Cornerstone parent advocacy

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Cornerstone Advocacy

Developed by the Center for Family Representation in New York City,??is an approach that can be used by any parent’s attorney to support family reunification. It involves intensive advocacy during the first 60 days of a case in four areas:

Visiting arrangements?for children and their parents that are as frequent and long as possible, and closely mimic family life.
Placements?that support a child’s connection to family and other important relationships.
Services?that address a parent’s and child’s strengths and needs.
Conferences and meetings that provide opportunities for parents and older youth to meaningfully participate in their case planning.

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Valerie L’Herrou

Staff Attorney – Center for Family Advocacy
Virginia Poverty Law Center
919 East Main Street, Suite 610
Richmond, VA 23219

Direct/Mobile Line: (804) 351-5276
Fax: (804) 649-0974

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report: Legal Representation in Child Dependency Cases

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Dear Virginia practitioners:

This legislative session, there will be some initiatives to improve the state of the legal representation provided to parents of children in child dependency cases.?

These initiatives will be based on the recommendations from the workgroup created by Senator John Edwards SB396, which issued a report on November 1 of this year.

You can read the workgroup report here:?

"SB 396 Workgroup Studying Legal Representation in Child Dependency Cases"?

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Please reply to this email if you have questions or thoughts about the workgroup recommendations. Updates as the legislation becomes available online will be posted here as well.

Also: if you are interested in what the Office of the Children's Ombudsman has been investigating and what its findings have been, view this report here:? ?

Valerie

Valerie L’Herrou?(she/her)

Staff Attorney – Center for Family Advocacy
Virginia Poverty Law Center
919 East Main Street, Suite 610
Richmond, VA 23219

Direct Line: (804) 351-5276
Fax: (804) 649-0974

NACC monthly update/resources

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Dear Virginia Community Members/Practitioners,???

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I hope this email finds you well. I’m writing to share information from the??(NACC).

NACC is continuing to build a community network of child welfare lawyers nationwide and increase online learning opportunities.

Here are a few updates and resources from NACC:

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Pre-Order the Brand New Edition of The Red Book!

Child Welfare Law and Practice - 4th Edition

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Order now and receive 20% off through the end of 2022!

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Child welfare law is complex?and ever-changing, and the practice of representing children, parents, and agencies in dependency cases requires extensive knowledge and skill. The need for up-to-date specialized resources is more important now than ever before.

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Child Welfare Law and Practice: Representing Children, Parents, and Agencies in Neglect, Abuse, and Dependency Cases, 4th Edition?— more commonly known as “the Red Book” — is an essential tool for all child welfare practitioners.

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The first 200 purchasers will be entered into a raffle for a free?!

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Save even more: Join/renew your membership at the Silver ($200), Gold ($300), or Sapphire ($450) level at 2022 rates and get the Red Book 4 included with your membership!

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Child Welfare Law Specialists receive an additional 5% discount. Don’t forget, CWLS can also order a complimentary 4th edition during their 5-year recertification starting in 2023.

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NACC's 2023 Conference Call for Abstracts

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NACC seeks abstracts for its 46th National Child Welfare Law Conference.?The annual conference is an opportunity for us to bring together professionals from child welfare law and intersecting fields and further NACC’s mission through the exchange of ideas, information, and collective efforts.?

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The conference will be in-person at the Minneapolis Hyatt Regency in August and online in September. NACC seeks abstract submissions from presenters willing to present in-person, online, or in both formats.?

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The theme of this year’s conference is?From Learning to Action: Shared Accountability for Disrupting Harm and Promoting Healing. The conference theme recognizes that all system actors have a shared responsibility to promote family integrity, center the voices and experiences of individuals with lived expertise, engage in authentic partnerships, and actively work towards equity and justice. NACC seeks abstract submissions that translate bold, innovative ideas into action and convey concrete tips and skills for all attorneys and professionals to integrate into their daily practice.?

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Abstracts are due?Wednesday, February 1, 2023; no late submissions will be considered.??

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NACC Monthly Webinars

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NACC's DECEMBER WEBINAR

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Integrating Evaluations in Practice: Lessons Learned from Representing Survivors of CSEC

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

2:00pm ET/ 12:00pm MT

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Juvenile treatment courts are not new, but emerging specialized legal practices to address therapeutic needs of child-participants is a more recent trend. The CEASE Clinic, an in-house legal clinic specializing in representing survivors of the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) in dependency proceedings, partnered with UGA's School of Social Work to represent survivors in Georgia's first juvenile court CSEC treatment court. This session will discuss CEASE's use of the ABA Model Act for Child Representation and trauma-informed practice principles in representing survivors of CSEC, as well as how to reframe how we think about outcomes for survivors involved in the child welfare system. This session will outline a multi-tiered evaluation effort of practices, attitudes, beliefs on trauma (including secondary trauma), and ethics.

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Presenters:

·???????? Kasandra Dodd, MSW, LICSW, LCSW, PhD Student, University of Georgia School of Social Work

·???????? Dr. Allison Dunnigan, MSW, PhD, Assistant Professor & Title IV-E Program Director, University of Georgia School of Social Work

·???????? Emma Hetherington, JD, CWLS, Clinical Associate Professor & Director, Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation (CEASE) Clinic, University of Georgia School of Law

·???????? Kasandra Dodd, School of Social Work at the University of Georgia

·???????? Allison Dunnigan,?Assistant Professor and Title IV-E Program Director at the University of Georgia School of Social Work.

·???????? Emma Hetherington,?Clinical Associate Professor and Director of the Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation (CEASE) Clinic at the University of Georgia School of Law

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This webinar is FREE for NACC Members.?Members, please log in with your member ID when you register for this event.?This webinar is $45 for non-members.?Non-member webinar registrants will receive access to a?90-day trial NACC membership.?

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Accredited for 2 hours of CLE in Colorado (50-minute hour). CLE approval in at least one state can streamline an attorney’s CLE application in another state. Check with your jurisdiction for details on simplified CLE applications and online/on-demand learning requirements.?

