How does a CASA differ from a caseworker?
Child Protective Services is the agency that provides protection to Arizona children in need. Caseworkers are employed by the Department of Economic Security to provide services to strengthen family life and to enable children to remain safe in their own homes, or to reunite them with their parents if they are already in foster care. A CASA does not replace a caseworker on the case, but is an independent appointee of the court who monitors both the actions of the family and the case plan activity, with only the best interests of the child in mind.
