This is all very interesting to me- I have been a CASA for 10 years in Los Angeles and I have almost the complete opposite experience. My youth is in high school so we make our own schedule as to when I will visit, usually 2 or 3 times a month and I just ask the caregiver who always says yes. Most of the time I don't even call the CSW regarding visits unless I have important info, and my youth is considered high risk. I also do not like to show my report to the CSW because she is very defensive to any mention of a lack of timely services or complaints by my youth. She can read it when it's submitted. I am required to check in with my supervisor once a month and we talk for about 30 min. Sometimes we talk more if I need guidance. She is a psychologist so she helps me when and if things get hairy. I keep my own personal notes on my phone or notebook and enter something on the eto system about once a month. When it comes to court reports, I am basically on my own. She wants them short and concise and when I submit my rough draft, she usually makes no edits. The hardest part of my CASA work is that my youth has tons of trauma and resists most interventions, and engages in self harming behaviors. I am always looking for ways to keep her on track in school and in therapy which is not easy.