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NACC Membership Rates Increase In 2023!

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?your NACC membership now through December 31st to claim 2022 pricing. Join at the Silver, Gold, or Sapphire level and receive a FREE?!

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Additional NACC Resources

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:?While our membership includes children’s attorneys, parents’ attorneys, agency attorneys, and juvenile court judges; it also includes multidisciplinary professionals, including doctors, social workers, educators, and lay advocates with a specific interest in advancing the rights and well-being of children in the child welfare system. View our membership options and?! Questions? Contact?Membership@....

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Check out NACC's information hubs!

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I hope you find?these resources helpful. Thank you again for your time and for the work you do every day for children and families.??

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Sincerely,??

Valerie L’Herrou

NACC Virginia State Coordinator??

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Pre-order Red Book 4

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Dear child dependency practitioners:

This book, "Child Welfare Law and Practice: Representing Children, Parents, and Agencies in Neglect, Abuse, and Dependency Cases,"?is the bible for child welfare lawyers. The new edition promises to be the best yet!

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Pre-Order the Brand New Edition of The Red Book!

Child Welfare Law and Practice - 4th Edition

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20% off through the end of 2022!

Child welfare law is complex and ever-changing, and the practice of representing children, parents, and agencies in dependency cases requires extensive knowledge and skill. The need for up-to-date specialized resources is more important now than ever before.

Child Welfare Law and Practice: Representing Children, Parents, and Agencies in Neglect, Abuse, and Dependency Cases, 4th Edition — more commonly known as “the Red Book” — is an essential tool for all child welfare practitioners.

Order now and receive 20% off through the end of 2022!

~~$149.00~~ $111.75 for CWLS

~~$149.00~~ $119.20 for NACC members

~~$199.00~~ $159.20 for Non-members

Estimated delivery: January 2023. Books will be shipped in the order presales are received.

The first 200 purchasers will be entered into a raffle for a free !

Save even more: Join/renew your membership at the Silver ($200), Gold ($300), or Sapphire ($450) level at 2022 rates and get the Red Book 4 included with your membership!

Child Welfare Law Specialists receive an additional 5% discount. Don’t forget, CWLS can also order a complimentary 4th edition during their 5-year recertification starting in 2023.

Visit:

Bulk Orders Email: Publications@...

Editors: Vivek S. Sankaran, Kristen Pisani-Jacques, Josh Gupta-Kagan (lead editor), LaShanda Taylor Adams, and Melissa Dorris Carter.

This edition has new contributors, a revised structure, and fresh content, which includes new chapters on LGBTQ+ youth, racial justice, representing parents and children with disabilities, multidisciplinary advocacy, preventive legal representation, crossover youth, child trafficking, and more.

Contributors:

Ivory K. Bennett, M.Ed.

Corey B. Best

Josh Gupta-Kagan, JD

Mical Raz, MD, PhD, MSHP

Melissa Carter, JD

Tanya Asim Cooper, MA, JD, LLM, CWLS

Robyn M. Powell, PhD, JD

Currey Cook, JD

Shannan Wilbur, JD

Matthew L.M. Fletcher, JD

Kathryn E. Fort, JD

Antonio Garcia, PhD, MSW

Justin Miller, PhD, MSW, CSW

Diane L. Redleaf, JD

Christopher E. Church, JD, MS, CWLS

Monique B. Mitchell, PhD, FT

Melissa A. Paul-Franklyn, JD

Sacha Coupet, JD, PhD

LaShanda Taylor Adams, JD

Vivek S. Sankaran, JD, CWLS

Amy Mulzer, JD

Kele Stewart, JD

David Kelly, JD, MA

Brittany Mobley, JD

Joshua Kay, JD, PhD

Ann M. Haralambie, JD, CWLS

Jenny Pokempner, JD

Brian Atkinson, JD

Emma Hetherington, JD, CWLS

Kelly Browe Olson, JD, LLM

Betsy Kramer, JD

Meredith L. Alexander, JD, CWLS

Patsy Moore, JD, CWLS

David B. Thronson, JD

Veronica T. Thronson, JD

Kristen B. Ornato, JD, LSW

Andrea Khoury, JD

Jeyanthi (Jey) Rajaraman, JD

Allison Green, JD, CWLS

Kristen Pisani-Jacques, JD, CWLS

Cristal Ramirez, MS

Jillian Cohen, LCSW

MJ (Maleeka Jihad), MSW

Deeya Haldar, JD

Sarah Katz, JD

Jerry Bruce, JD

Diana Rugh Johnson, JD, MS, CWLS

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Confronting Racism in the Child Welfare System: A Lawyer’s Role

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Welcome to the fall edition of the Family Justice Initiative newsletter. We hope you will find these resources helpful to your practice. As always, we’d love to hear your feedback.

– Cathy Krebs and Kathleen Creamer, Co-Chairs, FJI Communications Committee

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Confronting Racism in the Child Welfare System: A Lawyer’s Role

by Kathleen Creamer and Cathy Krebs

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In August 2022, the American Bar Association (ABA) adopted , which calls on all legal professionals to recognize how oversurveillance of and underinvestment in Black families have shaped the child welfare field for centuries. The ABA Commission on Youth at Risk authored and sponsored the resolution. The resolution first notes that racial disparities are present at every point in the child welfare continuum--from investigations to family separation to termination of parental rights--and recognizes that child welfare laws rooted in the devaluation of Black families have created and perpetuated this disparity.

In an in-depth look at the history of child welfare policymaking, the resolution identifies two types of laws that have harmed Black families: those that encouraged surveillance and separation, and those that encouraged underinvestment in Black families. The report identifies six key legal areas where the historical impact of anti-Black racism reverberates today, and urges the field to consider legislative change in these areas:?

linking foster care funding with aid eligibility;?
defining abuse and neglect;?
policing families through mandated reporting;?
removing children based on parental incarceration;?
prioritizing cultural identity; and?
terminating parental rights.

