Event Category Archives: Trainings

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 »

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 »

New Advocate Training Class: Session VIII – September Class (Evenings, 12 classroom hours)

As with most volunteer opportunities working directly with children, we have an application and screening process, which can take 2 to 3 weeks to complete. Please keep that in mind when choosing a class session. HOW TO SIGN UP FOR A TRAINING CLASS: The first step is submitting an application. APPLY ONLINE HERE. You will then… Read more »

GIFT (Guiding Infants, Families and Toddlers) Training

Currently, over 50% of the children CASA Advocates serve are between the ages of 0 and 5 years old. We work with a growing number of teen mothers and young adults who are not equipped to handle the demands of being a parent. The parents we work with often struggle with mental health issues, chemical dependency… Read more »

New Advocate Training Class: Session VIII – September Class (Evenings, 12 classroom hours)

As with most volunteer opportunities working directly with children, we have an application and screening process, which can take 2 to 3 weeks to complete. Please keep that in mind when choosing a class session. HOW TO SIGN UP FOR A TRAINING CLASS: The first step is submitting an application. APPLY ONLINE HERE. You will then… Read more »

Judge Carole ClarkThe Impact of a Trauma-Informed Court

Presented by Judge Carole Clark CASA Child Advocates of Montgomery County is proud to present The Impact of a Trauma Informed Court. The training is based upon the new film from the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development at Texas Christian University, ALL RISE: For the Good of the Children, which takes you inside the courtroom… Read more »