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CASA/Guardian ad Litem Volunteer Training Manual - Additional Resources

Chapter 1:  The Parker-Solano Training Case

Chapter 2: 

  • Federal Laws Governing Child Abuse & Neglect Cases
  • Responsibilities of the Guardian ad Litem Volunteer, Guardian ad Litem Program Staff & the Attorney Appointed for the Child or Guardian ad Litem Volunteer
  • ICWA Resource Materials

Chapter 3:  Articles about the Cultural Competence Continuum

Chapter 5: Criteria for Substance Dependence & Substance Abuse Domestic Violence

Chapter 6:

  • Working with Gay & Lesbian Youth
  • Reactive Attachment Disorder
  • Separation Anxiety Disorder
  • “Permanent” Resolutions
  • Placement with Relative or Kin
  • Long-Term Foster Care: An Impermanent Solution
  • Principles of Permanence
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Special Education Services
  • Childhood Depression
  • Conduct Disorder
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
  • Professional Assessment of Children
  • Resiliency: The 40 Developmental Assets

Chapter 8

Forms Including:

  • Guardian ad Litem Volunteer Interview with Child in Placement
  • Guardian ad Litem Volunteer Interview with Parent(s)
  • Guardian ad Litem Volunteer General Interview Form
  • Initial Investigation Plan
  • Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) [25 U.S.C. §§ 1901–1903, 1911–1923, 1951]

Chapter 9

  • Guardian ad Litem Volunteer Worksheet for Permanency Hearing
  • Guardian ad Litem Volunteer Court Report Format: Preparing a Permanency
  • Hearing Report to the Court
  • Guardian ad Litem Volunteer Court Report Format: Preparing a Termination of
    Parental Rights Report to the Court
  • Form: Investigation Plan

 

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