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So I live in a very small town and basically anything makes the news but you can view myself (I'm the best looking male in the pic, you pick which one that is) and my fellow classmates standing before the judge being sworn in as court appointed special advocates or CASAs (no longer available)
I first was interested in CASA when I was watching a little baby in the NICU where I worked and knew that because of events that happened that day he would not be going home to his biological family (this was a good thing from what I had heard). I couldn't help but wonder what was ahead for this child and wanted to know how I could help him or other children in the same situation. By becoming a CASA you are required to take a 30 hour training that teaches everything you need to know about children's services and what is available and how things proceed in cases like this infant's.
A CASA is there to make sure that everyone in the legal system is doing their job and that the child is not lost for years until a plan is made for permancy in the child's life. Your are given legal access to all medical, school, and legal documents pertaining to the child. You are required to interview and write reports that are presented in court that give reccomendations for the child. You yourself attend to represent the child's interests (and make sure everyone else works towards that same goal). A CASA has a large impact on how things proceed in a child's life.
If working with children is what you are interested in doing and you are looking for ways to get involved, I encourage you to find your local CASA chapter and see how you can participate. They are a national organization and their website is http://www.nationalcasa.org/. Feel free to PM me or respond to this thread if you have any additional questions.
I first was interested in CASA when I was watching a little baby in the NICU where I worked and knew that because of events that happened that day he would not be going home to his biological family (this was a good thing from what I had heard). I couldn't help but wonder what was ahead for this child and wanted to know how I could help him or other children in the same situation. By becoming a CASA you are required to take a 30 hour training that teaches everything you need to know about children's services and what is available and how things proceed in cases like this infant's.
A CASA is there to make sure that everyone in the legal system is doing their job and that the child is not lost for years until a plan is made for permancy in the child's life. Your are given legal access to all medical, school, and legal documents pertaining to the child. You are required to interview and write reports that are presented in court that give reccomendations for the child. You yourself attend to represent the child's interests (and make sure everyone else works towards that same goal). A CASA has a large impact on how things proceed in a child's life.
If working with children is what you are interested in doing and you are looking for ways to get involved, I encourage you to find your local CASA chapter and see how you can participate. They are a national organization and their website is http://www.nationalcasa.org/. Feel free to PM me or respond to this thread if you have any additional questions.
