Advocate Resources
Advocate Resources
Thank you for your commitment to CASA and the children you advocate for. This resource hub is here to support you as an active CASA advocate, with tools, continuing education, and guidance to help you navigate your casework with confidence.
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES & PRESENTATIONS
Trial Skills for Child Welfare Cases:
Developing a Successful Case Theme and Theory
Friday, February 20th, 2026 @ 11:00AM
Join the Children's Commission as they provide tips on how to build a case theme and theory that best highlights a client’s position as their child welfare case heads toward final trial. While the training is geared towards attorneys, it looks like it will provide helpful context about how trials unfold for any volunteers whose case may be headed in that direction
Virtual: ZOOM Registration
Navigating Adoption Conversations with Children
Thursday, March 12th, 2026 @ 11:00AM
Join the Heart Galleries of Texas for their monthly webinar and learn about navigating adoption conversations with children and youth!
Objectives:
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Learn how to initiate adoption-related conversations with children.
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Explore age-appropriate strategies for navigating adoption-related discussions.
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Develop skills to guide adoptive families in fostering an open and ongoing dialogue about adoption.
Virtual: Reserve a Spot
CASA COLLEGE ONLINE LEARNING CENTER
CASA College — Our online learning platform — offers a wide range of self-paced and on-demand trainings covering topics important to your advocacy, such as:
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Building Connections with CASA Volunteers and Incarcerated Parents
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Sexual Abuse Prevention Training
You can log in, enroll in courses, and complete them whenever your schedule allows, earning continuing education hours along the way.
Tip: After completing a course on CASA College, remember to log your continuing education hours through the CE submission form so they count toward your annual requirement.
APPROVED MOVIE LIST
In order to keep current with subjects/topics that relate to the volunteer role, our volunteers are required to complete 12 hours of continuing education per year. We make it easy to keep up with your continuing education hours and learn something new! There are great movies to immerse yourself in. Don’t forget to send self-reflection form to mreza@casaofelpaso.org to receive your credit.
Below is a list of approved movies for continuing education hours. A short self-reflection form must be submitted to receive credit for the movie. Each movie provides 2 hours of training. With a maximum of two movies per year, for a total of 4 hours of credit.
Maid (2021)
Submit Self-Reflection form =
2 hours of training
Foster Boy (2019)
Submit Self-Reflection form =
2 hours of training
Short Term 12 (2013)
Submit Self-Reflection form =
2 hours of training
Four Good Days (2021)
Submit Self-Reflection form =
2 hours of training
I Am Somebody’s Child (2019)
Submit Self-Reflection form =
2 hours of training
From Place to Place (2011)
Submit Self-Reflection form =
2 hours of training
The State of Texas vs. Melissa (2020)
Submit Self-Reflection form =
2 hours of training
Ben is Back (2018)
Submit Self-Reflection form =
2 hours of training
The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez (2020)
Submit Self-Reflection form =
2 hours of training
Instant Family (2018)
Submit Self-Reflection form =
2 hours of training
CONTINUING EDUCATION FORM
All active advocates are required to complete 12 hours of continuing education (CE) each fiscal year to remain in good standing.
Fiscal Year: September – August
Newly trained volunteers must have 1 CE hour for each month they have been active.
What Counts as Continuing Education
Continuing education activities must support your role as a CASA advocate and may include:
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CASA of El Paso trainings (virtual or in-person)
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Webinars and recorded trainings
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Conferences or community presentations
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Podcasts, books, or documentaries
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Approved movies
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Other learning opportunities related to child welfare, trauma, advocacy, or the court system
All activities must be documented and submitted for credit.
How to Track and Submit CE Hours
Advocates are responsible for tracking and submitting their continuing education hours.
Each submission must include:
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Title of the training or activity
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Date completed
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Total time spent
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Summary of what was learned
Hours are submitted through your advocate supervisor or through the “Continuing Education Submission Form” on the CASA of El Paso Volunteer Resources page.