The resolution concludes with a call to action to judges, attorneys, legislators, and other legal professionals to challenge current laws that devalue Black families, and invites these professionals to follow the lead of Black families with lived experience of the child welfare system to do so.

We believe that Resolution 606 should be understood as a call to action for child and parent attorneys. We each have a professional obligation to disrupt patterns of racial harm and oppression in the lives of our clients, and to challenge unjust laws that perpetuate this harm. We must use our privilege to confront the beliefs, practices, and laws that encourage devaluing Black family bonds. We must bring humility and critical self-reflection to our understanding of our own work in seeking what is “best” for children and families. While much work remains to develop concrete action steps for the field, Resolution 606 begins a vital conversation, one we are eager to continue in our work within the FJI and beyond.

The ABA has begun making presentations on how to implement Resolution 606 in different parts of the country. If you would like to talk about how to incorporate this policy into your own community’s child welfare work please reach out to the ABA Center on Children and the Law's director?Prudence Beidler Carr?for more details.?
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Cathy Krebs,?Committee Director
Children’s Rights Litigation Committee
ABA Litigation Section

Kathleen Creamer,?Managing Attorney Family Advocacy Unit
Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

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For Your Practice

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WEBINARS

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?(Recording available)
Family Integrity & Justice Works (FIJW) at Public Knowledge hosted a kick-off national webinar, The Harm of ASFA, on November 2, 2022. 开云体育 as a national call to action, this webinar featured a panel of experts with lived expertise and advocates from across the United States.

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Children’s lawyering is changing. Just as we are seeing in other professions like teaching and healthcare, lawyers are leaving this work. In addition, the children’s bar is aging without sufficiently bringing new lawyers into the field. Changes are needed if we are to strengthen and diversify the bar representing children and youth. These three webinars focus on how children’s law leaders at all levels can support both new children’s lawyers entering the field as well as lawyers who currently represent children and youth.?Interactive, solution-based conversations addressed representation in such substantive areas as youth justice, child welfare, immigration, education and youth experiencing homelessness.

?(December 2, 12 pm EST)?
The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, in partnership with the ABA Center on Children and the Law, invite you to join Dr. Irwin Martin, clinical professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine for a discussion on the use of psychotropic medications in foster care.?Child advocates, attorneys representing parents and children, and family court judges can play a vital role in reducing the overuse of medication. The discussion will explore the causes of overmedication, the “red flags” that can help them recognize situations where the child’s treatment with psychiatric medications may be problematic and possible solutions.
Related resource:

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ARTICLES

This NBC News and Pro Publica investigation examined mandated reporting and found evidence that it does not keep children safe as well as the growing evidence of its harmful impact on poor families of color.

This NBC News and Pro Publica investigation found that child protection agencies nationwide investigate the families of approximately 3.5 million kids a year and conduct a warrantless home search in almost every single case.

This article is authored by Eddie Ellis, a leader at the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth He is also a member of the Incarcerated Children’s Advocacy Network, the first national network of formerly incarcerated adults who were handed extreme sentences as children. Mr. Ellis describes his work creating funded, authentic spaces for impacted people to heal from trauma. As he says so well "For an organization that works with directly impacted people, providing space for healing is not just aspirational—it is essential."?

This past August a group of advocates presented evidence of racial discrimination in the child welfare system to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.?

This Mother Jones investigation outlines how the lack of access to lawyers delays the judicial review of the separation of children from their families in Massachusetts. In one county, the hearing that is supposed to take place within 72-hours was delayed by more than a month in ? of all cases.

The Biden administration wants children in the child welfare system to be placed with kinship caregivers. But those caregivers need support and many are caring for children as part of “hidden foster care” and so do not receive money and benefits that foster parents receive.

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A look back at the impactful career of Martin Guggenheim as he retires from his position as co-director of New York University School of Law’s influential Family Defense Clinic.

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The summer issue focused on “Investing in Families and Communities,” and shared how it is time to take deliberate action towards implementing evidence-based programs.?

The Family Justice Initiative is a national collaborative of children’s attorneys, parents’ attorneys, educators, researchers, and national policy advocates who share a common goal: to increase access to high-quality legal representation for children and parents in child welfare cases.?

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NACC November News

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Dear Virginia?Community Members/Practitioners,???

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I hope this email finds you well. I’m writing to share information from the??(NACC). NACC is continuing to build a community network of child welfare lawyers nationwide and increase online learning opportunities. Here are a few updates and resources from NACC:?

National Association of Counsel for Children

NACC's 4th Edition Red Book: Coming Soon!

In the coming weeks NACC will publish the 4th?Edition of?Child Welfare Law and Practice: Representing Children, Parents, and Agencies in Neglect, Abuse, and Dependency Cases.?Edited by Josh Gupta-Kagan,?LaShanda?Taylor Adams, Melissa Dorris Carter, Vivek Sankaran, and Kristen Pisani-Jacques, Red Book 4?is a timely and essential resource for every attorney and judge working in the child welfare system.??and stay tuned for the sales launch?this month!

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NACC Monthly Webinars

NOVEMBER WEBINAR

Authentic Family Engagement to Achieve Optimum Outcomes

Thursday, November 10, 2022

2:30pm ET/ 12:30pm MT

A family-centered approach is key to authentic family engagement, effective treatment, sustained recovery, and family wellbeing. There is not a universally accepted definition of a family-centered approach. Despite differences in definitions, there are a set of common essential ingredients that are used across the continuum of providers and systems that includes a comprehensive array of clinical treatment and related support services that meet the needs of each family member, not only of the individual requesting care.

This webinar will highlight the essential ingredients required to successfully implement a family-centered approach and cover practical strategies, challenges, and successes from experts in the field. In addition, it will review the state and local leadership efforts needed to ensure the implementation and sustainability of a family-centered approach. A series of companion modules developed by the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare,?, will be featured during the presentation. This resource is designed for state, county, and agency-level collaborative partners working together to improve systems, services, and outcomes for children and families affected by substance use disorders.??

