by AMilsop | Jun 8, 2018 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
When I was a 25-year-old Peace Corps volunteer teaching English in a Ukrainian public school, I found myself stymied by one of my students. I don’t recall his name—Andriy or Sergei or Valeriy—but I still recall the day that I finally noticed something was wrong. The...
by jmack | Jun 4, 2018 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
In an effort to help form good habits for navigating lane changes and turns, some drivers’ education programs use the SMOG acronym (signal, mirror, over-the-shoulder, go). Adapting the SMOG habit may be a helpful model as CASAs interact within the cultural environment...
by Yellowstone CASA | May 23, 2018 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
Self Care The work we do as CASA Advocates can take a toll on our emotional well-being. Working with families and kids who have experienced trauma can lead an Advocate to experiencing compassion fatigue. It is important to dedicate time to ourselves, and address our...
by Yellowstone CASA | Apr 10, 2018 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
Sadly, statistics confirm a psychiatric admission for a child in the foster care system is far from an unusual occurrence. Mariela Herrera, MD, Medical Director of Youth Inpatient Psychiatric Unit at Billings Clinic, is on the front lines. “A child’s relationship with...
by Yellowstone CASA | Apr 9, 2018 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
The HBO documentary Addiction was produced by John Hoffman and Susan Froemke with Executive Producer Sheila Nevins. The documentary has nine segments that focus on case studies, brain imagery research and cutting edge treatments. Research and brain imagery are...
by Ben McKee | Apr 3, 2018 | CASA Blog, CASA Updates
For as long as we’ve existed, CASA of Yellowstone County has struggled to adequately serve the Native American children in our local foster care system. At CASA we believe that all children deserve to have a voice, and that this voice is most effective when it comes...
