Events - CASANYS

Trainings and Conferences

Friday, May 30, 2008, 8:45 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., at Hillside Manor in Kingston
Perinatal Mood Disorders, presented by Maternal-Infant Services Network of Orange, Sullivan and Ulster Counties and Mental Health America of Ulster County. A training on postpartum depression.The fee is $15. Online registration.

Friday, June 6 through Tuesday, June 10, 2008
National CASA Conference, Washington, D.C.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008, 9:15 a.m. - Noon, at the YWCA of White Plains.
The Healthy Development and Babies Can’t Wait Projects presented by
CASA of Westchester County. Speakers will be Sheryl Dicker, former Executive Director of the Permanent Judicial Commission on Justice for Children, and Trista Borra, Deputy Director of the Court Improvement Project of the Office of Court Administration. The presentation will focus on the healthcare entitlements for children in foster care and the impact CASAs can have in this area. CASA Programs around the state have piloted and now incorporated the projects into their daily advocacy, and we are so excited to bring this information back again. Click here for an article written by Sheryl Dicker and Elysa Gordon about CASA’s influence on the health and development of children in foster care. Please RSVP by May 30 by email or call (914) 345-3993, x208. (Directions to YWCA)

June 2008 - Various Dates
Trainings on Sex Offender Management, presented by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) Office of Sex Offender Management. A free, all-day training designed to assist local practitioners and providers in establishing effective community responses and prevention education. Presented throughout the month of June, these trainings will be held in regions around the state. Click here for more information and to register.

CASA Volunteer Trainings

CASA of Oneida and Herkimer Counties will begin a training series for new volunteers from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday and every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. starting May 6 and ending on May 22. Call 315.724.1718 for further details.

CASA of Ontario County will hold its Advocate training on May 3rd, May 10th, May 17th, and May 31st from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, contact either Volunteer Coordinator Marsha Foote or Director Bill Lamb. The training will be held at their office, 94 Exchange Street in Geneva.