2015 Tennessee CASA Conference
Date and time
Location
New Vision Baptist Church
1750 N Thompson Lane Murfreesboro, TN 37129Refund Policy
Description
Please join us for the 3rd Annual
Tennessee CASA Conference!
"Lift up a child's voice. A child's life."
Conference at-a-glance:
Registration & Morning Refreshments8:00 - 9:00
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Department of Children's Services Commissioner
James M. Henry
Youth Voice:
From Hazy to Chrystal Clear:
How One Person Can Change a Child's Life
Genesis Hardin
Avoiding Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma
Keynote Speaker: Patti van Eys, Ph.D.
10:00 - 11:30 Networking Lunch
11:30 - 12:15
General Session 1:
Tennessee Criminal Injuries Compensation Program
Gary Wheeler
1:30 - 2:00
General Session 2:So you have to go to court...
Rae Anne Seay, J.D.
& Stacy Miller, J.D.
2:00 - 3:00
Closing Remarks:A Message from National CASA
Sally Erny, Chief Program Officer, National CASA Association
3:00 - 3:30
Pastries, coffee and juice will be available during registration.
General Session topics this year will include secondary trauma, child victim compensation, writing quality court reports and new rules in juvenile court.
Certificates of attendance will be provided to all participants and will count toward CASA volunteer continuing education hours.
The conference will be held at
New Vision Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, TN.
Seating will be limited, please make sure to register by Friday, April 24!
We look forward to seeing you all in May!
This training project is funded under an agreement with the State of Tennessee, Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Criminal Justice Programs. A portion of this conference is funded by grants from the Tennessee Bar Foundation (IOLTA Program) and the National CASA Association.