Many Thanks to CASA’s 2009 In-Service Training Presenters
CASA provides six in-service trainings each year to continue the education of our volunteers. Community experts have graciously donated their time to provide this year’s trainings and many thanks go out to the following presenters:
Elrae Potts, CASA of Montana Board Member, and Mike Jetty of the Office of Public Instruction presented on the Indian Child Welfare Act and advocating for a Native American child this past January. Their presentation PowerPoint can be viewed at www.helenacasa.org/resources_diversity.asp.
Forensic interviewer and CASA—Advocates for Kids Board Member Kathy Shea gave tours of the Child Advocacy Center (CAC) in Helena this past March. Shea instructed CASA volunteers on how to best question children and the practices of the CAC.
Kerrie Wheeler, a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) who specializes in work with traumatized children, presented to CASA volunteers in March. Wheeler led an in-service training for volunteers focused on domestic violence and children. CASA volunteers considered the training a “Domestic Violence 101.”
Dennis Molnar, Child Protection Services Supervisor and CASA—Advocates for Kids Board Member, and Nurse Daylyn Struble led a session on Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) in September. For information on SBS, visit the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome website at www.dontshake.org.
Louie Blood of Intermountain Children’s Home has rescheduled our final 2009 training to 2010. Check back for dates TBD. To learn more about Intermountain’s rehabilitation practices, visit www.intermountain.org.
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