Event Category Archives: Advocates & Volunteers

Two brothers playingSupporting Connections & Community During COVID-19: Advocate Group Discussion (must view webinar first, click for link and details)

On Tuesday, June 23, 2020, Dr. Bruce Perry, M.D., Ph.D., renowned best-selling author, leading trauma expert and founder of The Neurosequential Model Network; Kevin Campbell international permanency expert and model author of Family Finding; and Texas CASA CEO Vicki Spriggs had a conversation exploring ways the CASA community and others working within the child welfare field can… Read more »

Virtual Advocate GatheringVirtual Advocate Gathering: Q&A and Chat Time

Hosted By Marilyn McQueeney On Zoom EVERY WEEK ON ThurSDAY (JUNE 4, 2020 – JULY 30, 2020) 2:00 PM | ZOOM VIRTUAL MEETING Join fellow Advocates for a virtual gathering, question and answer session, and “fellowship from afar!” Hosted by Marilyn McQeeney and various Advocacy Managers and Case Supervisors, you’ll have the opportunity to ask… Read more »

Teen girl aloneAdvocacy for Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC) Course

Welcome to the Advocacy for Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC) Course presented by Texas CASA. This free course was created to equip you to identify victims of trafficking, understand the unique needs of exploited youth, and provide them with the highest level of advocacy. The course is 9 modules and takes approximately 2.5 hours in… Read more »

CASA Staff TBRI PractitionersWhat is TBRI® Coaching? – Virtual Continuing Education for Advocates

CASA TBRI® Practitioners L to R: Jennifer Engel, Jennifer Reitmeyer, Marilyn McQueeney, Barb Robertson, Ann Marie Ronsman, and Linda Chilcoat Presented By Ann Marie Ronsman, Training Director And TBRI® Practitioner Did you know that CASA offers TBRI® coaching to all bio parents, kinship placements and foster parents? What is TBRI® Coaching? How do I know… Read more »

Sad little boyACEs, Toxic Stress, and Addiction: What is the Connection? – Virtual Continuing Education for Advocates

Presented By Ann Marie Ronsman, Training Director And TBRI® Practitioner Learn how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress make individuals vulnerable to addiction. Learn about how trauma can be viewed as a gateway drug to addiction. Learn how to identify risk factors in families and children. Advocates must understand ACEs, toxic stress, and addiction to know how… Read more »

High school studentsUnderstanding Racial Trauma and Institutional Racism to Improve Cultural Competency, Racial Equity, and Implicit Bias in CPS Cases (must view webinar first, click for link and more info)

VIEW THE WEBINAR AND THEN JOIN US FOR A GROUP DISCUSSION View the 90 minute webinar (anytime before July 15th): https://register.gotowebinar.com/recording/1531085742523548930 Join us for a group discussion: JULY 15, 2020 AT 11:00 AM Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3947571908?pwd=SVo3dkd5Q05ka0RRZUtyVGtqRXJoZz09 Meeting ID: 394 757 1908 Password: KIDS

Virtual Advocate GatheringVirtual Advocate Gathering: Q&A and Chat Time

Hosted By Marilyn McQueeney On Zoom EVERY WEEK ON ThurSDAY (JUNE 4, 2020 – JULY 30, 2020) 2:00 PM | ZOOM VIRTUAL MEETING Join fellow Advocates for a virtual gathering, question and answer session, and “fellowship from afar!” Hosted by Marilyn McQeeney and various Advocacy Managers and Case Supervisors, you’ll have the opportunity to ask… Read more »

Virtual Advocate GatheringVirtual Advocate Gathering: Q&A and Chat Time

Hosted By Marilyn McQueeney On Zoom EVERY WEEK ON ThurSDAY (JUNE 4, 2020 – JULY 30, 2020) 2:00 PM | ZOOM VIRTUAL MEETING Join fellow Advocates for a virtual gathering, question and answer session, and “fellowship from afar!” Hosted by Marilyn McQeeney and various Advocacy Managers and Case Supervisors, you’ll have the opportunity to ask… Read more »

CASA Staff TBRI PractitionersWhat is TBRI® Coaching? – Virtual Continuing Education for Advocates

