...The Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) is a national association in the United States that supports and promotes court-appointed advocates for abused or neglected children. CASA is an organization widely known to empower people across local communities to volunteer as advocates for children who have become victims of the court system. The CASA Superhero run created in 1994, is designed to fundraise and bring awareness to the members of Henrico, Chesterfield and Richmond communities encouraging them to become CASA volunteers. In this event, hundreds of people come together dressed as a league of superheroes to bring awareness and help fundraise the cause. It is very important that members of the communities participate because the communities...
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...us over the organization called CASA. Not to be confused with CAASA. The organization Kathleen works for is called Court Appointed Special Advocate. Kathleen has a bachelor’s degree in social work and is the CASA coordinator. The three competencies I will be relating the information she shared with us are, competency 3, 6, and 7. Competency 3 is to advance human rights and social and economic justice. Competency 6 is to engage with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Competency 7 is to assess individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. A lot of the information overlaps all three of these competencies. For competency 3, Kathleen shared how their organization works...
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...Child Advocacy in Colorado The Importance of a Case Manager As defined; child advocacy refers to a range of individuals, professionals and advocacy organizations who promote the optimal development of children. An individual or organization engaging in advocacy typically volunteer to protect children’s rights which may be abridged or abused in a number of areas. (Weinzweig, 2004) A child advocate not only provides a child with a safe haven, they also provide a voice when the child is not loud enough. Child Advocacy services can usually be sought after through the help of a case manager. In Colorado, when a child is placed in foster care, a service that is provided through the state is case management. One of the services that case manager’s offers their clients when in foster care due to abusive situations is resources to child advocacy. Case managers not only find a child advocacy program for individuals in need, they ensure that the services provided are correct for that client. They want to make sure that the client is comfortable with the advocacy process. It is the job of the case manager to be the contact person between the foster family and advocacy program, because although they are dealing with children, some of the matters can be confidential. At times the child can be intimidated to inform the foster parents as to what is going on and the case manger can give general updates to the foster family as to what the child is experiencing. Child abuse is reported on an...
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...This report was prepared by Diane Polce, Court Appointed Special Advocate, and is of a confidential nature, for the benefit of the Court and may be distributed to parties to the proceeding only. |PETITION NUMBER: 0000551-2013 |JUDGE: Hon. Judge Irvine | |J NUMBER: 51-FN-OOO911-2013 | | |DHS NUMBER: | | |IN RE: Daijah Bridges |DOB: 5/8/2001 | |Tilah Jackson |4/1/2009 | |Current DHS Social Worker: Marcia Spencer |Phone: (215) 683-6419 | |Current DHS Supervisor: Danielle Tucker-Mills |Phone: (215) 683-6479 | |HEARING TYPE: Permanency Review | | |HEARING DATE:9/24/14 | ...
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...Nicole Torres February 29, 2016 U-High Dodgeball Tournament Primary Objective: Put on a BR Dodgeball tournament with U-High to raise money for CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), which is a national association that supports and promotes court-appointed advocates for abused or neglected children in order to provide children with a safe and healthy environment in permanent homes. Secondary Objectives: Promotion: The message I want to convey through this event is to help U-High raise money for CASA in an extremely fun manner. I want a lot of people to join in on this tournament, so the best way to get the word out there is to put it out in the public and on social media. First, I will make a flyer for the event listing the price of signing up, the time, date, location, social media handles, and giving a small description of what CASA is. I would put the flyer up in different gyms across Baton Rouge and on business like Smoothie King or GNC that are health and fitness oriented to get people who love to do athletic things for fun involved. I will also send the flyers out to all of the high schools to put up in hallways and on the main office doors to get high school students and their parents involved. To get college students involved, I will post up flyers in places like the Student Union and UREC and even send information to the Greek organizations. Then, I will make an event on Facebook, invite everyone on my friends list and have the people who are also working this...
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...Iceberg in Society In 2009, it was documented that nearly 763,000 children reported multiple times that they had been abused and an estimated 702,000 children came forward with one claim (Unknown. 2011). These numbers only represent the children to whom that are strong enough to tell someone and hope for some change. No one really knows how many children are abused throughout his or her life. This is such a huge epidemic today that it can be compared to an iceberg; small amount of the ice you see however, the larger portion is hidden. Most individuals know that the forms of abuse range from the medically neglected and physical abuse to abandonment and mental abuse. Typically, children will finally come forward after someone outside the family notices a change in the child’s demeanor or sees marks that do not appear to be from everyday playing. The government has several programs today in place to attempt to help children and their parents. Today we will discuss one program in the state of Louisiana, Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana or PCAL. We will discuss the history of the locally funded program, whether they are effective as a group, and see if the help they do give will guide children in the right direction for the future. Neglect, physical, mental, and even sexual are the types of abuse seen every day. Physical abuse is the most visible form of abuse seen in children. This can be defined as any type of injury caused by punching, smacking, burning or any sort of harm...
