CASA

 

 

In my Child Welfare class I heard of the opportunity to be a volunteer CASA worker. So I looked into it and decided it was something that I wanted to do. CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocate. I had to do 40 plus hours of training which included every Tuesday and Thursday night for the month of October. I also had to go view court in session, do some additional online training, and read a book. It was a lot of work and time consuming but I finished and about two weeks ago I was sworn in by the judge. I am VERY excited about this opportunity. Basically what I will be doing in working with the guardian ad litem which is a child attorney. I will be assigned a case and the cases can range from working with one kid to many. These cases will deal with abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, foster children, and etc. I then will spend time with the child/children and do fun activities with them and basically just get them to talk to me and trust me. Whatever they tell me or whatever they want I tell the guardian ad litem. I will be observing their homes, and their parents, I will be talking to their teachers, counselors and anyone else that they work with. I will report all that I find to the guardian ad litem. I also will be attending their court sessions and possibly speaking to the judge of what I have observed. I am nervous but excited to work with kids who need someone to speak up for them! The opportunity to make a difference in a child's life is what I want to do with my life and I feel this is a great starting point for me!

My grandpa was able to be there for the swearing in!

The Logan group that got sworn in!

Happenings in October!!!

                 Happenings in October:

- FOOTBALL GAMES!!!
(Countless football games with my fam and friends!)

 

 

 

 

-WEEKENDS WITH SHANA!

(Since Shana live in SLC now she has came up to Logan many weekends to hang with us!)

 

 

 

- FALL BREAK (HORSE BACK RIDING)!

(Spent the weekend in Aberdeen, Idaho!)

 

-CONFERENCE WEEKEND!!!

(We got 4 tickets for the Saturday afternoon session and we spent the day in SLC and then went to Michelle's to watch the rest of Conference the next day!)

 

 

-VISITS FROM CHRIS!

(Never a dull moment when Chris comes to visits!)

 

 

- MY BIRTHDAY!!!

(What a crazy fun week I had! On my birthday I started out by going to the Temple with Hannah and then she bought me a birthday bagel from Einstein's. After school and work I came home to my room decorated and a JBiebs poster and candy on my bed from my sister and cousin. For dinner McKayla and Alicia took me to Firehouse and we ate bread sticks and a fozookie! After that I got a big group to meet at the bowling alley and we went bowling! My friend Jeff works there and he made sure I bowled for free. So nice! Later that week on Friday my family came up! They were headed to my grandparents 50th anniversary but they stopped in Logan to take me out to eat and spend the night with me! So they got here and I opened presents and then we went to eat at the HU HOT! Later that evening us sibling went and bowled once again :) It was a great night and I loved seeing my family!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-THE HOWL!!!!

(Went to the Howl with my sister and cousin as Alvin and the Chipmunks! And then Colette came as Red Ride Hood. It was actually pretty fun! We love dancing!)

 

 

 

~October was filled with so much fun! On the side note, school is busy as heck and I am glad to say that I am doing good in school but am so ready for this semester to over with!~ 

~I have been having so much fun with my sister and cousin up here in Logan with me! It's been so great!~