| TITLE | AUTHOR | No. |
| "Not to People Like Us" - Hidden Abuse in Upscale Marriages | Susan Weitzman, PhD | 1 |
| 101 Things You Can Do For Our Children's Future | Richard Louv | 1 |
| A Child Called "It" - One Child's Courage to Survive | David Pelzer | 3 |
| A Child's Journey Through Placement | Vera I. Falhlberg, M.D. | 2 |
| A Forever Family | Rosalyn Banish | 1 |
| A Kind and Just Parent - The Children of Juvenile Court | William Ayers | 1 |
| A Man Named Dave - A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness | David Peltzer | 1 |
| A Parent's and Teacher's Handbook on Identifying and Preventing Child Abuse | James A. Monteleone | 1 |
| A Private Family Matter - A Memoir | Victor Rivas Rivers | 1 |
| A Silent Tragedy | Peter & Judith DeCourcey | 1 |
| Addictive Personality - Roots, Rituals, Recovery, The | Craig Nakken | 1 |
| Advocate, The | William J. O'Shea | 1 |
| Advocating for the Child in Protection Proceedings - A Handbook for Lawyers and CASAs | Donald N. Duquette | 3 |
| An Unlit Path - One Family's Journey Toward the Light of Truth | Deborah L. Hannah | 2 |
| Another Place at the Table | Kathy Harrison | 1 |
| Art of Public Speaking, The | Prof. John R. Hale | 1 |
| As If Kids Mattered - What's Wrong in the World of Child Protection and Adoption | Marlene Webber | 2 |
| Beautiful Boy - A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction | David Sheff | 3 |
| Becoming Anna | Anna J Michener | 1 |
| Before the Best Interests of the Child | Joseph Goldstein, et al. | 1 |
| Best Interest of the Child - The Least Detrimental Alternative, The | Joseph Goldstein, et al. | 1 |
| Beyond the Best Interest of the Child | Joseph Goldstein, et al. | 1 |
| Book of David, The | Richard J. Gelles | 1 |
| Bottles Break | Nancy Maria Grande Tabor | 1 |
| Breaking Night - A Memoir | Liz Murray | 1 |
| Broken | Shy Keenan | 1 |
| Charred Souls - A Story of Recreational Child Abuse | Trena Cole | 1 |
| Child Neglect - Understand and Reaching the Parent - A Guide for Child Welfare Workers | Norman A. Polansky, et al. | 1 |
| Child Seeking the Light - Life's Mountains | Barbara Becker Donner | 1 |
| Child Sexual Abuse Within the Family | CIBA Foundation | 1 |
| Children and Trauma - A Guide for Parents and Professionals | Cynthia Monahon | 1 |
| Children First | Penelope Leach | 1 |
| Children: The Challenge | Rudolf Dreikurs | 1 |
| Claiming Georgia Tate | Gigi Amateau | 1 |
| Cracked - Putting Broken Lives Together Again - A Doctor's Story | Dr. Drew Pinsky with Todd Gold | 1 |
| Cut | Cathy Glass | 1 |
| Daydreaming - Unlock the Creative Power of Your Mind | F. Diane Barth | 1 |
| Dear Dad - Letters from an Adult Child | Louie Anderson | 1 |
| Facing Shame - Families in Recovery | Maerle A. Fossum and Marilyn J. Mason | 1 |
| Fact About Drug Use, The | Barry Stimmel, MD | 1 |
| Families in Recovery - Coming Full Circle | Carolyn S, Brooks and Kathleen F. Rice | 1 |
| Family Addictions | Charles R. Norris, Jr., M.D. | 1 |
| Fateful Choices: Healthy Youth For the 21st Century | Fred M. Hechenger | 1 |
| First Twelve Months of Life - Your Baby's Growth Month by Month, The | Frank Caplan | 1 |
| For Your Own Good - The Roots of Violence in Child-Rearing | Alice Miller | 1 |
| Fostering Changes: Treating Attachment-Disordered Foster Children | Richard J. Delaney, Phd. | 1 |
| Future of Child Protection - How to Break the Cycle of Abuse and Neglect, The | Jane Waldfogel | 1 |
| Getting Your Kids to Talk - 95 Ways to Break the Sound Barrier | Dave Veerman | 1 |
| Ghost Girl - The True Story of a Child in Peril and the Teacher Who Saved Her | Torey L. Hayden | 1 |
| Ghosts From the Nursery | Robin Karr-Morse and Meredith S. Whiley | 1 |
| Glass Castle, The | Jeanette Walls | 1 |
| Good Mother, The | Sue Miller | 1 |
| Great Gilly Hopkins, The | Katherine Paterson | 1 |
| Healing Power of Play, The | Eliana Gil | 1 |
