Participants will receive an introduction to the Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework and learn more about the role of a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) including ways educators can partner with CASAs. The Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework applies a protective factors approach to the prevention of child maltreatment focuses on positive ways to engage families by emphasizing their strengths and what parents and caregivers are doing well, as well as identifying areas where families have room to grow with support. Protective factors (parental resilience, social connections, concrete supports in time of need, knowledge of parenting and child development, and social emotional competence in children) help ensure that children and youth function well at home, in school, at work, and in the community. They can also be safeguards, helping parents who otherwise might be at risk find resources, support, or coping strategies that allow them to parent effectively-even under stress.