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SUMMARY:Foundations of Child Welfare Law - Asynchronous Online Training
DESCRIPTION:Foundations of Child Welfare Law and Practice is NACC’s signature training\, designed to provide a comprehensive overview of child welfare law and practice\, and to help attorneys prepare for the Child Welfare Law Specialist certification exam. \nThis is an asynchronous\, online training. Learn at your own pace when it best fits your schedule. \nThis training is based on the 4th edition of Child Welfare Law and Practice: Representing Children\, Parents\, and Agencies in Neglect\, Abuse\, and Dependency Cases – more commonly known as the Red Book.    \nThe training will cover the following areas of the Red Book\, as well as practice exam questions:   \n\nOverarching Legal Structure and Themes  \n\n\nLegal Case from Beginning to End  \n\n\nDiscrete Issues  \n\n\nLawyering Roles  \n\n\nEssential Lawyering Skills  \n\nRegistration Rates:\nNACC Members $225  \nNonmembers $300 
URL:https://naccchildlaw.org/event/foundations-of-child-welfare-law-asynchronous-online-training/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:2026 Conference - Online
DESCRIPTION:NACC’s 49th National Child Welfare Law Conference Online \nSolutions That Sustain: Cultivating Community\, Advancing Practice\nOur annual conferences bring together professionals from child welfare law and intersecting fields and further NACC’s mission by exchanging ideas\, information\, and collective efforts.  The theme of this year’s conference is Solutions That Sustain: Cultivating Community\, Advancing Practice.  \nThis year’s theme invites child welfare professionals to move beyond identifying problems and toward uplifting and co-creating systems and practices that work. Sustainable practice equips professionals to serve effectively and resiliently amid ongoing challenges\, while sustainable community builds collaboration\, mentorship\, and shared purpose. \nPreview Online Conference Program \nThe conference will explore how to cultivate communities of practice that empower clients and colleagues\, bridge gaps across disciplines and jurisdictions\, and inspire compassionate\, lasting solutions for children and families.  \nThis registration is only for NACC’s Online Conference\, October 14-16\, 2026. \nIf you have a large group to register\, please contact conference@naccchildlaw.org. By registering for this conference\, registrants agree to NACC’s Conference Registration Policies. \nOnline Conference Registration Rates:\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n \nEarly Registration (through September 30)\nRegular Registration (starting October 1)\n\n\nNACC Member\n$300\n$400\n\n\nCWLS\n$275\n$275\n\n\nNonmember\n$500\n$600
URL:https://naccchildlaw.org/event/2026-conference-online/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Transition Age Youth Online Training Series
DESCRIPTION:Join NACC November 18-20 for its Transition Age Youth Online Training Series! This series will provide child welfare law attorneys\, judges\, and advocates guidance on how to best serve older youth as they transition out of foster care systems. \nThe online training sessions will cover federal and state legal developments\, fighting discriminatory practices and the school-to-prison pipeline\, collaborating to better advocate for youth involved in multiple systems\, strategies and tools to demand accountability on clients’ behalf\, and other topics. More details below. We hope you’ll register and join us! \nWednesday\, November 18 \n12:00–1:30pm ET – The Legal Landscape for Transition-Age Youth: Recent Developments & Emerging Issues  \nJenny Pokempner\, JD – Youth Law Center \nThe legal landscape affecting transition-age youth continues to evolve. This session will provide an update on recent federal and state legal developments affecting older youth and young adults in foster care and transitioning from care. Jenny Pokempner will explore developments related to the Family First Prevention Services Act\, Extended Foster Care\, the Chafee Program\, and the Fostering the Future Initiative along with recent federal guidance and emerging appellate decisions. Participants will consider what these developments mean for eligibility\, services\, permanency\, and advocacy—and identify legal issues to watch as they represent and support transition-age youth.  \n3:00–4:30pm ET – “Dangerous” Behavior: How the Discriminatory Use of Threat Appraisals in Schools Fuels the School-to-Prison Pipeline \nElie Zwiebel\, JD – Student Defense Alliance\, Zwiebel & Lucas Law \nLynnie Lucas\, JD – Student Defense Alliance\, Zwiebel & Lucas Law  \nThreat appraisals are intended to avert school violence by identifying students manifesting potentially concerning behaviors without resorting to zero-tolerance policies. In reality\, they function as an extralegal means of school pushout\, particularly for students with disabilities\, whose disability-related behaviors are deemed a safety risk\, without appropriate documentation or due process. Students should receive extra protections from suspension or expulsion through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act\, but informal pushout through threat appraisals circumvents these procedures. Threat appraisal teams also often include law enforcement pushing students with disabilities into the criminal legal system. Attendees will learn how to fight against these discriminatory practices.  \nThursday\, November 19 \n12:00–1:30pm ET – One Youth\, Two Systems: Turning Collaboration into Better Outcomes for Dual-Status Youth \nHon. Geoffrey Gaither – Marion County Superior Court \nJanelle Rasmussen\, JD – Indiana Department of Child Services\n \nDual-status youth – those involved in both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems – navigate trauma\, instability\, and fragmented support that often disrupts their path to safety and accountability. This session examines Indiana’s dual-status model\, highlighting Marion County’s specialized court and the Dual-Status Assessment Team (DSAT)\, which brings both systems together to make informed\, child-centered decisions. Participants will explore how the law was created\, how the model functions in practice\, and why it is leading to stronger\, more positive outcomes for youth. \n3:00–4:30pm ET – Navigating the Fostering Connections Act: Tools & Strategies for Cross-Agency Success by Redefining Accountability in Foster Youth Education Stability  \nAlexandria Maldonado\, MS\, Lived Experience Expert – AXM Consulting \nDespite legal mandates for educational protection\, significant achievement gaps persist for foster youth\, indicating systemic breakdowns. The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 requires a case plan to ensure educational stability\, but this raises a critical question: In systems involving multiple agencies\, who is definitively responsible for creating and implementing this plan? This compelling session will address this vital issue head-on. We will explore practical strategies\, clarify roles and responsibilities across involved agencies\, and equip advocates with the tools to demand accountability.  We will redefine advocacy roles and ensure that “educational stability” becomes a lived reality rather than a bureaucratic checkbox.  \nFriday\, November 20 \n12:00–1:30pm ET – Question the Recommendation: Mental Health Advocacy for TAY Beyond Diagnosis and Placement \nGina Cabiddu\, MSW\, LSWAIC\, Lived Experience Expert \nMartin Irwin\, MD – NYU Grossman School of Medicine \nCristal Ramirez\, MS\, Lived Experience Expert \nChild welfare professionals routinely make consequential decisions based on psychiatric evaluations\, diagnoses\, and treatment recommendations\, but how do we know when those recommendations warrant closer scrutiny? This interactive session provides a framework for evaluating mental health assessments\, treatment plans\, medication recommendations\, and residential placements without requiring participants to become mental health clinicians. Participants will explore how trauma\, culture\, placement instability\, and youth engagement affect treatment outcomes; identify warning signs of ineffective or inappropriate interventions; and practice advocacy strategies that promote quality\, continuity\, and appropriate community-based care for transition age youth.\n \n3:00–4:30pm ET – The Advice Is Yours; The Decision Is Mine: Autonomy\, Advice\, and TAY Advocacy \nKristen Powell\, BS\, Lived Experience Expert – The Lost & Found Institute \nShannon Felder\, JD\, CWLS – National Association of Counsel for Children \nJosephine Vanderhorst\, MFP\, JD\, CWLS – National Association of Counsel for Children \nTransition-age youth bring their own goals\, priorities\, experiences\, and definitions of success to their legal representation. For attorneys\, honoring that autonomy while providing meaningful legal advice can present unique challenges—particularly when a young client’s choices differ from the attorney’s recommendations or when the attorney has concerns about potential consequences. In this moderated conversation\, attorneys will hear directly from people with lived experience about what it means to feel heard\, respected\, and supported by an attorney while making consequential decisions. We will explore the difference between advising and directing\, how attorneys can communicate risks and options without taking over decision-making\, and what effective client-centered advocacy looks like from the client’s perspective. Participants will leave with practical strategies for navigating disagreement\, supporting informed decision-making\, and maintaining an attorney-client relationship grounded in trust and respect. \nCLE Information\nNACC has received CLE accreditation in California and is seeking CLE accreditation in Colorado for live and on-demand participation. All participants should fill out an attendance form after each session. NACC will report credits on behalf of attorneys in California based on these attendance forms verified against Zoom participation records. Colorado is a self-report state. \nCalifornia (60-minute hour) \nThis participatory activity has been accredited by the State Bar of California for a maximum of 9 hours of General credit for live and on-demand participation. Credits will be reported within 60 days of participation. \nColorado (50‐minute hour) \nThis course is pending accreditation by the Colorado Board of Continuing Legal and Judicial Education for a maximum of 10.8 units of General credit for live and on-demand participation. Colorado is a self-report state. \nAttorneys in all other jurisdictions must seek CLE accreditation individually if desired. \nContact CLE@NACCchildlaw.org with questions.
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