Training Schedule

CASA Training is a 30 hour intensive 2 week program.

Our next Training will class will be from February 6, 2012 to February 18, 2012 and we will hosting both daytime and evening class options.

Daytime Training February 2012

Week One

Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 9:00am-1:00pm @ Advocates for Children

• Introductions and Video
  

  All Staff

• Housekeeping /Staying Connected
  Jaime Weibel, Volunteer Training & Recruitment Coordinator
  

• CASA Panel
  Real Life CASAs: Shirley Lewis and Yolanda Bryant
  

• The Story
  Stacie Bolen, Program Director and Kristin Kunz, Arapahoe County Program Manager
  

• Expectations and Getting Started as a CASA
  Stacie Bolen, Program Director and Kristin Kunz, Arapahoe County Program Manager
  

Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 6:00pm-9:00pm @ Advocates for Children

*Please note you will be joining the evening class.

• Understanding the Courtroom Part 1: Perspective From The BenchMagistrate Beth Dumlar Douglas County
  

• Understanding the Courtroom Part 2: Perspective From County Attorney and Guardian ad Litem (GAL)
  Tracy McGuire, GAL; Glenda Melaragno, Staff Development Coordinator -  BSM Lawfirm; Tamra White, Assistant County Attorney; Edward G. Schaumberg, III., Attorney
  

Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 9:00am-2:00pm @ Advocates for Children

• Understanding Abuse and Neglect
  Lynette Disheroon, The Kempe Center
  

• Understanding DHS
  Arapahoe County Department of Human Services
  

• Domestic Voilence
  Jody Himbury, Douglas County Program Manager; Traci Tisserat, Arapahoe County Case Coordinator, and Jaime Weibel, Volunteer Training and Recruitment Coordinator
  

• Wrap-Up
  Jaime Weibel, Volunteer Training and Recruitment Coordinator
  

Week Two

Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 9:00am-1:00pm @ Advocates for Children

• A message from our Executive Director
  

  Peg Rudden, Advocates for Children Executive Director

• Addiction
  Emily Fish, Arapahoe County Case Coordinator
  

• Gathering Information
  All Staff
  

Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 9:00am-1:00pm @ Advocates for Children

• Court Report Writing
  Kristin Kunz, Arapahoe County Program Manager
  

• Educational Advocacy
  Lorraine Romero, Arapahoe County Case Coordinator
  

• Sexual Abuse
  Lisa Cesario, SungateKids
  

Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 9:00am-2:00pm @ Advocates for Children

• Attachment
  Deneen Kelly, Collaborative Foster Care Program of Arapahoe and Jefferson Counties
  

• Youth Panel
  Legacy Project
  

• Diversity and Socio-Economic Understandings
  LaKia Gavin, Legacy Project Coordinator
  

• Wrap-Up
  

  Stacie Bolen, Program Director

Evening Training February 2012

Week One

Tuesday, February 6, 2012 - 6:00pm-9:00pm @ Advocates for Children

• Introductions and Video
  

  All Staff

• Housekeeping /Staying Connected
  Jaime Weibel, Volunteer Training & Recruitment Coordinator
  

• The Story
  Stacie Bolen, Program Director and Kristin Kunz, Arapahoe County Program Manager
  

• Expectations and Getting Started as a CASA
  Stacie Bolen, Program Director and Kristin Kunz, Arapahoe County Program Manager
  

Wednesday, February 7, 2012 - 6:00pm-9:00pm @ Advocates for Children

• CASA Panel
  Real Life CASAs: Shanelle Mays, Stacey Sanders, Mike Gibbs
  

• Self Care
  Traci Tisserat, Arapahoe County Case Coordinator
  

Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 6:00pm-9:00pm @ Advocates for Children

• Understanding the Courtroom Part 1: Perspective From The BenchMagistrate Beth Dumlar Douglas County
  

• Understanding the Courtroom Part 2: Perspective From County Attorney and Guardian ad Litem (GAL)
  Tracy McGuire, GAL; Glenda Melaragno, Staff Development Coordinator -  BSM Lawfirm; Tamra White, Assistant County Attorney; Edward G. Schaumberg, III., Attorney
  

Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 9:00am-2:00pm @ Advocates for Children

• Understanding Abuse and Neglect
  Lynette Disheroon, The Kempe Center
  

• Understanding DHS
  Arapahoe County Department of Human Services
  

• Domestic Voilence
  Jody Himbury, Douglas County Program Manager; Traci Tisserat, Arapahoe County Case Coordinator, and Jaime Weibel, Volunteer Training and Recruitment Coordinator
  

• Wrap-Up
  Jaime Weibel, Volunteer Training and Recruitment Coordinator
  

Week Two

Monday, February 13, 2012 - 6:00pm-9:00pm @ Advocates for Children

• Addiction
  Emily Fish, Arapahoe County Case Coordinator
  

• Gathering Information
  All Staff
  

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 6:00pm-9:00pm @ Advocates for Children

• A message from our Executive Director
  

  Peg Rudden, Advocates for Children Executive Director

• Court Report Writing
  Kristin Kunz, Arapahoe County Program Manager
  

Thursday, February 16, 2011 - 6:00pm-9:00pm @ Advocates for Children

• Sexual Abuse
  Lisa Cesario - SungateKids
  

• Educational Advocacy
  Lorraine Romero, Arapahoe County Case Coordinator
  

Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 9:00am-2:00pm @ Advocates for Children

• Attachment
  Deneen Kelly, Collaborative Foster Care Program of Arapahoe and Jefferson Counties
  

• Youth Panel
  Legacy Project
  

• Diversity and Socio-Economic Understandings
  LaKia Gavin, Legacy Project Coordinator
  

• Wrap-Up
  

  Stacie Bolen, Program Director

SWEARING-IN - February 23, 2012 - 4PM

@ Arapahoe County District Court House

***All volunteers must also observe 1.5 hours of court.

Sign-up will occur on the first day of training***

*ALL CLASSE ARE MANDATORY UNLESS PRIOR APPROVAL ACQUIRED*

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