IMPLEMENTATION

Early on in the project, permission was acquired from the National CASA Association to utilize the curriculum to train CASA volunteers for the Professional Development Program workshops. (Volunteer Manual, 2007) The volunteer specific information was extracted and the material was tailored to the target market disciplines. Workshops were created from the edited curriculum. Efforts to market the Professional Development workshops to secure training contracts with the Administrative Office of the Court and Department of Children's Service were made simultaneously. At the same time, an opportunity presented to partner with the Tennessee Certification Board to offer a series of workshops that satisfy requirements for the Certified Prevention Specialist designation. Other opportunities have evolved through the marketing efforts. The first workshop was held in July 2013. Below details the progress as of December 1, 2013.

Opportunity		Status
TAADAS Conference TCB Annual Conference		Provided 2 hour workshop in July 2013 Provided 2 hour workshop in November 2013
Contract with DCS		Subcontract is being negotiated for resource parents; RFP for training vendor contracts being issued in February 2014
STARS workshop		Two-hour workshop for 45 employees confirmed for January 6, 2014
Waller workshop		Waller sponsored CLE workshop pending
TNCASA		Training for CASA agencies and volunteers across the state is pending approval of a training grant
NCASAA National Conference Fostering Families Conference AOC contract		Proposal to present at National CASA Annual Conference in June 2014 pending Workshop confirmed for September 2014 Still Pursuing

Reference

Volunteer Manual. (2007) National CASA Association Volunteer Training Curriculum.