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Hello. My sister-in-law is a CASA, in addition to her full time job and raising her preschooler. From what she's told me, she does drive to people's homes to interview the parents (in her case I believe it's been mainly biological parents) and observe them interacting with the kids. Then she prepares a report on her observations and makes any relevant recommendations (for therapy, classes, further visits, possible removal of child, etc.)
She takes on only one case at a time, so it sounds like it would be rather flexible. I also believe she needs to be at the child's court hearings when those occur.
Hope that helps.
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Karolina
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Hoping to adopt Hispanic or multiracial  or  under age 5
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11/29/1998~met soulmate 
5/8/03~Married DH 
May '08~Start Adoption journey
Oct 22, '08~Homestudy complete
Dec '08-July '09 ~ match w/ 2 bmoms, both fall through 
March 25 - April 25 ~ fost/adopt orientation, PRIDE training
July ~ officially licensed foster parents 
Sept 14 ~ foster care orientation at next county over
Sept 28 ~  "V" coming to stay with us for a while!
Dec 11 ~ Baby V's disposition hearing
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Lil Guy
November '08 ~ meet w/ gma but don't pursue
July '09 ~ contact SW but unresponsive
November 5, '09 ~ meet w/ parents, want to place w/ us, GAL thinks it can work, DSS disagrees
November 23, '09 ~ TPR continued until February
February 9, '10 ~ permanency hearing
~~~Are we adopting him? Are we not adopting him? Can we please get a straight answer!?~~~
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