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...Best Practices Juliet Walls Utilization of Community Resources An organization must have policies and procedures to run effectively and serve its mission to the community. Training employees and volunteers on policies and procedures is important to keeping the integrity and competency of an organization. How an organization manages the logistics and how the community perceives them is a huge factor in the success and effectiveness of an organization. One of the community organizations that will partner with the new group is Hearts to Nourish Hope. This non-profit organization is extremely vigilant about their process of employment for at-risk youth. All students ages 14-18 must go through a stringent application process including an interview. Once in a position whether it is at the organization itself or community partners, students must fill out daily journals and self-reports on work and the procedures. Hearts to Nourish Hope has a great tracking system for how youth are doing in their jobs with employers’ daily evaluations. Though this is tedious, it allows for the organization to continually check on youth in a holistic manner. Because the summer employment is funded through a federal grant, youth are paid which in turn helps them manage their money and have real world experience. The county’s population has over 80% African American and an article titled “Culturally Competent Collaboration: School Counselor Collaboration with African American Families...
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...Special Populations BSHS/402 Case Management Special Populations For this paper, the writer will select one special population that she believes she wants to work with and assist. The first step involves discussing the populations reviewed and the one selected as well as why the selection was made. The writer will discuss why the interest formed on that specific area and what she thinks she would bring to helping that would benefit this specific population. Special populations include groups of people who may face vulnerabilities because of circumstances. People within these populations are cannot advocate for themselves and depend on others for support and services. People who fall into the category of vulnerable populations are children, the elderly, the disabled, and the mentally disabled. Populations Reviewed For the purposes of this paper, I looked into two different special populations. The first group I reviewed was the elderly. The elderly often face ridicule and stereotyping and this can lead to abuse and neglect. In fact, many elderly people function independently in society but for others, aging cause problems with their ability to make sound decisions, care for their own physical and financial needs, and several other issues. This is why many of the elderly need the assistance of support services. The second special population I reviewed was children. Children can be put at risk in a number of different ways. Because of the breakdown of the natural...
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...Sonia Espitia Biography Counseling 104 04/18/11 Merriam Webster defines success as a” Noun, an obsolete outcome, result, degree or measure of succeeding, favorable or desired outcome; also the attainment of wealth, favor or eminence, one that succeeds.” However, one of my personal favorite definitions of success, is a quote I came across a while back by an unknown author, and it states, “ If success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world, but it does not feel good in your heart, it’s not success at all.” I’ve been a faithful viewer of the “KTLA Morning News” for the past two years. During these two years, I’ve gotten to know about and admire a very prominent and well respected anchor news reporter named Michaela Pereira. Michaela Pereira has been with the “KTLA Morning News”, since February, 2004. However, she began her television career in Canada, where she was born and raised. She is the second of five girls, all of whom were adopted, growing up, Michaela faced a lot of diversity, since both her parents and sisters do not share the same ethnic backgrounds, she’s African American with some Jamaican, her sisters are all Native Americans, and her parents are both Caucasian. She felt as an outsider, particularly, since in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, there were not very many African-Americans; she always knew that she had to defend herself and her sisters from hostile remarks. Always, as a young child, Michaela new that she wanted to become a teacher, or a translator...
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...drug related issues, (CASA, 2009). Of the money provided by the federal and state governments only 1.9% was spent on preventing and treating addiction, (CASA, 2009). As we all can see, based on these statistics little to no money is being given to prevent and treating addictions. This is a serious problem. I believe that if more efforts were being made to educate people on prevention it would help to decrease drug use. It is not enough for people to tell individuals that drugs are bad, they need to see it for themselves. I believe this is why kids want to do drugs because an adult standing in front of them saying drugs are bad and that they shouldn’t do them isn’t enough. If anything it makes them want to rebel, because what does this person know about drugs. I think people need to see how addictions truly hurt individuals and their families. Prison is a temporary solution and it uses a lot of resources. There needs to be more effective things put into place, because making more laws is not going to help the problem. References: Center for Disease Control (CDC). (2015). Injury prevention and control: prescription drug overdose. Center for Disease Control and Prevention Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/data/overdose.html National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. (2009). Shoveling up II: the impact of substance abuse on state budgets. National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association (CASA). New York, NY: CASA, pp. 1-2. Retrieved...
