- Author : Jennifer Carpenter
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- Release : 2014
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- Pages : 82 pages
Needs Assessment for Court Appointed Special Advocates CASA Program and no Drop Policy in West Texas
Download or read book Needs Assessment for Court Appointed Special Advocates CASA Program and no Drop Policy in West Texas written by Jennifer Carpenter and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study focuses on the need for Court Appointed Special Advocates and the No Drop Policy in West Texas. Both of these are mechanisms of advocating for child victims who are in the Texas child welfare system. This study use a qualitative method of examining existing data from the county courts, the Texas Department of Family Protective Services (TDFPS) and the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis Reporting System (AFCARS), to formulate a needs assessment. The results show that Texas, particularly west Texas, has a higher percentage of children in foster care, and therefore displays a need for a CASA program. The aditional advocacy helps children long-term and the CASA volunteer program can save the courts' stretched budgets more money. The CASA program can also help the over-burdened child welfare system, particularly in rural areas. The implementation of the program and policy can greatly improve current service delivery.