Presenter:

Kimberly-Ann Coe, BSW, National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Deputy Program Director of Regional Partnership Grant Programmatic Technical Assistance?

This webinar is FREE for NACC Members.?Members, please log in with your member ID when you register for this event.?This webinar is $45 for non-members.?Non-member webinar registrants will receive access to a?90-day trial NACC membership.?

Accredited for 2 hours of CLE in Colorado (50-minute hour). CLE approval in at least one state can streamline an attorney’s CLE application in another state. Check with your jurisdiction for details on simplified CLE applications and online/on-demand learning requirements.

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NACC'S 2022 Conference To Go Package

Registration is now open for NACC’s 2022 ConferenceToGo package!?ConferenceToGo gives you access to our app,?NACC Conference, and all session recordings and materials from the 2022 Online Conference.?As a ConferenceToGo registrant, you can watch and listen to recordings at your leisure, download conference materials, and connect with your colleagues.??You can access the recordings and materials on your computer, tablet, or smartphone; in your office, home, or on the go!?See recorded conference session descriptions?

?for more details and to register!

Thank you to everyone who attended our Dual Conference in Baltimore and our Online Conference in September!?We truly appreciate your support as we Build Community among Child Welfare Law advocates.?

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We continuously update our??with everything you need to know about our conference, including ePrograms, CLE information, and more.

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Additional NACC Resources

:?While our membership includes children’s attorneys, parents’ attorneys, agency attorneys, and juvenile court judges; it also includes multidisciplinary professionals, including doctors, social workers, educators, and lay advocates with a specific interest in advancing the rights and well-being of children in the child welfare system. View our membership options and?!

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Check out NACC's information hubs!

I hope you find?these resources helpful. Thank you again for your time and for the work you do every day for children and families.??

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Sincerely,??
Valerie L'Herrou

NACC Virginia State Coordinator??

October CLE completion

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It's October: do you know how many CLE's you have?

If not, here are some relevant CLEs that are relatively low cost:

? (1 credit, 0 ethics).? $79
? (1 credit, 0 ethics). $79
? (1 credit, 0 ethics). $79
? (1 credit, 0 ethics). $79

If you're all set for CLEs, and you are an NACC member, enjoy this webinar on strengthening and preserving Black families for children in Foster Care:

NACC October Member Webinar

Don't miss it!

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The Importance of Family Preservation for

Black Children in the Foster Care System

Thursday, October 20, 2022

1:00pm?- 2:30pm ET / 11:00am - 12:30pm MT

During this webinar, presenters from the National Association of Black Social Workers will discuss:

·????????The importance of family preservation efforts for children who are in foster care or those who are in danger of being placed into the foster care system

·????????The adoption and permanency patterns of Black families

·????????The history of transracial adoptions in America and the importance of transracial adoptees having connections to their cultures of origin and learning how to deal with racism

·????????The issues and challenges of transracial adoptions from the perspective of a transracial adoptee

·????????The role of attorneys and the legal system in promoting permanency and family preservation

Presenters:

April Dinwoodie is a transracial adoptee, adoption activist, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging consultant, and parent coach. April helps systems, corporations, and individuals face and embrace differences in order to develop strong teams and ultimately find even more purpose in our individual and collective work. Dinwoodie’s podcast Born in June, Raise in April: What Adoption can Teach the World! helps facilitate an open dialogue about identity, family, and differences of race, culture, and class ().

Vivian M. Drayton has worked in behavioral health, child welfare, physical health institutions, and with aging and incarcerated individuals for her decades of social work service. She is an adjunct faculty member at the Community College of Philadelphia and Alvernia University and is a licensed social worker in Pennsylvania and Delaware. Ms. Drayton is the Project Director for a Substance Use Disorder/Mental Health Program for a Federally Qualified Health Center in Philadelphia, PA, is a training consultant, and serves as a co-leader of a faith-based organization committed to cultural humility and handling the dynamics of adaptative change.

Dr. James T. Freeman serves as an Assistant Professor for the MSW program at Johnson C. Smith University. He continues to serve the NABSW as the National Chair of Professional Development and Co-Chair of Programs on the National Conference Committee. Dr. Freeman has also served as the Associate Director for the NorthShore Community Alliance.?Prior to joining the NorthShore Community Alliance, Dr. Freeman served as the Executive Vice President of A Second Chance, Inc. (ASCI), the first holistic Kinship Foster Care organization in the United States.?

Leora Neal, LCSW was the founder and the first Executive Director of the Association of Black Social Workers Child Adoption Counseling and Referral service and is currently the Acting Director. That agency, began in 1975, provides adoptive homes for Black and Latinx children/teens in the foster care system and has placed over 4,000 children in permanent homes through adoption. Leora Neal is the co-author of the book Transracial Adoptive Families: A Black/White Community Issue and has written articles for various publications.

Clarence G. Nelson, MSW, is the current President of Philadelphia ABSW. He has been working in the Philadelphia Department of Human Services, Children and Youth Division for 28 years. He has been employed as a social worker, social worker?supervisor, and presently in the capacity as a Practice Facilitator with the Turning Points for Children Community Umbrella Agency.

J. Toni Oliver is a retired child welfare administrator whose areas of expertise include kinship care, foster care, and adoption. She is a past National President and past Vice President of the NABSW. Ms. Oliver is the founder of ROOTS Adoption Agency that operated in Atlanta, Georgia for 18 years where over 1,000 African American foster children were placed with permanent adoptive and kinship families.

Amina Mayazi Saunders has been a social worker for over 25 years. She currently works in foster care, is a Court Appointed Special Advocate, and volunteers in a mentoring program. Amina is passionate about changing the outcomes for children in the child welfare system.

This webinar are FREE for NACC Members.?Members, please log in with your member ID when you register for this event.?This webinar is $45 for non-members. Non-member webinar registrants will receive access to a 90-day trial NACC membership.?

