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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
CATEGORIES:Foundations Training,Trainings
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SUMMARY:Professionalism & Ethics Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Join NACC for a dynamic Professionalism and Ethics Symposium designed for child welfare legal practitioners. This timely series brings together diverse perspectives and practical guidance on the professionalism and ethical challenges shaping child welfare legal representation today. \nGrounded in real-world experience and client-centered values\, each session fosters thoughtful dialogue and meaningful engagement while offering actionable strategies to address the ethics and professionalism issues practitioners face in their daily work. \nAttendees can earn up to 9 hours of ethics and professionalism CLE credit while gaining fresh insight\, shared understanding\, and practical tools to support ethical\, professional\, and high-quality legal representation in dependency proceedings. \nSummary of sessions: \nDay One – March 4\nSustaining Ethical Child Welfare Advocacy: Boundaries and Attorney Well-Being\n11:00am – 12:30pm ET \nMarcía Hopkins\, MSW – Support Center for Child Advocates \nKaSandra Rogiers\, JD\, MPH – K.A. Rames\, PC \nChild welfare practice demands high levels of commitment\, empathy\, and availability—often placing attorneys at risk of burnout and blurred professional boundaries. This session will explore ethical duties related to competence\, diligence\, communication\, and supervision\, and how unmanaged stress and overextension can undermine professional judgment and client representation. Attendees will gain practical strategies for setting boundaries\, managing workload expectations\, and sustaining effective\, ethical advocacy over the long term. \n  \nEthical Child Representation: Duties\, Considerations\, Conundrums\n1:00 – 2:30pm ET \nProfessor Myles Lynk\, JD\, Dean and Emeritus Professor\, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law\, Arizona State University \nAllison Green\, JD\, CWLS\, NACC Chief Legal Officer \nNatalece Washington\, JD\, CWLS\, NACC Policy Counsel \nJoin legal scholar Myles Lynk and NACC staff for a discussion of the unique ethical contours of children’s legal representation: duties of advocacy\, confidentiality\, loyalty and more. Participants will learn about recent updates to Model Rule 1.14\, practice its application\, and learn about ethical opinions from across jurisdictions that inform their duties. \n  \nDay Two – March 5\nProfessionalism\, Ethics\, and Peer Support Specialists in Child Welfare Cases\n11:00am – 12:30pm ET \nBionca Green\, Peer Advocate Benefits Specialist– Defender Association of Philadelphia \nAminah E. Husam-Young\, MS– Defender Association of Philadelphia \nDuane Price\, Peer Advocate– Defender Association of Philadelphia \nAnthony Simpson\, Peer Advocate– Defender Association of Philadelphia \nSydney Stafford\, JD – Defender Association of Philadelphia \nAs multidisciplinary legal representation increases\, peer support specialists—including parent partners and lived-experience advocates—are playing an expanding role in child welfare cases. This session will explore how child welfare attorneys and peer support specialists can navigate professional responsibilities related to confidentiality\, boundaries\, role clarity\, mandated reporting and client protection. Attendees will gain practical guidance for ethical\, effective coordination that supports high-quality\, multi-disciplinary representation in dependency proceedings. \n  \nProfessionalism & Ethics in the Virtual Child Welfare Courtroom\n1:00 – 2:30pm ET \nAngela Sager\, MPA\, Senior Court Management Consultant\, National Center for State Courts \nMariarenee Contreras\, JD\, Court Management Consultant\, National Center for State Courts \nRemote hearings are now a core part of child welfare practice—and they bring unique professionalism and ethics challenges. This session will equip child welfare attorneys with practical guidance for meeting ethical obligations in virtual and hybrid dependency hearings while preserving due process\, confidentiality\, and courtroom decorum. \nUsing best practices from the Guide for Remote Dependency Hearings\, the session will address attorney professionalism in the virtual courtroom\, effective client communication during remote proceedings\, safeguarding privacy and safety\, managing technology disruptions\, and promoting meaningful family engagement. Attendees will gain concrete strategies to strengthen advocacy\, protect clients’ rights\, and maintain the seriousness and integrity of child welfare proceedings in a remote environment. \n  \nDay Three – March 6\nThe Human in the Loop: How AI Might Make You a Better Advocate\n11:00am – 12:30pm ET \nBridgette Carr\, JD – University of Michigan Law School  \nVivek Sankaran\, JD\, CWLS – University of Michigan Law School \nAs artificial intelligence tools become increasingly accessible\, child welfare attorneys face complex ethical questions about when—and how—to use them in practice. Some practitioners avoid AI entirely\, while others risk overreliance that may compromise professional judgment. This session will explore the ethical considerations surrounding AI use in child welfare legal practice\, with a focus on attorney