The NACC Event Calendar provides up-to-date information on upcoming events from the NACC, including training sessions, webinars, and conferences in your local area and around the country.
This webinar will provide an in-depth overview of the client-directed model of child representation, with a focus on the attorney’s ethical responsibilities. Presenters will emphasize the importance of engaging youth in developmentally appropriate ways to understand their legal objectives, render advice, and support their meaningful participation in court proceedings. Through the use of hypotheticals, the...
The Red Book Training is NACC’s signature training, designed to provide a comprehensive overview of child welfare law and practice as well as to assist attorneys in preparing for the Child Welfare Law Specialist (CWLS) certification exam. This one-day, in-person training in Cleveland is based on the fourth edition of Child Welfare Law and Practice:...
Take your trial advocacy skills to the next level with Red Book Training Course Tier 2: Trial Skills for Child Welfare Attorneys - an exclusive training designed to elevate trial practice for child welfare attorneys, including agency attorneys, prosecutors, parent attorneys, GAL attorneys, and children's attorneys. This intensive program distills key principles from Chapters 35...
NACC’s Children’s Law Office Project Convening provides specialized training for the leaders and managers of nonprofit children’s law offices, government agencies, and private firms providing children’s legal representation. This convening offers opportunities for senior leaders and emerging leaders to learn best practices in organizational representation of children and youth. Lunch included. Session 1: The Power...
Sponsored by Casey Family Programs Back for a second year is our Self-Compassion Hike experience offered by our friends at Casey Family Programs. This experience will be a safe and stress-free way to spend an evening while at Conference. Our sponsors arrange everything, including transportation to a tranquil location where we can enjoy and experience...
NACC's annual conference brings together professionals from child welfare law and intersecting fields to further NACC’s mission and exchange ideas, information, and collective efforts. The theme of this year’s conference is Catalysts for Change: Innovating Advocacy through Power Sharing and Transformational Leadership. The theme underscores the need to rethink traditional advocacy models, actively share power, and harness...
NACC offers the Foundational Principles of Child Welfare Law & Practice online training course to help you improve your practice when it works best for you! Designed for practitioners who represent children, parents, or the child welfare agency, this dynamic training is grounded in the fourth edition of the Red Book—the national standard in child welfare...
This webinar will be led by Serita Cox, Co-Founder and CEO of iFoster, and centers on the release of the second annual Voice of the Foster Care Community research report and its companion piece, the Lived Experience Guide to Fixing Foster Care. These crucial publications are the culmination of surveys and listening sessions conducted with...
Join us for a special online town hall designed for student members and student chapters! This is a space to connect, share experiences, and hear from peers who are exploring careers in child welfare law. Whether you’re just beginning to consider this path or already deeply engaged, the town hall is an opportunity to build...
NACC's annual conference brings together professionals from child welfare law and intersecting fields to further NACC’s mission and exchange ideas, information, and collective efforts. The theme of this year’s conference is Catalysts for Change: Innovating Advocacy through Power Sharing and Transformational Leadership. The theme underscores the need to rethink traditional advocacy models, actively share power, and harness...
What if many of the child welfare cases on your docket are also civil rights cases? This webinar reframes child welfare advocacy through a powerful civil rights lens – revealing how Constitutional protections and federal statutes can be game-changers for both your individual clients and for systemic reform efforts. We will discuss how historic patterns...
Young children need lawyers to safeguard their rights and interests, yet assumptions about their capacity too often silence them. This session challenges frameworks that limit children ages 6–11 from participating in court and the attorney-client relationship. Presenters will highlight how developmental science on executive functioning, communication, reasoning, and judgment supports their meaningful involvement in both...