Big Country CASA Uses the Texas CASA Pre-Service Training Curriculum
General training information
The training consists of 24 hours of classroom training, approximately 8 hours of pre-classroom “homework” and 2 – 3 hours of courtroom observations. Training manuals will be provided to each trainee during orientation session and additional handouts will be provided during each classroom session.
While training your trainer will cover many topics. At times, you may feel that more time was needed on a specific area. Unfortunately, it would take months to cover the relevant topics in greater detail, so we can only spend a short amount of time covering them during training. But know that you will be well-trained and well-equipped with a solid foundation to begin your CASA journey! Additionally, throughout the year we will provide several continuing education opportunities to go into many of these topics and concepts in depth.
Your CASA Supervisor, trainer and all of the staff will be available throughout your CASA journey, to guide, assist and provide resources to help you continue to grow your skills and knowledge.
Pre-Chapter /Pre-classroom work
The pre-chapter work and correlating videos and exercises are accessed through the Texas CASA Learning through the link provided below in the Learning Center Instructions Section.
- Pre-chapter /pre-classroom homework lays a foundation for the classroom trainings and should be completed prior to attending the correlating chapter classroom session.
- It’s required that the pre-chapter/classroom work be completed through the Learning Center as it will include videos and various exercises that we will not watch or do in class.
- Should you be working online and not have access to your training manual, the Learning Center provides the manual to view in a PDF form.
- When presented with the option to “email” your homework please email it to yourself – and be prepared to discuss your work in class.
Learning Center instructions & information
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- Texas CASA Learning Center
- This will open directly into the volunteer section of the learning center. You will click on the chapter you desire and you’ll find utilize “OPTION B: Complete Online” on the right side.
- From that point on you will be directed to “CASA College” for a portion of the activities. You will create a user name (email is fine) and password. WRITE THOSE DOWN as your trainer does NOT have access to your information.
- Complete all assigned tasks and exercises as instructed.
- Your progress will be tracked on the side of the screen.