Accredited?for 2 hours of CLE in Colorado (50-minute hour). CLE approval in at least one state can streamline an attorney’s CLE application in another state. Check with your jurisdiction for details on simplified CLE applications and online/on-demand learning requirements.

Interesting in presenting a webinar for NACC? Check out for information about preferred webinar topics, webinar design, presentation tips, and more!

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MEMBERS! Did you know you can auto-enroll in all of NACC’s monthly webinars?

To auto-enroll, login at??and go to Edit Profile?. Under Additional Information, select Yes or No under Auto Enroll in Monthly Webinars and click Save Changes.

?NACC will then automatically enroll you in all member webinars.??

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Red Book; Call for Abstracts; NACC newsletter

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Dear Virginia Child Dependency Practitioner:

If you do not already have the NACC "Red Book"?-- or even if you do: pre-sales are now open for the upcoming 4^th?edition.

Designed initially as a study guide for attorneys preparing to take the?, the Red Book serves as a day-to-day guide for child welfare advocates across the country, offering in-depth analysis and instruction on wide variety of topics in child welfare law.?Whether you represent children, parents, agencies, or serve as a judge in child welfare matters, this book is a fundamental resource.? ?

Call for abstracts:

NACC is excited to announce?NACC’s Inaugural Race Equity Virtual Training Series.?This 6-webinar virtual series will occur on?March 1-3, 2023. NACC is currently accepting abstract submissions for the series.?We are seeking webinar abstracts that:

Connect bold and progressive ideas, concepts, and theories around race and racism to practical and concrete skills and takeaways that can be incorporated into daily practice, in and outside of court.

Deliver concrete tips to check for and interrupt individual, attorney, judicial, and systemic bias, practice through a culturally humble and antiracist lens, and improve outcomes for youth, parents, and families who are disproportionately impacted by systems involvement.
Advance and continue the conversation around race and racism in child welfare.

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Abstract submissions are due?Monday, October 31, 2022.?All applicants will be notified of NACC’s selection decisions by mid-December.??For more information, and to submit an abstract, visit:? ?.

The Advocate:

NACC members AND non-members may sign up to receive the NACC newsletter, the Advocate, here:? ??

or read past issues here:?

The Guardian: NACC members can receive the Guardian. Current issue topics include:

Youth Perspective: EXTRA! EXTRA! Here's a Seat... with Exceptions
Executive Director's Message: Opening Remarks Delivered at NACC's 45th National Child Welfare Law Conference
Why Children's Attorneys Should Engage with Parents
Resource Spotlight: Eight Tools for Maintaining and Building Your Resiliency
Case Digests
Law Office Corner: Lawyers for Children
NACC's Innaugural Race Equity Virtual Training Series

...and more!

Valerie L'Herrou

Valerie L’Herrou?(she/her)

Staff Attorney – Center for Family Advocacy
Virginia Poverty Law Center
919 East Main Street, Suite 610
Richmond, VA 23219

Direct Line: (804) 351-5276
Fax: (804) 649-0974

NACC news; ICWA advocacy; Oct Webinar

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The monthly newsletter of the National Association of Counsel for Children, , has some interesting articles this month—for example:

NACC Files Amicus Brief Supporting ICWA: NACC joined 30 children’s rights organizations across the country to file a??in the case of?Haaland v. Brackeen. Read the??Virginia Poverty Law Center is one of the organizations that signed on to the NACC brief.

Upcoming NACC Member Webinar:

The Importance of Family Preservation for Black Children in the Foster Care System

presenters from the National Association of Black Social Workers?(NABSW)?will discuss:?

The importance of?family?preservation efforts for children who are in foster care or those who are in danger of being placed into the foster care system
The adoption and permanency patterns of Black families
The history of?transracial?adoptions in America and the importance of transracial adoptees having connections to their cultures of origin and learning how to deal with racism
The issues and challenges of?transracial?adoptions from the perspective of a transracial adoptee
The role of attorneys and the legal system in promoting permanency and family preservation

This webinar is FREE for NACC Members, and $45 for non-members. Non-member webinar registrants will receive access to a 90-day trial NACC membership.?

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Valerie L’Herrou?(she/her)

Staff Attorney – Center for Family Advocacy
Virginia Poverty Law Center
919 East Main Street, Suite 610
Richmond, VA 23219

Direct Line: (804) 351-5276
Fax: (804) 649-0974

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NACC Summer Surveys

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Share your opinion with NACC!

Deadline extended

Are you an NACC member/CWLS, an office that engages people with lived experience in foster care, or an attorney who represents children? We want to hear from you! Please participate in the survey(s) below and help NACC enhance its work.

Thank you for helping us promote excellence, build community, and advance justice!

All survey participants will receive 25% off NACC’s and be entered into a raffle for a free 3rd Edition . Each time you complete a different survey, you are entered again in the raffle for a Red Book!

CHILD LAW OFFICE GUIDEBOOK SURVEY - For People Working at Children's Law Offices/Agencies

NACC is updating its .??We want to hear from you - staff attorneys, contract attorneys, and others working within organizational structures to provide legal representation to children. We want to better understand the organizational and structural barriers as well as innovations/supports that affect individual attorney performance – what helps you, or prevents you, from providing high-quality legal representation to children and youth? Your answers will inform the content of the next Guidebook.?

COMMUNITY SURVEY - For NACC Members and NACC Community?

As Team NACC conducts planning for 2023 and beyond, we want to better understand the interests, needs, and demographics of our members.

What services and resources matter most to you?

What would you like NACC to do differently?

Now is the time to share your thoughts--the suggestion box is open!

CONSTITUENT/YOUTH ENGAGEMENT SURVEY - For Offices Who Engage People With Lived Experience in Foster Care

NACC is conducting this survey to measure how children’s legal representation and policy advocacy organizations engage people with lived experience in the foster care system in organizational programs, policies, and operations.???

