Working with Child Welfare Professionals

National CASA offers the following information and resources to inform advocates' work with child welfare professionals.

Publications - National CASA

Working with Child Protective Services: Alex Parks-Sudan, a child protective services worker, discusses fostering good relationships with CASA/GAL advocates.

Websites

• The ChildTrauma Academy
  This website offers self-directed courses on topics such as human brain development and the impact of trauma.  
• Foster Care and Adoptive Community
  This foster parent resource provides articles, website links, and information on local foster parent associations.
• National Children's Alliance
  NCA Center's are community-based programs that bring together that bring together representatives of child serving agencies to address the investigation, treatment, and prosecution of child abuse cases.
• National Foster Parent Association: Supports foster parents in acheiving safety, permanence and well-being for the children and youth in their care