Understanding the roles and responsibilities of court appointed special advocates: a training for community professionals

Graduation Date

2014

Document Type

Project

Program

Other

Program

Project (M.S.W.)--Humboldt State University, Social Work, 2014

Committee Chair Name

Cesar Abarca

Committee Chair Affiliation

HSU Faculty or Staff

Keywords

Juvenile delinquency, Foster care, Multidisciplinary team, Humboldt State University -- Projects -- Social Work, Juvenile dependency, CASA

Abstract

This project sought to lay the groundwork for an outreach effort by CASA of Humboldt to better communicate with community professionals (care providers, teachers and school staff, medical and mental health providers, social workers, probation officers, and other court personnel.) Through a community survey it was discovered that both electronic training materials such as a YouTube video and the option of in person trainings were preferred by community professionals. Additionally the survey revealed that community professionals did not fully understand the role of a CASA advocate and were not fully comfortable working with a CASA advocate. This project makes recommendations to CASA of Humboldt to improve their outreach to community professionals and makes recommendations to future MSW students who may want to continue working on this issue.

https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/wm117r20m

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