Sharpening Skills Webinar: Rooted

🌳 CASA Webinar Series: Rooted

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Theme: Rooted – Being steady, thoughtful, and grounded in the midst of a chaotic system.

This year-long webinar series is designed to support CASA volunteers in staying centered and effective as they navigate the complexities of child advocacy. Each quarter, we’ll explore a different way to stay rooted — in the case, the child, yourself and your instincts.

📅 Quarterly Topics & Dates

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Q1: Rooted in the Case – Advocating Through Transitions

October 8, 2025

Transitions are inevitable—but your advocacy can be the constant that makes all the difference.

This webinar is designed to support CASA volunteers and child advocates in navigating the many transitions that can occur in a child’s case, including placement changes, school moves, and caseworker turnover. Learn how to stay grounded and effective, even when everything else is shifting.

In this session, we’ll cover:

• How to maintain momentum and continuity during key transitions.
• The essential questions to ask to ensure the child’s needs remain centered.
• Ways to be a steady, reliable presence for both the child and the professional team.

You’ll leave with practical tools and a renewed sense of purpose to help you advocate with clarity and compassion—no matter what changes come.

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Q2: Rooted in the Body – Understanding Sensory and Emotional Dysregulation

January 14, 2026

Join us for an insightful and practical session designed for CASA volunteers and child advocates who want to deepen their understanding of how trauma, neurodiversity, and environmental factors influence children’s behavior and regulation.

In this webinar, we’ll explore:

• How sensory and emotional dysregulation manifests in children, especially those with trauma histories or neurodiverse profiles.
• What CASA volunteers might observe during home visits or in school environments.
• How to respond with empathy and effectiveness—without pathologizing the child.
• Strategies for observing behavior and using strengths-based, non-stigmatizing language in court reports and advocacy.

Whether you’re new to this work or looking to refine your approach, this session will equip you with tools to better support the children you serve—rooted in compassion, understanding, and respect for each child’s unique experience.

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Q3: Rooted in Yourself – Preserving Mental Health and Energy in CASA Work

April 8, 2026

Your well-being is essential to your advocacy.

This webinar is a space for CASA volunteers and child advocates to reflect, recharge, and reconnect with their purpose. The work is meaningful—but it can also be emotionally demanding. Let’s talk about how to sustain your energy and mental health while showing up fully for the children you serve.

In this session, we’ll explore:

• How to recognize signs of secondary trauma, compassion fatigue, and burnout.
• Practical tools for setting boundaries, saying no, and checking in with yourself.
• When and how to reach out for support from your supervisor or team.

You’ll leave with strategies to help you stay grounded, resilient, and rooted in your own well-being—because caring for yourself is part of caring for others.

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Q4: Rooted in Curiosity – Digging Deeper When Something Feels Off

July 8, 2026

Sometimes, it’s not what’s said—but what’s missing—that matters most.

This webinar is designed to help CASA volunteers and child advocates sharpen their instincts and investigative skills when something in a case doesn’t sit right. Learn how to follow your curiosity with care, clarity, and confidence.

In this session, we’ll cover:

• How to recognize gaps, inconsistencies, or red flags in case information.
• What to document and how to raise concerns constructively—without making accusations.
• How to use patterns, subtle clues, and thoughtful questions to strengthen your advocacy.

You’ll leave with tools to help you dig deeper, ask better questions, and advocate more effectively—while staying grounded in curiosity and compassion.

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All webinars are free, virtual, and open to CASA volunteers and staff. All webinars located in registration link through CASA College.

🖥️ Registration in CASA College: https://casacollege.myabsorb.com/#/instructor-led-courses/e1b355c1-aa0a-4ba7-9c3f-000be54c7ba2

📌 CEUs available upon completion

Stay grounded. Stay curious. Stay rooted.