Child Advocacy Studies (NC CAST)

Become a Child Advocate in NC

Child Advocacy Studies, or CAST, is a program that focuses on child maltreatment.

Offers an innovative, engagement-based academic curriculum involving:

• Hands-on experience
• Practical skill-development
• A focus on community & career

Prepares graduates to:

• Recognize variables leading to child maltreatment
• Identify existing systems that react to child maltreatment
• Develop a multidisciplinary approach to respond effectively to cases of child abuse & neglect in its varying forms

Course Offerings:

• CAS-110: Perspectives on Child Maltreatment and Child Advocacy
• CAS-120: Cultural Awareness and Child Maltreatment
• CAS-210: Professional and System Responses to Child Maltreatment
• CAS-220: Responding to the Survivor of Child Abuse

Courses are available in both curriculum and continuing education and are appropriate for individuals in all public services/safety sectors.

Can be completed in one year or less!

A-B Tech will begin offering classes in Fall 2025. Complete the form below to be notified when classes open for registration.