Events

General Information Meeting

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Don’t let the year end without learning more about how you can play a critical role in changing a child’s story! Grab your lunch and join us virtually! Our Information Sessions are designed to provide potential volunteers with a clear understanding of what it means to be a CASA/GAL. Email Sandiec@casakanecounty.org to register!

Empathic Strain & Secondary Trauma 101: Understanding the Essentials

Click Here to Register We pay an emotional price for doing the work that we do. Repeated and chronic exposure to large volumes of difficult stories can erode our sense of empathy for others. We can become hardened and desensitized to suffering – or conversely, we can become swallowed up by their pain. Since the …

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Cycles of Poverty

Hosted By Illinois CASA Register here Join us as Prevent Child Abuse Illinois presents on the main objectives in Cycles of Poverty: Gain a deeper understanding of how poverty and related conditions often reinforce each other Awareness of your own attitudes and beliefs about poverty and the people who live in it Understanding the underlying …

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General Information Meeting

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Please email Sandiec@casakanecounty.org to register! General Information Meetings are an opportunity to meet our team and learn more about what it means to become a CASA/GAL volunteer. Volunteers come from every walk of life and share a commitment to improving children’s lives. Fill out the form and attend to learn more on how you can …

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Supporting Students with a Diagnosed Learning Disability: Signs, Symptoms and Advocacy Strategies

Hosted By Illinois CASA Register here Learning disabilities are due to genetic and/or neurobiological factors that alter brain functioning in a manner that affects one or more cognitive processes related to learning. These processing problems can interfere with learning basic skills such as reading, writing, and/or math. They can also interfere with higher-level skills such …

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Creating Personal and Organizational Care Plans

Hosted By Illinois CASA Register here This presentation will provide a review of information and skills that have been presented and practiced throughout the webinar series and help participants create personal and organizational plans for themselves and the organization that can carry them into the future. Learning Objectives: • Develop a personal care plan. • …

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