Training

In this section you can get information on upcoming events, view and download videos and materials from our own past conferences.  For materials from other conferences and access to our motions and brief bank, visit the other resources page.  Materials, generally, are either in PDF format (Download the free Reader here,) Microsoft Word (download the free viewer here) or Microsoft PowerPoint (Download the free viewer here).

The next PAAC Parent Attorney Training  will take place on Friday, August 3rd at the DeKalb County Juvenile Court.  Check back on this website for details and the link to register soon.

ICLE and the Georgia Supreme Court Committee on Justice for Children* are presenting “Child Welfare Attorney Training” on April 13, 2012.  This is an approved parent attorney training for DeKalb County Parent Attorneys .  Enrollment is limited; the Committee on Justice for Children and ICLE are underwriting much of the cost of this training so that it may be offered to you at a greatly reduced rate.  This training is offered every April and October, with the October training being broadcast at the Savannah and Tifton offices of the Georgia Bar Assn.  A copy of the registration brochure may be found here:  http://iclega.org/programs/pdf/childWelfare0412.pdf

6 hours of CLE, including 3 Trial, 1 Ethics and 1 Professionalism.

 *Co-sponsors include: Office of the Child Advocate, Georgia Public Defenders Standards Council, and the Administrative Office of the Courts.

 The DeKalb County Parent Attorney Meeting & PAAC Training took place at the DeKalb County Juvenile Court on Friday, March 9th.  The next training date will be announced here soon.

Click below to access the materials from the March 9th meeting and training.

Do’s and Don’ts for Parent Attorneys by Judge Shoenthal

Information for DeKalb Appointed Parent Attorneys

Important Contacts for DeKalb Parent Attorneys

Tips and Tricks for Appealing Deprivations and TPRs by Darice Good

Using Case Law to Support Arguments at Trial by Diana Rugh Johnson

Case Law Update by Ari Mathe’

 

 FREE WEB-BASED TRAINING

Engaging Fathers in Child Welfare Cases:
Tips for Lawyers and Judges

Training Hosted by:The National Quality Improvement Center on Nonresident Fathers (QIC NRF)

ABA National Project to Improve Representation for Parents
Register now - free CLE.* 
Space is limited to first 100 people to register.

 

Tuesday, September 13, 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm EST

Join us for a free web-based training for judges and attorneys representing parents in child welfare case which will cover:

●             Tips for parent attorneys – identifying, locating, contacting and engaging fathers in child welfare cases, understanding male-help seeking behavior, learning nonresident fathers’ rights and advocating for proper service delivery.

●             Tips for judges – engaging fathers in the courtroom, identifying and locating fathers early, establishing paternity and ensuring meaningful engagement in case planning.

●             The importance of father involvement – recent research and findings regarding father absence and engagement, hear from a father who has experienced the system first hand.

 

2010 Winter Parent Attorney Training (scroll down for materials)

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 The Role of the Parent Attorney

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Appellate Court Procedure: Materials from Christopher McFadden

Record Appendices in the Appellate Courts - Guide to the New Three-Step Process (pdf)

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Youth Law Conference Featuring Child Welfare and Delinquency Save the Date:  November 2-4, 2009, Atlanta Conference details can be found at www.gaccchildlaw.org

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2009 DeKalb Parent Attorney Seminar

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The conference materials from the National Parents’ Attorneys
Conference, held on May 13th and 14th in Washington, D.C. are now
available on-line on the ABA Center on Children and the Law website:
http://www.abanet.org/child/parentrepresentation/home.html

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Advanced Trial Advocacy Skills Training March 15-19, 2008

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Parent Attorney Training and PAAC Committee Meeting - November 30, 2007

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Georgia’s Inaugural Parent Attorney Conference - May 8-9, 2007

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Materials from the 70th Annual National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Conference - Judge Stephen M. Rubin of the Pima County Juvenile Court in Arizona presented:

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