Event Category Archives: Advocates & Volunteers

Advocate Fall Conference (Virtual event)

Advocates will watch the following videos between September 1 and October 15th 2020. They will receive 5 hours of continuing education for completing the training. After watching each video they will write 2-3 paragraphs in their Optima training log about what they learned. When they complete the videos they will be given their t-shirt. This… Read more »

Texas Education and Training Voucher (ETV) Program: Advocate Continuing Education (Virtual Training)

Presented by Ann Marie Ronsman, CASA Training Director Learn more about the Texas Education and Training Voucher (ETV). The ETV program is a federally funded program designed to assist with the education and training needs of eligible youth and young adults currently or formerly in the conservatorship of DFPS. Learn more about who qualifies, how… Read more »

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

Hosted By Marilyn McQueeney On Zoom Twice a month ON THURSDAY (Beginning in August)   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 questions, express… Read more »

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

Hosted By Marilyn McQueeney On Zoom Twice a month ON THURSDAY (Beginning in August)   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 questions, express… 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 »