Be a Part of NACC's 45th Anniversary!

Tell us in your own words/video! We want to hear from you!

Record a short video about what NACC means to you and your practice to help celebrate NACC's 45th Anniversary. It's quick, easy, and helps NACC build community!

Thank you for sharing your input and for being part of the NACC community!

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NACC Recommendations for Legal Representation of Children & Youth

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"It would have been helpful if my rights as a child were explained to me. ... I did not believe that I had any say in what happened to me, which was not true."

--NACC National Advisory Council on Children's Legal Representation Member?

Dear Colleagues:

I've been at the National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC) Conference in Baltimore this week. It's been so inspiring, and I've learned so much! I cannot recommend highly enough that attorneys who work in child dependency court join NACC and have access to the high-quality trainings, best practices, and cutting-edge research in the field. The NACC newsletter provides information and practice tips so that's a good resource as well.

Attached:? NACC's updated and revised its recommendations for high-quality legal representation of children and youth in neglect and abuse proceedings. The NACC recommendations have been incorporated into many states' standards of practice for child welfare counsel.??The new recommendations draw upon input from many different players in the system, including lived-experience experts: youth who have been in foster care and have insights into what they need in their GALs and attorneys.

A hard copy of the recommendations is available for $10 from the NACC, but I have attached the PDF. It's an excellent guide to improving how we represent children and youth in the child welfare system.

I have been a member of NACC since 2017. This is my third NACC conference. They all have been so valuable. Seeing the transformation in our thinking about families and children gives me hope. Hearing stories of children and parents who have experienced the system has brought me to tears more than once this week.?

I've also taken a lot of notes about how I and other Virginia attorneys can improve practice in dependency cases. And I've connected with attorneys from Virginia and across the country about the problems inherent in our system, and how they can be addressed. I hope you can join me at the NACC conference next August--it will be in Minneapolis.

There's a wealth of resources on the website as well. And, NACC wants to hear from you!

Valerie

NACC Virginia State Coordinator

Valerie L’Herrou?(she/her)

Staff Attorney – Center for Family Advocacy
Virginia Poverty Law Center
919 East Main Street, Suite 610
Richmond, VA 23219

Direct Line: (804) 351-5276
Fax: (804) 649-0974

NACC Recommendations Final.pdf

NACC updates; new listserv

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Dear Virginia Community Members/Practitioners:

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I'm writing to introduce myself in my role as the State Coordinator for Virginia for the (NACC). NACC State Coordinators are liaisons between NACC and local practitioners to support attorney training, certification, community building, and collaborative policy-reform efforts. ?As the NACC State Coordinator for Virginia I am writing to share information about upcoming NACC programs!

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We hope you will review the NACC opportunities and resources below and consider joining to further advance the rights, well-being, and opportunities of children and families impacted by the child welfare system through high-quality legal representation. This listserv will be discontinued shortly; you should have received an invitation to join the new NACC Virginia listserv.

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National Association of Counsel for Children?

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??????? NACC'S 45TH National Child Welfare Law Conferences?

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Preview the presenters and sessions for our Onsite conference in Baltimore and our?

?Online conference in September! ?

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Baltimore Marriott Waterfront ?

Baltimore, Maryland ?

August 22-24, 2022 ?

pre-conference: August 21st?

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Online Conference ?

The Comfort of Your Home or Office ?

September 21-23, 2022?

Overflow Hotel: ?

discount rate through August 14?

Registration Rates:?

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Child Welfare Law Specialists $425.00 ?

NACC Individual or Organizational Member $550.00 ?

Non-Member $750.00 ?

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Child Welfare Law Specialists $275.00 ?

NACC Individual or Organizational Member $300.00 ?

Non-Member $500.00?

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Click to become a member for a discounted rate!?

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NACC's RED BOOK TRAINING COURSE - Two Opportunities this Summer and Fall?

NACC's RED BOOK TRAINING COURSE - Two Opportunities this Summer and Fall

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All-Day Red Book Training in Baltimore?

NACC's 45th Conference PreConference Add-on?

Sunday, August 21, 9:30am - 5:00pm?

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Fall Online Red Book Training Course?

Thursdays, Sept. 8 - Oct. 27 (no session Sept. 22)?

Sessions begin at 5:00 pm ET?

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Attend the all-day Red Book Training in Baltimore and get the Online Red Book Training Course for FREE!?

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Whether you join us in person or online, NACC's Red Book Training is an exciting opportunity for practitioners to expand their knowledge of federal child welfare law and learn tips to enhance their representation of children, parents, or the agency.?

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These are the last courses based on NACC's 3rd Edition Red Book. Starting in 2023, NACC will present Red Book Training consistent with the upcoming 4th Edition Red Book to be published this Fall.?

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?The course covers major dependency practice competency areas and includes exam preparation strategies and tools for those intending to become certified Child Welfare Law Specialists. The material covered in the course is drawn from Child Welfare Law and Practice: Representing Children, Parents, and State Agencies in Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Cases (3rd Edition). ?

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The registration fee for the all-day Baltimore Red Book Training and the online Red Book Training Course is $200 per person for groups and NACC members ($100 for CWLS; $275 for nonmembers).?

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The online Red Book Training Course includes access to live sessions, recordings, the electronic Red Book, and the RBTC workbook! The online course is accredited for 8 hours of CLE in Colorado (50-minute hour). CLE approval in at least one state can streamline an attorney's CLE application in another state. Check with your jurisdiction for details on simplified CLE applications and online/on-demand learning requirements. More information coming soon about onsite CLE accreditation.?

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The registration fee is $200 per person for groups and NACC members ($100 for CWLS; $275 for nonmembers) and includes access to live sessions, recordings, the electronic Red Book, and the RBTC workbook! For more information and to view the course syllabus, .?

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NACC's 1977 Disco Party??

