Homework for Session 2
The following documents were distributed during Session 1 or 2.
Case Materials – Harris-Price Case Simulation
- Read Case Items 1 and 2 that you received via email from the Casemaster.
NOTE: You cannot complete the Optima Tasks for Case Items 1 and 2 until you have been introduced to Optima in Session 2.
Complete the Discussion Guide for Session 2, and bring your completed discussion guide to Session 2.
The following documents were distributed during Session 1 or 2. Electronic versions of these documents are included in the Case Materials folder for Session 2.
Video Menu
- Interviewing Children (9:51)
- This video shows a CASA/GAL interviewing two children. The first segment of the video is with a 4-year- old child, and the second segment is with a 10-year-old child. We will discuss the interviewing techniques used by the CASA/GAL in Session 2.
- Watch Me First (4:32)
- This lesson defines Optima. It also addresses the benefits of using Optima for the CASA/GAL, the court, and our CASA children. In addition, it describes the Optima training and how it has been tailored to meet the needs of a busy Kane County CASA/GAL. Finally, viewers receive a quick tour of a typical Optima lesson.
