CASA and GAL Volunteer and Program Staff Academy

描述(由申请人提供)：本项目的目的是为法院指定的特别辩护律师(CASA)和监护人特别项目(GAL)志愿者和计划工作人员开发、制作和评估十个模块的多媒体培训计划的九个模块。该计划名为CASA/GAL Academy，将在网络和DVD上提供，为CASA/GAL志愿者和工作人员提供两种基于家庭的技术，以获得高质量和全面的继续教育课程。志愿者和工作人员可以通过他们的CASA/GAL计划注册课程，也可以单独完成课程，以满足培训要求。在第一阶段，我们制定了十个模块中的一个模块的内容和措施，该模块涉及与家庭或少年法院法官作出知情处置决定所需的信息有关的青少年问题。我们完全开发了代表青少年在法庭上的模块，测试原型的DVD和网站版本。该计划旨在以简单实用的方式向志愿者提供有关过渡到成年的年轻人的信息。该计划使用交互式多媒体格式，利用从涉及青少年和监护人广告项目的家庭或少年法庭的情况中提取的案例研究。第二阶段评估研究将通过评估CASA/GAL志愿者和方案工作人员对九个额外模块的评估以及加强青少年工作的知识和技能来进一步评估他们。项目简介该项目可通过协助法院志愿人员更清楚地确定面临安置风险或继续被忽视和虐待的青少年的需要，对参与儿童福利和法院系统的青少年的福祉产生重大影响。该项目将提供有关青少年及其发展状况和需要的信息。这些信息将导致更高质量的法庭报告和更适当的与发展有关的建议。这些报告对于向法院(法官)通报情况并协助他们下达适当和必要的处理命令至关重要。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this project is to develop, produce, and evaluate nine modules of a ten-module multimedia-training program for Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and Guardian ad Litem (GAL) volunteers and program staffs. The program, called CASA/GAL Academy, will be delivered both on the Web and DVD, providing CASA/GAL volunteers and staffs with two home-based technologies for receiving high quality and comprehensive continuing education courses. Volunteers and staffs can register for courses through their CASA/GAL programs or individually and complete them to meet training requirements. In Phase I, we developed the content and measures for one of ten modules on dealing with adolescents in relation to information needed by family or juvenile court judges to make informed disposition decisions. We fully developed the Representing Adolescents in Court module testing prototypes of both DVD and Website versions. The program is designed to give volunteers information about youths in transition to adulthood in simple and practical terms. The program uses an interactive multimedia format utilizing case studies that are drawn from situations involving a family or juvenile court involved youth and a Guardian ad Litem. The Phase II evaluation study will further assess CASA/GAL volunteers and program staffs through their evaluation of the nine additional modules and development of enhanced knowledge and skills for working with adolescents. Project Narrative This project could have a significant impact on the well-being of adolescents' who are involved with the child welfare and court systems by assisting court volunteers to more clearly determine the needs of youth who are at risk of placement or continued neglect and abuse. The project would provide information on adolescents and their developmental status and needs. This information would lead to higher quality court reports and more appropriate developmentally related recommendations. These reports are crucial in informing courts (judges) and assisting them in handing down appropriate and necessary dispositional orders.