CASA TBRI® Practitioners L to R: Jennifer Engel, Jennifer Reitmeyer, Marilyn McQueeney, Barb Robertson, Ann Marie Ronsman, and Linda Chilcoat Presented By Ann Marie Ronsman, Training Director And TBRI® Practitioner Did you know that CASA offers TBRI® coaching to all bio parents, kinship placements and foster parents? What is TBRI® Coaching? How do I know… Read more »

Sad little boyACEs, Toxic Stress, and Addiction: What is the Connection? – Virtual Continuing Education for Advocates

Presented By Ann Marie Ronsman, Training Director And TBRI® Practitioner Learn how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress make individuals vulnerable to addiction. Learn about how trauma can be viewed as a gateway drug to addiction. Learn how to identify risk factors in families and children. Advocates must understand ACEs, toxic stress, and addiction to know how… Read more »

Virtual Advocate GatheringVirtual Advocate Gathering: Q&A and Chat Time

Hosted By Marilyn McQueeney On Zoom EVERY WEEK ON ThurSDAY (JUNE 4, 2020 – JULY 30, 2020) 2:00 PM | ZOOM VIRTUAL MEETING Join fellow Advocates for a virtual gathering, question and answer session, and “fellowship from afar!” Hosted by Marilyn McQeeney and various Advocacy Managers and Case Supervisors, you’ll have the opportunity to ask… Read more »

Teen girl aloneAdvocacy for Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC) Course

Welcome to the Advocacy for Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC) Course presented by Texas CASA. This free course was created to equip you to identify victims of trafficking, understand the unique needs of exploited youth, and provide them with the highest level of advocacy. The course is 9 modules and takes approximately 2.5 hours in… Read more »

TBRI TrainingTBRI 101 Training

Presented by Ann Marie Ronsman, TBRI Practitioner In the TBRI 101 training, Advocates will gain an understanding of complex developmental trauma including ACEs, risk factors for trauma, as well as trauma’s impact on the brain. Participants will get an overview of Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) and the principles of Connecting, Empowering and Correcting. Attendees… Read more »

TBRI TrainingTBRI 101 Training

Presented by Ann Marie Ronsman, TBRI Practitioner In the TBRI 101 training, Advocates will gain an understanding of complex developmental trauma including ACEs, risk factors for trauma, as well as trauma’s impact on the brain. Participants will get an overview of Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) and the principles of Connecting, Empowering and Correcting. Attendees… Read more »

Blue Sunday Day of Prayer

The last Sunday in April is always the Blue Sunday Day of Prayer. On Blue Sunday, churches pray for the victims of child abuse and their rescuers and caregivers. Blue Sunday began with some twenty churches and has now become an international event of 7.5 million plus participants.  You can participate in different ways, including registering your… Read more »

Blue Sunday Day of Prayer

The last Sunday in April is always the Blue Sunday Day of Prayer. On Blue Sunday, churches pray for the victims of child abuse and their rescuers and caregivers. Blue Sunday began with some twenty churches and has now become an international event of 7.5 million plus participants.  You can participate in different ways, including registering your… Read more »

Blue Sunday Day of Prayer

The last Sunday in April is always the Blue Sunday Day of Prayer. On Blue Sunday, churches pray for the victims of child abuse and their rescuers and caregivers. Blue Sunday began with some twenty churches and has now become an international event of 7.5 million plus participants.  You can participate in different ways, including registering your… Read more »

Blue Sunday Day of Prayer

The last Sunday in April is always the Blue Sunday Day of Prayer. On Blue Sunday, churches pray for the victims of child abuse and their rescuers and caregivers. Blue Sunday began with some twenty churches and has now become an international event of 7.5 million plus participants.  You can participate in different ways, including registering your… Read more »

Blue Sunday Day of Prayer

The last Sunday in April is always the Blue Sunday Day of Prayer. On Blue Sunday, churches pray for the victims of child abuse and their rescuers and caregivers. Blue Sunday began with some twenty churches and has now become an international event of 7.5 million plus participants.  You can participate in different ways, including registering your… Read more »