Advocacy Academy
Held three times a year, CASA's Advocacy Academy is a 30-hour Training Course designed to prepare future CASA volunteers for the unique challenges and rewards of child advocacy work. In order to be assigned to a case as a child advocate for CASA, volunteers must complete the Advocacy Academy Training Course and be "sworn in" by a Denton County Judge.
Training is conducted over a three week period, and consists of one Friday daytime class and six weekday evening classes. Participants in the Academy learn about advocating for abused and neglected children from CASA staff, judges, attorneys, child protective services workers, foster parents, and others in the community with whom CASA works regularly.
After training is completed, a volunteer advocate will be offered his/her first case. Every advocate is paired with a CASA staff member, or Casework Supervisor, who provides continued, one-on-one guidance and support throughout the case.
Advocate training sessions for 2012 are as follows:
Winter Session
February 3 - February 23
Summer Session
June 1 - June 21
Fall Session
September 22 - October 11
Daytime Session (depending upon interest)
August 13 - August 29
Think you have what it takes to become a CASA Advocate?
Click here to start the application process.