competence\, confidentiality\, supervision\, and accountability. Attendees will examine the responsibilities of both individual and supervising attorneys and engage in thoughtful discussion about how to integrate emerging technologies while upholding ethical obligations and client-centered advocacy. \n  \nPlaying By the Rules Representing Families\n1:00 – 2:30pm ET \nKayana Bradley\, PSS\, MHFA – NACCLR; Southeast Louisiana Legal Services \nGwendolyn Clegg\, JD – Oklahoma Office of Family Representation \nValerie Frost\, M.Ed. – Sunlight \nLouie Gasper\, BA – ABA Center on Children and the Law \nMaci Kean\, MBA – NACCLR; National Adoption Association \nModerated by Shannon Felder\, JD\, CWLS\, NACC Training Director \nMost attorneys know what the Rules of Professional Conduct say — but how do those rules show up in real-world child welfare practice? This interactive CLE will explore key professional responsibility rules through the lens of day-to-day representation of families. Attendees will examine what ethical obligations look like in practice\, including communication\, confidentiality\, diligence\, and the attorney as advisor. Guided by the perspectives of a managing attorney and lived experience experts\, the session will encourage meaningful conversation about how we can move beyond technical compliance toward ethical practice that truly supports families involved in the child welfare system.  Attendees will leave with a deeper understanding of how professional conduct rules apply in child welfare legal matters and concrete ideas for strengthening ethical\, client-centered representation. \n 
URL:https://naccchildlaw.org/event/professionalism-ethics-symposium/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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SUMMARY:Child Welfare Law Specialist Certification at 20: Proof\, Impact\, Next
DESCRIPTION:Since 2006\, the Child Welfare Law Specialist (CWLS) credential has aimed to raise the quality of attorney practice. Does it work? A year-long independent evaluation says yes. Hear the evidence\, what it means for courts and families\, how CWLS will evolve\, and practical steps to bring certification to your jurisdiction. \nPresenters:\nAllison Green\, JD\, CWLS – Chief Legal Officer\, NACC\nAllison Green\, JD\, CWLS\, joined Team NACC in 2019. She manages the organization’s policy advocacy\, oversees amicus work\, and provides training and technical assistance to child welfare practitioners nationwide. Allison previously served as a Foster America Fellow at Missouri’s Children’s Division and as Senior Supervising Attorney at the Children’s Law Center of Washington\, D.C. Allison started her career as a Jesuit Volunteer at Legal Services for Children in San Francisco and also worked as a counselor at a youth shelter. \nShe earned her law degree at Georgetown\, where she was a Public Interest Law Scholar and recipient of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Student Advocacy and Juvenile Justice Clinic Public Service Awards. She is a certified Child Welfare Law Specialist (CWLS) and has volunteered as a Court Appointed Special Advocate. She is currently licensed to practice law in Washington\, D.C. \nStef Sloan\, PhD – Founder and Principal Investigator\, Participatory Action Research Collective\nDr. Stef Sloan is a participatory mixed methods researcher\, evaluator\, and social work professor. Dr. Sloan holds expertise in examining child welfare law programs\, interventions\, and services\, and is passionate about using a variety of methods to demonstrate impact and efficacy of child welfare law programs that promote continued investment. Dr. Sloan’s subject matter expertise includes child welfare and civil legal solutions\, pre-petition and preventative legal programs\, promoting the voices of lived expertise populations\, child maltreatment prevention\, child development\, child and family protective factors\, and strengthening families. \nDaniel Trujillo – Director of Certification\, Sales\, and Technology\, NACC\nDaniel joined the NACC staff in 2003 and has served in a variety of roles. He is currently the Director of Certification\, Sales\, and Technology. He oversees the Child Welfare Law Specialist certification program\, collaborates with CIP/CJA and states on live and virtual trainings\, and manages NACC’s tech delivery platforms. He truly enjoys serving the hardworking child welfare community to deliver the best services that NACC has to offer. \nView Recording of this Free Webinar:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/D3-tk4XXpUFBWBtQr11SjiMuODHEeYP2hmWxQ-GZzJ391HRK4XPN8wPxlavdpMPC.CtQjrsOaF1Cv0P_x \nCLE\nCalifornia (60-minute hour)\nThis participatory activity has been accredited by the State Bar of California for a maximum of 1.5 hours of General credit for live and on-demand participation. Attorneys must sign in for CLE. \nColorado (50‐minute hour) \nThis course is pending accreditation by the Colorado Board of Continuing Legal and Judicial Education for a maximum of 1.8 units of General credit for live and on-demand participation. Attorneys must sign in for CLE. Colorado is a self-report state. \nAttorneys in all other jurisdictions must seek CLE accreditation individually if desired.
URL:https://naccchildlaw.org/event/child-welfare-law-specialist-certification-at-20-proof-impact-next/
LOCATION:Virtual
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