CASA advocates undergo “trauma-informed training”
By Logan Bagett on Monday, April 24th, 2023 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News More Top Stories
JOHN DAY – April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Grant County CASA Program Manager Christina Barnhart-Speakman was on KJDY’s Coffee Time and informed listeners that volunteer advocates undergo a type of “trauma-informed training” to better understand cases of abuse and neglect:
“That’s one thing we’re learning with the trauma-informed training is how important just one person can be. One person that they can count on, one person that’s a constant…and that they can learn, you know, to trust someone and have that trustworthy relationship with an adult.”
To become a Court Appointed Special Advocate for children in care within Grant County, email grant@casaeo.org.
More information regarding National Child Abuse Prevention Month can be found here: https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/preventing/preventionmonth/
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