volunteers
10/31/24 • 41 min
In this episode, we're thrilled to welcome the wonderful Heather Cantamessa, Director of Family Impact at Akin. Heather draws on her work with the transformative Parents for Parents program, a model of peer support that empowers families involved with Child Protective Services, and discusses the vital role CASA advocates can play in facilitating communication and collaboration between parents and other parties in the system.
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Building Trust-Based Relationships with Youth featuring Jordan Bartlett
CASA on the Go: Continuing Education for CASA Volunteers
03/31/23 • 32 min
How can we support the youth we walk alongside in cultivating resilience across the essential, interconnected domains of life? In this episode, we're joined by powerhouse CASA advocate and social entrepreneur Jordan Bartlett for a conversation about showing up, building rapport, and creating authentic relationships with youth. Jordan draws on his experience as co-founder of Doing Good Works, a Texas-based company focused on creating sustainable solutions and helping individuals achieve their best, to share stories and insights from his work mentoring, supporting and partnering with youth who have experienced foster care.
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How many episodes does CASA on the Go: Continuing Education for CASA Volunteers have?
CASA on the Go: Continuing Education for CASA Volunteers currently has 42 episodes available.
What topics does CASA on the Go: Continuing Education for CASA Volunteers cover?
The podcast is about Non-Profit, Podcasts, Education and Business.
What is the most popular episode on CASA on the Go: Continuing Education for CASA Volunteers?
The episode title 'The Power of Compassionate Advocacy with Maria McCord' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on CASA on the Go: Continuing Education for CASA Volunteers?
The average episode length on CASA on the Go: Continuing Education for CASA Volunteers is 29 minutes.
How often are episodes of CASA on the Go: Continuing Education for CASA Volunteers released?
Episodes of CASA on the Go: Continuing Education for CASA Volunteers are typically released every 35 days, 18 hours.
When was the first episode of CASA on the Go: Continuing Education for CASA Volunteers?
The first episode of CASA on the Go: Continuing Education for CASA Volunteers was released on Sep 3, 2019.
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