| Help Yourself - Finding Hope, Courage, and Happiness | David Pelzer | 1 |
| Helping Children Cope with Separation and Loss | Claudia Jewett Jarett | 2 |
| Hope Meadows - Real-Life Stories of Healing and Caring from an Inspiring Community | Wes Smith | 1 |
| Hope's Boy - A Memoir | Andrew Bridge | 2 |
| House Rules | Jodi Picoult | 1 |
| Hyper Active Child - What you Need to Know About ADD - Facts, Myths and Treatment, The | Dr. Grant Martin | 1 |
| I Closed My Eyes - Revelations of a Battered Woman | Michele Weldon | 1 |
| I Speak for This Child | Gay Courter | 1 |
| Identical Strangers | Elyse Schein and Paula Bernstein | 1 |
| Illinois Juvenile Court Act 2004 Edition | 1 | |
| Journal of Gang Research | National Gang Crime Research Center | 1 |
| Judicial Primer on Drug and Alcohol Issues in Family Cases | The Bar Association Center on Children and Law | 1 |
| Just Another Kid | Tory Hayden | 1 |
| Just for Now - Kids and the People of the Court | Kimberly Morris | 1 |
| Keeping Families Together: The Case for Family Preservation | 1 | |
| Learning Disabilities and Your Child | Lawrence J. Greene | 1 |
| Like Family - Growing Up in Other People's Houses - A Memoir | Paula McLain | 1 |
| Lost Boy - A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family, The | David Pelzer | 1 |
| Lost Boys - Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them | James Garbarino, Phd. | 1 |
| Lost in the System | Charlottle Lopez and Susan Dworkan | 1 |
| Magic Years, The | Selma H. Frailberg | 1 |
| Making Reasonable Efforts: Steps for Keeping Families Together | National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges | 1 |
| Mama's Boy | Bubba Bala | 1 |
| Manic - A Memoir | Terri Cheney | 2 |
| Man's Search for Meaning | Viktor E. Frankl | 1 |
| Misunderstood Child, The | Larry B. Silver, M.D. | 1 |
| No Language but a Cry | Dr. Richard D'Ambrosio | 1 |
| No Matter How Loud I Shout - A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court | Edward Humes | 4 |
| No One to Call Me Home - America's New Orphans | Reverand James J. Close | 1 |
| Not My Child - A Mother Confronts Her Child's Sexual Abuse | Patricia Crowley | 1 |
| Odd Girl Out - The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls | Rachel Simmons | 1 |
| On Their Own | Marha Shirk and Gary Stangler | 1 |
| On Your Own without a Net - The Transition to Adulthood for Vulnerable Populations | D. Wayne Osgood, et al. | 1 |
| One Child | Torey Hayden | 1 |
| Ophelia Speaks - Adolescent Girls Write About Their Search for Self | Sara Shandler | 1 |
| Orphan Trains, The | Marilyn Irvin Holt | 1 |
| Orphans of the Living | Jennifer Toth | 1 |
| Our Kindly Parent | Patricia T. Murphy | 1 |
| Out of the Darkness - The Story of Mary Ellen Wilson | Eric A. Shelman and Stephen Lazozitz, M.D. | 1 |
| Playing for their Lives - Helping Troubled Children Through Play Therapy | Dorothy G. Singer | 1 |
| Prisoners of Childhood - The Drama of the Gifted Child and the Search for True Self | Alice Miller | 1 |
| Psychological World of the Teen-Ager | Daniel Offer | 1 |
| Pursuit of Happyness, The | Chris Gardner | 1 |
| Putting the Pieces Together: Lifebook Work with Children | LSSI et al. | 1 |
| Real Boys - Rescuing Our Boys from the Myths of Boyhood | William Pollack, Phd. | 1 |
| Recognizing Child Abuse - A Guide for the Concerned | Douglas J. Besharov | 1 |
| Romance of Risk | Lynn E. Ponton | 1 |
| Save the Family, Save the Child | Vincent J. Fontana and Valerie Moolman | 1 |
| Sexual Trauma in Children and Adolescents - Dynamics and Treatment | Diane Sullivan Everstine and Louis Everstine | 1 |
| Sexualized Child in Foster Care - A Guide for Foster Parents and Other Professionals, The | Sally G. Hoyle | 1 |
| Singing Songs | Meg Tilly | 1 |
| Skilled Helper, The - A Problem Manangement Approach to Helping | Gerard Egan | 1 |
| Solomon's Sword - Two Families and the Children the State Took Away | Michael Shapiro | 2 |
