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Parent Attorney Advocacy Committee Meetings

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at March 30, 2009 in Event, Training and Events. Closed
December 11, 2009
12:15 amto2:00 pm

The Parent Attorney Advocacy Committee Meets regulary on the first Friday of every month at the State Bar of Georgia.  For more information on PAAC please visit the “about us” tab.

The next PAAC meeting will be on Friday, December 11th. 

To RSVP for a PAAC Meeting please contact Trish McCann, 404.232.8900 or TMcCann@gpdsc.org

Georgia Child Welfare Legal Academy

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at March 3, 2009 in announcement, Event, Training and Events. Closed
December 3, 2009
1:00 pmto3:15 pm

The next Legal Academy class “Reasonable Efforts Through Effective Case Planning and Implementation” will be led by Judge Michael Key on December 3, 2009, from 1:00-3:15 pm. Judge Key will teach about effective case planning as well as the required evidentiary finding of whether the agency has made reasonable efforts to reunify a family AND the evidentiary finding required to make sure reasonable efforts have been made to achieve permanency for a child/ren.  Visitation as a required part of the case plan will also be addressed.

To register online, click here. CLE credit will be offered. Details available at the online registration site.

2009 DeKalb County Parent Attorney Seminar

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at January 29, 2009 in Event, Training and Events. Closed
March 13, 2009
8:00 amto4:45 pm

Sponsored by the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, The Supreme Court Committee on Justice for Children and the DeKalb County Juvenile Court

Location: DeKalb County Juvenile Court

Topics Include

  • Special Proceedings in Juvenile Court
  • Representing Parents with Special Needs Children
  • Representing Parents with Mental Health Issues
  • Advocating for Effective Case Plans
  • Representing Parents with Addiction Issues
  • Discovery & Evidence
  • Resources for Parents & Families

Flyer: 2009 Dekalb Parent Attorney Seminar

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AVLF Lecture Series: Autism Spectrum Disorder

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at January 29, 2009 in Event and Training. Closed

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: MULTIPLE PATHWAYS TO WORKING THE PUZZLE PIECE

ALL DAY Symposium February 9, 2009 10:00 - 3:00
10:00-11:00    Identification and Prevalence of Children with an Autism
Spectrum Disorder (ASD) from a Public Health Perspective”
Catherine Rice, Ph.D., Behavioral Scientist, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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