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 this NACC member webinar, Gwendolyn Clegg from Oklahoma’s Office of Family Representation and Ryan O'Donnell, CEO & Co-Founder of Your Case Plan, will discuss how technology is reshaping client...
Wednesdays, 3:00 - 4:30pm MT. The Red Book Training Course is an exciting opportunity for practitioners to brush up on their knowledge of federal child welfare law and learn tips...
Social factors, including housing affordability, quality and stability, socio-economic position, and structural racism are critical determinants of health for children and families. To equip lawyers with tools and information to...
Students: come learn about potential careers in child welfare law from graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities who now work in the field! If you are interested in child...
Social factors, including housing affordability, quality and stability, socio-economic position, and structural racism are critical determinants of health for children and families. To equip lawyers with tools and information to...
This workshop, led by experts in immigration and child welfare law, will cover the latest on the new administration’s policies on immigration, their potential impacts on children and families, practical...
Join us online for NACC's Virtual Child Welfare Law Career Fair! NACC supports a diverse community of child welfare practitioners and advocates, and we hope you will join and help grow this vital field. The Virtual Career Fair is designed for law students to find internships at organizations and law offices practicing child welfare law. This...
NACC envisions a future where every child, parent, and family has equitable access to justice and culturally responsive legal representation. Through this series, NACC seeks to advance children’s and parents’ rights, support a diverse community of child welfare lawyers, and advocate for equitable, anti-racist solutions designed by people with lived experience. This series aims to:...
Calling all law students! NACC is hosting a virtual panel on the Bergstrom Fellowship. If you are interested in child welfare law or legal issues surrounding the foster care system, come hear from Clinical Professor of Law Vivek Sankaran and two former fellows to learn if this program is a good fit for you. Free,...
LGBTQ+ youth make up about 7-9% of the overall population, but over 30% of youth in foster care, the majority of whom are children of color. Many LGBTQ+ foster youth experience verbal harassment or physical violence on account of their identity and expression when they enter the foster care system. Studies, reports, and years of...
Presented by child welfare professionals with lived experience as former foster youth, this webinar will explore Your Case, Your Rights tools, a package of guidance and resources to help young people in the child welfare system learn AND exercise their rights across a wide variety of domains and scenarios – including cultural and heritage resources, housing,...