| Somebody Else's Children - The Courts, the Kids, and the Struggle to Save America's Families | John Hubner and Jill Wolfson | 1 |
| Somebody Else's Kids | Tory Hayden | 1 |
| Someone There for Me - Everyday Heroes Through the Eyes of Teens in Foster Care | National CASA Association | 3 |
| Sometimes My Mommy Gets Angry | Bebe Moore Campbell | 1 |
| Spirit Catches You and You Fall, The | Anne Fadiman | 1 |
| Story of My Life - An Afghan Girl on the Other Side of the Sky, The | Farah Ahmedi with Tamim Ansary | 1 |
| Struggle to Be Strong - True Stories About Teens Overcoming Tough Times, The | Al Desetta, M.A. and Sybil Wolin, Phd. | 1 |
| Surprised By Children - A Memoir | Harold Myra | 1 |
| Teen Whisperer - How to Break Through the Silence and Secrecy of Teenage Life, The | Mike Linderman with Gary Brozek | 1 |
| Teenage Wasteland - Suburbia's Dead End Kids | Donna Gaines | 1 |
| There Are No Children Here - The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America | Alex Kotlowitz | 3 |
| They Cage the Animals at Night - The True Story of a Child Who Learned to Survive | Jenning Michael Burch | 2 |
| Three Little Words - A Memoir | Ashley Rhodes-Courter | 5 |
| Throwaway Children, The | Lisa A. Richette | 1 |
| Today's Children | David A. Hamburg, M.D. | 1 |
| Tortilla Curtain, The | T.C. Boyle | 1 |
| Treating Families and Children in the Child Protective System - Strategies For Systemic Advocacy and Family Healing | Wes Crenshaw | 1 |
| Trying to Get Some Dignity | Ginger and Richard Rhodes | 1 |
| Turning Stones - My Days and Nights with Children at Risk | Mara Parent | 1 |
| Tweak - Growing Up on Methamphetamines | Nic Sheff | 1 |
| Understanding Children - The Guidebook for Children 0 to 3 | Richard Saul Wurman | 1 |
| Violence Against Children | David G. Gil | 1 |
| Voice of the Child - A Handbook for Professionals, The | Ronald Davie, Graham Upton, Ved Varma | 1 |
| Wasted - The Plight of America's Unwanted Children | Patrick T. Murphy | 2 |
| What If? - Short Stories to Spark Diversity Dialogue | Steve L. Robbins | 1 |
| When Home is No Haven - Child Placement Issues | Albert J. Solnit, M.D., et al. | 1 |
| When the Bough Breaks | Sylvia A. Hewlett | 1 |
| White Oleander | Janet Fitch | 2 |
| Without a Net - Middle Class and Homeless (with Kids) in America | Michelle Kennedy | 1 |
| Woman Who Raised Me - A Memoir, The | Victoria Rowell | 1 |
| Wounded Innocents | Richard Wexler | 1 |
| Young Children and Foster Care | Judith A. Silver, Phd, et al. | 1 |
Advocate Resources
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To apply to become an Advocate please print and fill out the following forms:
Advocate Application
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Once you have completed these forms, please mail them back to:
CASA of DuPage County, Inc.
Attn: Training Coordinator
505 N. County Farm Road
3rd Floor, Suite C
Wheaton, IL 60187
Or you may email them to training@dupagecasa.org
After your forms are received and processed, the Training Coordinator will contact you to set up an interview to discuss the advocate position and training requirements.
CEC Calendar
Resource Library
Continuing EducationContinuing Education Report Online Resources
National CASA Website
CASA & GAL Network Website
Illinois CASA Website
Child Advocacy Website
Become an Advocate
To apply to become an Advocate please print and fill out the following forms:
Advocate ApplicationLocal Background CheckDCFS Background CheckClick here to download the free Adobe PDF reader.
Once you have completed these forms, please mail them back to:
CASA of DuPage County, Inc.
Attn: Training Coordinator
505 N. County Farm Road
3rd Floor, Suite C
Wheaton, IL 60187
Or you may email them to training@dupagecasa.org
After your forms are received and processed, the Training Coordinator will contact you to set up an interview to discuss the advocate position and training requirements.