Event Category Archives: Trainings

Advocate Fall Conference (Virtual event)

Advocates will watch the following videos between September 1 and October 15th 2020. They will receive 7 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 »

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 »