by AMilsop | Aug 29, 2019 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
“Oh, so you’re a CASA? So that means….” And so often begins a conversation in which I have the privilege of blowing away all kinds of myths about what we do here at CASA of Yellowstone County. Even though different CASA programs across the country vary bit by bit,...
by AMilsop | Jul 3, 2019 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
I’ll admit it: I’m a bookworm. Any time I’m hoping to build my skills in any particular area, I’m likely to ask at some point, “Are there any good books about this?” So when I dove into this world of CASA and all the emotions that we encounter throughout the course of...
by AMilsop | May 7, 2019 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
Over the course of their work, Court Appointed Special Advocates often hear that their work matters, that they have made a difference. But what kind of difference? After all, it is not the Advocates themselves who make the decisions about these kids’ lives. The judges...
by AMilsop | Nov 21, 2018 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
Parents shuffle into Judge Gregory R. Todd’s courtroom in the Yellowstone County courthouse. They are the participants of Yellowstone County Family Drug Treatment Court (FDTC), and they are in the midst of a long journey. Each of these parents has a child or children...
by AMilsop | Sep 19, 2018 | CASA Updates
One of the tools used by Department social workers as they strive to keep families whole is the family engagement meeting, or FEM. An FEM is a unique opportunity to bring together the adults in the child’s life, and sometimes even the child once the child is old...