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...a personal dilemma or challenge (e.g., whether or not to go to grad' school, study abroad, change majors, start a business, quit drinking, smoking), or check with a social worker or city official who deal with real-life daily problems that require workable solutions. Class Related: Tie in the interviews you conduct for this class with another class project. You will still need to do the post analysis to conform to the expectations for this class, but at least the time interviewing as part of gathering material for your research will be doubly productive. In the past, for example, students have looked at assessing the experiences of hearing impaired students on campus, differing management styles of supervisors, and what court appointed special advocates (CASA) do. Personal Interest: Do you have a topic about which you're just interested in finding out more information? One student interviewed a friend in prison to find out what it was...
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...Cultural Competency Assessment Cultural Competency Assessment Cultural competency is a combination of attitudes, behaviors, and policies that creates a system within an organization or among groups. It allows people to work together effectively in cross-cultural, diverse situations. Culture is the pattern of behaviors that includes a person’s actions, thoughts, communications, beliefs, values, language, and institutions of social, ethnic, racial, and religious groups. Competence determines whether a person can function effectively as an individual, group, or organization within the context of the cultural behaviors, beliefs, and needs of clients and the communities in which he or she resides (Sutton, 2000). America is considered the “the melting pot” because of the culturally diverse communities we live, work, and play in. Importance of Cultural Competence America is a combination of diverse race and cultures, such as White, Asian, Native American, African American, Hispanic, and many others. Although every culture has created a new way of life in the 21st Century, each group has preserved values and beliefs from his or her original culture. Human service professionals need to provide services with objective, nonjudgmental, knowledgeable, open-mindedness, and the williness to understand the needs of each client. For example, a human service professional not aware of the Native American Child Welfare Policies may remove a child from his or her tribal family, and place that...
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...ki n g Ma th y al He c es h oi C ve ha s. we tion Op A GUIDE ON PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS FOR YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE Learn more to decide what’s best for you. http://www.nrcyd.ou.edu/psych-med-youth-guide a Making Healthy Choices: A Guide on Psychotropic Medications for Youth in Foster Care 2012 The contents of this guide are for informational purposes only and do not substitute for professional medical advice. DOING WHAT YOU CAN TO FEEL YOUR BEST Everyone can benefit from learning what to do to be healthy. Young people in foster care have a lot of stressful things to deal with in their lives. Often they hurt a lot inside. Sometimes their coping skills are overwhelmed. They may need extra help in figuring out how to handle their feelings and improve their health. Teens who are sad or angry may feel better if they talk to someone they trust, do a favorite hobby, or exercise or play sports. Youth who feel really bad or act in unexpected ways often need help and support from other people. Sometimes, they need therapy and/or medication that can help them control their emotions and behaviors. When you’re hurt, there are often several things you can do to feel better. Imagine you fall and hurt your ankle—you can take a pain reliever, avoid walking on it, and/or apply ice. In the same way, when you hurt a lot inside, you can take medication, avoid activities that make the condition worse, and/or look for positive activities that...
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...NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND POLITICS GUIDE TO FOREIGN AND INTERNATIONAL LEGAL CITATIONS FIRST EDITION ● 2006 © Copyright 2006 by New York University Contents FORWARD AND GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS................................................................................................. xiii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ......................................................................................................................................xv COUNTRY CITATION GUIDES ARGENTINA...............................................................................................................................................................1 I. COUNTRY PROFILE ..................................................................................................................................1 II. CITATION GUIDE.......................................................................................................................................2 1.0 CONSTITUTION...................................................................................................................................2 2.0 LEGISLATION......................................................................................................................................2 3.0 JURISPRUDENCE ................................................................................................................................3 4.0 BOOKS .....................................
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...caribbean studies notes MODULE ONE LOCATION AND DEFINITION OF THE CARIBBEAN REGION Definition of the Caribbean Region Geographical This describes the area washed by the Caribbean Sea and is often described as the Caribbean Basin. It would therefore include most of the islands of the Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles as well as the mainland territories in Central America (Costa Rica, Belize, Panama, Honduras) and Northern South America such as Columbia and Venezuela. The common link here is the Caribbean Sea. Geological There are deep seated structural features of Caribbean geology which also identifies commonalities. It is the area that is defined by the Caribbean Plate and which experiences similar tectonic, seismic and volcanic features and processes. Historical It describes the area that saw the impact of European colonization, slavery, indentureship and the plantation system. this refers to all the territories so that one way of defining the Caribbean is to identify those countries that experienced the rule of specific European countries. Thus the Caribbean may be defined as being broken up into the English, French, Dutch and Spanish speaking countries and territories. Political In the Caribbean at least three types of governmental systems are found. They include Independent States, Associated States and Colonial Dependencies. CHARACTERISTICS OF SOCIETY Society Society is a collection of people occupying a defined geographical...
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