Event Category Archives: Advocates & Volunteers

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training

CASA Child Advocates of Montgomery County is proud to partner with Tri-County Mental Health Services to offer the Youth Mental Health First Aid Course. Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders. This 8 hour training gives adults who work with… Read more »

CASA Child Advocates StaffTBRI 102 Training

Presented by Linda Chilcoat and Jennifer Reitmeyer, TBRI Practitioners In the TBRI 102 training, Advocates will gain an understanding of the TBRI principles of Connecting & Empowering. Participants will learn about mindfulness, and why it is essential to create healing connections. We will discuss ways to build engagement as well as nurturing activities that can… 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 »

Understanding the Role and Tools of a Therapist

Presented by Victor Love Victor Love is one of the therapists who works with parents on the cases we serve. Victor will be training on understanding the psychological and substance abuse assessments. He will talk about various qualifications of individuals who administer the testing and how that may impact the results. He will also speak… Read more »

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training

CASA Child Advocates of Montgomery County is proud to partner with Tri-County Mental Health Services to offer the Youth Mental Health First Aid Course. Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders. This 8 hour training gives adults who work with… Read more »

CASA Staff TBRI PractitionersTBRI 103 Training

Presented by Jenn Engel and Barb Robertson, TBRI Practitioners In the TBRI 103 training, Advocates will gain an understanding of the two models of discipline and why traditional discipline techniques are not always effective for children who have experienced complex developmental trauma. Participants will learn life value terms which are essential to building a trauma… 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 »

CASA Child Advocates StaffTBRI 102 Training

Presented by Linda Chilcoat and Jennifer Reitmeyer, TBRI Practitioners In the TBRI 102 training, Advocates will gain an understanding of the TBRI principles of Connecting & Empowering. Participants will learn about mindfulness, and why it is essential to create healing connections. We will discuss ways to build engagement as well as nurturing activities that can… 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 »

CASA Staff TBRI PractitionersTBRI 103 Training

Presented by Jenn Engel and Barb Robertson, TBRI Practitioners In the TBRI 103 training, Advocates will gain an understanding of the two models of discipline and why traditional discipline techniques are not always effective for children who have experienced complex developmental trauma. Participants will learn life value terms which are essential to building a trauma… Read more »

CASA Child Advocates StaffTBRI 102 Training

Presented by Linda Chilcoat and Jennifer Reitmeyer, TBRI Practitioners In the TBRI 102 training, Advocates will gain an understanding of the TBRI principles of Connecting & Empowering. Participants will learn about mindfulness, and why it is essential to create healing connections. We will discuss ways to build engagement as well as nurturing activities that can… 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 »