Week 5: Home Visits and Optima

Can you take a child in your car with the permission of the placement/caregiver?

• YES

• NO

Sally Sue is making her monthly visit with her CASA child, Julie. Sally Sue stops at the CASA office and picks a toy out from the CASA toy room. Sally Sue delivers the toy to Julie and has her visit. Julie thanks Sally Sue and asks when she will see her mom again. Sally Sue promises Julie that she will see her mom soon.

What did Sally Sue do wrong?

• Came to CASA unannounced

• Made a promise

• Did not ask the Volunteer Coordinator if it was okay to get a toy.

Is it okay to give a child your phone number?

• Yes

• No

If you have a question you should...?

• Email your Volunteer Coordinator

• Do it and ask for forgivness

• Call/Emal/Text your Volunteer Coordinator

A foster parent asks you to pick up a prescription for a sick child...what do you do?

• Call your Volunteer Coordinator

• Pick it up and ask them to reimburse the gas

• Politely decline and notify your Volunteer Coordinator

• Ask them for the DOB and phone number that it is under.

When making a contact log on OPTIMA, who do you ALWAYS select in the Pertains to Section?

• The Atorney Ad Litem

• Yourself and the child/children

• The Parents

• The Volunteer Coordinator

Where do you find Court Reports?

• Under Documents

• Contact Logs

• Associated Parties

• Children

Where can you find the date and time of the next hearing?

• Associated Parties

• Hearings

• Placement History

• Contact Logs

When in doubt...

• Call on JESUS!

• Ask your Volunteer Coordinator

• Ask the CPS Worker

• Call the placements

When planning the first visit who MUST attend with you?

• Jesus

• The Pare

• CASA Volunteer Coordinator

• Siblings