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Join NACC as we celebrate our 45th Anniversary with a tribute to the music of the era at NACC's private party at Club Bellissimo, a 9-minute walk from the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront.? Music, dancing, and trivia from 1977 will be enjoyed. Appetizers, cash bar, and prizes (bellbottoms and sequins welcome!)?

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Disco Party Pricing?

????????????? $19.77 - NACC Individual or Organizational Members, and Child Welfare Law Specialists?

????????????? $45.00 - Non-Members?

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You do not have to be a conference attendee to join the party, but NACC conference COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols will apply to all. ?

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Attendance at NACC's onsite conference in Baltimore requires agreement with These protocols include signing the COVID-19 Waiver and Release, showing proof of vaccination and booster, and adhering to mask-wearing guidelines.?

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Share Your Opinion With NACC This Summer??

Share Your Opinion With NACC This Summer?

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Are you an NACC member/CWLS, an office that engages people with lived experience in foster care, or an attorney who represents children? We want to hear from you! Please participate in the survey(s) below and help NACC enhance its work.?

?

Thank you for helping us promote excellence, build community, and advance justice!?

??

3 Surveys: ?

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- For NACC Members and NACC Community ?

As Team NACC conducts planning for 2023 and beyond, we want to better understand the interests, needs, and demographics of our members.?

What services and resources matter most to you ?

What would you like NACC to do differently ?

Now is the time to share your thoughts--the suggestion box is open!?

??

- For Offices Who Engage People With Lived Experience in Foster Care?

NACC is conducting this survey to measure how children's legal representation and policy advocacy organizations engage people with lived experience in the foster care system in organizational programs, policies, and operations. ?

?

- For People Working at Children's Law Offices/Agencies?

NACC is updating its Child Welfare Law Office Guidebook: Best Practices Guidelines for Organizational Legal Representation of Children in Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Cases. We want to hear from you - staff attorneys, contract attorneys, and others working within organizational structures to provide legal representation to children. We want to better understand the organizational and structural barriers as well as innovations/supports that affect individual attorney performance - what helps you, or prevents you, from providing high-quality legal representation to children and youth ?Your answers will inform the content of the next Guidebook. ?

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Thank you for sharing your input and for being part of the NACC community! ?

?

All survey participants will receive 25% off NACC's Red Book Training Course and be entered into a raffle for a free 3rd Edition Red Book. Each time you complete a different survey, you are entered again in the raffle for a Red Book!?

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NACC September Webinar?

?NACC September Webinar?

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Engaging, Supporting, and Advocating for Incarcerated Parents & Their Children?

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Friday, September 9, 2022?

1:00-2:30pm ET/11:00am-12:30pm MT?

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Incarcerated parents and their children are at greater risk than parents who are not incarcerated of losing their relationship forever after the state initiates court proceedings. Incarcerated parents do matter and their ability to create, maintain, strengthen, and/or repair their relationship with their children during incarceration reduces harm to their children, improves child wellbeing in placement, and increases successful reentry and reunification of parents to community. Professionals working in this system have different roles but all can do better to uplift the parent's voice in the court process; to engage early and actively with the incarcerated parent; to support their parent-child relationship, including the provision of remedial services, when needed; and to remove bias from decision-making in these cases that leads to unnecessary family separation. During this webinar, attendees will learn how legal practitioners and other decision-makers can change their outlook and advocacy when working with incarcerated parents.?

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Presenters:?

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·???????? Stacey Allen-Chavez, Reunified Parent?

·???????? Cameron E. Buhl, JD, Managing Attorney, Infinitum Legal Counsel, P.S.?

·???????? D'Adre Cunningham, JD, Resource Attorney, Incarcerated Parents Project, Washington Defender Association?

·???????? Richard Pittman, JD, CWLS, Deputy Public Defender, Director of Juvenile Defender Services, Louisiana Public Defender Board?

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This webinar is FREE for NACC Members. Members, please log in with your member ID when you register for this event. This webinar is $45 for non-members. Non-member webinar registrants will receive access to a 90-day trial NACC membership. ?

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Accredited for 2 hours of CLE in Colorado (50-minute hour). CLE approval in at least one state can streamline an attorney's CLE application in another state. Check with your jurisdiction for details on simplified CLE applications and online/on-demand learning requirements.?

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Additional NACC Resources

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: While our membership includes children's attorneys, parents' attorneys, agency attorneys, and juvenile court judges; it also includes multidisciplinary professionals, including doctors, social workers, educators, and lay advocates with a specific interest in advancing the rights and well-being of children in the child welfare system. View our membership options and !?

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: The child welfare system often perpetuates racism, bias, poverty, and the trauma of family separation against children and families of color. NACC encourages advocates and practitioners to resist these injustices by demonstrating cultural humility, pursuing antiracist practices, confronting personal privilege and bias, utilizing a race equity lens when making decisions, and promoting diversity and inclusion. ?

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Children's Justice: How to Improve Legal Representation of Children in the Child Welfare System: NACC is pleased to offer free access to by Donald N. Duquette, Britany Orlebeke, Andrew Zinn, Robbin Pott, Ada Skyles, and Xiaomeng Zhou From 2009 to 2016, Professor Don Duquette at the University of Michigan Law School led the National Quality Improvement Center on the Representation of Children in the Child Welfare System (). You can also of the book with a shipping fee.?

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: Check out NACC's for information about this landmark federal policy change and sample state agreements. ?

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I hope you find these resources helpful. Thank you again for your time and for the work you do every day for children and families.?

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Sincerely,? ?
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Valerie L’Herrou

NACC State Coordinator ?

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Valerie L'Herrou

Staff Attorney - Center for Family Advocacy
Virginia Poverty Law Center
919 East Main Street, Suite 610
Richmond, VA 23219

Cell: (434) 996-1803
Direct Line: (804) 351-5276
Fax: (804) 649-0974

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TOMORROW: ABA Webinar on Reasonable Efforts findings

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The Child Welfare Reasonable Efforts Findings Study (REFS): Understanding the Study Design

Judges play a critical role in making reasonable efforts decisions in child welfare cases, yet there is limited research on how they make these decisions or how those decisions relate to case outcomes. This study seeks to fill that gap by examining judges’ reasonable efforts decision making at the initial hearing of a child welfare case. The researchers will examine several factors that may influence judges’ reasonable efforts decisions, such as pre- and between hearing communication, hearing quality, case characteristics, judge characteristics, and timing and frequency of review hearings.

