Understanding Psychological Evaluations (2 hours)

• Powerpoint Slides

Intro to QRTP Hearings (2 hours)

• QRTP One-Pager

• PowerPoint Slides

• FAQ About QRTP

• List of QRTP Facilities in Virginia

• VDSS Policy Manuals Regarding QRTP

Working With Incarcerated Parents in Cases (2 hours)

Intro to Educational Advocacy for CASA Kids (2 hours)

• Printable Slides for Intro to Educational Advocacy for CASA Kids

• PowerPoint Presentation for Intro to Educational Advocacy (with Presenter Notes & Links)

Understanding the Legal Foundations of IEPs & 504s (2.25 hours)

• Printable Slides

• PowerPoint Presentation

• Chat & Related Links

Trauma-Responsive Special Education Towards Racial Justice:

• Slides

• Journal Article: The Imperative for Trauma-Responsive Special Education

• Chat & Resource Links

Targeting Social Skills & Executive Functioning in the IEP:

• Slides re: Social Skills

• Skills re: Executive Functioning

• Chat & Resource Links

Mental Health/Substance Abuse and its Impact on the Family

Part 1 (2 hours)

Part 2 (2 hours)

Best Interest of the Child Within a Legal Framework (2.25 hours)

• Chat & Resource Links

Spotlight on Horizon Services: Office-Based Addiction Treatment and Intro to Project Link

Drug Testing With Blue Ridge Scientific (1.75 hours)

CASA Listens: Experiencing Return Home (2 hours)

CASA Listens: Experiencing Adoption (2 hours)

CASA Listens: Experiencing Relative Placement (2 hours)

(To access this training if you are a CASA volunteer, e-mail cristy@cvcasa.org for the link)

What to Do If the School Says No

• Printable Slides

• Chat Transcript

• Common Education Acronyms

• VDOE page to file complaints

• US DOE FAQs re: State Complaint Process

• VDOE State Complaint Resolution Process

• VDOE State Complaint Appeals Process

• VDOE Resources on Mediation

• VDOE Manual on Mediators

• VDOE Parent Ombudsman

Pursuing Kinship Placement (1.5 hours)

Creating and Supporting a Kin-First Culture (2 hours)