Join us to learn:
? Why this study is important for the legal community
? Four primary research questions the study will explore
? Study sample, methodology, and data collection approaches
? How the study will inform the child welfare field
? Practical readings and resources related to this study to deepen knowledge

Featuring:
? Eva J. Klain, J.D., ABA Center on Children and the Law
? Alicia Summers, Ph.D., Data Savvy Consulting
? Sophie Gatowski, Ph.D., Systems Change Solutions
? Anne Fromknecht, M.P.H., James Bell Associates

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Register:

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Valerie L’Herrou

Staff Attorney – Center for Family Advocacy
Virginia Poverty Law Center
919 East Main Street, Suite 610
Richmond, VA 23219

Cell: (434) 996-1803
Direct Line: (804) 351-5276
Fax: (804) 649-0974

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Upcoming NACC Programs!

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Dear Virginia Community Members/Practitioners,??

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I’m writing to introduce myself in my role as the State Coordinator for Virginia for the??(NACC).?NACC State Coordinators are liaisons between NACC and local practitioners to support attorney training, certification, community building, and collaborative policy-reform efforts.?As the NACC State Coordinator for Virginia, I am writing to share information about upcoming NACC programs!??

??

We hope you will review the NACC opportunities and resources below and consider joining to further?advance the rights, well-being, and opportunities of children and families impacted by the child welfare system through high-quality legal representation.?

National Association of Counsel for Children

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NACC'S 45TH National Child Welfare Law Conferences

!

Preview the presenters and sessions for our?Onsite?conference in Baltimore and our

Online?conference in September!?

Baltimore Marriott Waterfront?

Baltimore, Maryland?

August 22-24, 2022?

pre-conference: August 21st

Online Conference?

The Comfort of Your Home or Office?

September 21-23, 2022

Overflow Hotel:?

discount rate through August 14

Registration Rates:

??

?

Child Welfare Law Specialists?$425.00?

NACC Individual or Organizational Member $550.00?

Non-Member?$750.00?

??

Child Welfare Law Specialists $275.00?

NACC Individual or Organizational Member $300.00?

Non-Member?$500.00

Click??to become a member for a discounted rate!

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NACC's RED BOOK TRAINING COURSE?

Two Opportunities this Summer and Fall

All-Day Red Book Training in Baltimore

NACC's 45th Conference PreConference Add-on

Sunday, August 21, 9:30am - 5:00pm

Fall Online Red Book Training Course

Thursdays, Sept. 8 - Oct. 27?(no session Sept. 22)

Sessions begin at 5:00 pm ET

Attend the all-day Red Book Training in Baltimore and get the Online Red Book Training Course for FREE!

Whether you join us in person or online, NACC's Red Book Training is an exciting opportunity for practitioners to expand their knowledge of federal child welfare law and learn tips to enhance their representation of children, parents, or the agency.

These are the last courses based on NACC's 3rd Edition Red Book. Starting in 2023, NACC will present Red Book Training consistent with the upcoming 4th Edition Red Book to be published this Fall.

The course?covers major dependency practice competency areas and includes exam preparation strategies and tools for those intending to become certified Child Welfare Law Specialists.?The material covered in the course is drawn from?Child Welfare Law and Practice: Representing Children, Parents, and State Agencies in Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Cases?(3rd Edition).?

The registration fee for the all-day Baltimore Red Book Training and the online Red Book Training Course is $200 per person for groups and NACC members ($100 for CWLS; $275 for nonmembers).

The online?Red Book Training Course?includes access to live sessions, recordings, the electronic Red Book, and the RBTC workbook!??The online course is accredited for 8 hours of CLE in Colorado (50-minute hour). CLE approval in at least one state can streamline an attorney’s CLE application in another state. Check with your jurisdiction for details on simplified CLE applications and online/on-demand learning requirements. More information coming soon about onsite CLE accreditation.

The registration fee is?$200 per person for groups and NACC members?($100 for CWLS; $275 for nonmembers) and includes access to live sessions, recordings, the electronic Red Book, and the RBTC workbook! For more information and to view the course syllabus,?.

NACC's 1977 Disco Party

Join NACC as we celebrate our 45th Anniversary with a tribute to the music of the era at NACC's private party at Club Bellissimo, a 9-minute walk from the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront.??Music, dancing, and trivia from 1977 will be enjoyed. Appetizers, cash bar, and prizes (bellbottoms and sequins welcome!)

?

Disco Party Pricing

$19.77 - NACC Individual or Organizational Members, and Child Welfare Law Specialists
$45.00 - Non-Members?

You do not have to be a conference attendee to join the party, but NACC conference COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols will apply to all.?

?

Attendance at NACC's onsite conference in Baltimore requires agreement with??These protocols include signing the COVID-19 Waiver and Release, showing proof of vaccination and booster, and adhering to mask-wearing guidelines.

________________

Share Your Opinion With NACC This Summer

Are you an NACC member/CWLS, an office that engages people with lived experience in foster care, or an attorney who represents children??We want to hear from you!?Please participate in the survey(s) below and help NACC enhance its work.

Thank you for helping us promote excellence, build community, and advance justice!

?

3 Surveys:?

?- For NACC Members and NACC Community?

As Team NACC conducts planning for 2023 and beyond, we want to better understand the interests, needs, and demographics of our members.

What services and resources matter most to you?

What would you like NACC to do differently?

Now is the time to share your thoughts--the suggestion box is open!

?

?- For Offices Who Engage People With Lived Experience in Foster Care

NACC is conducting this survey to measure how children’s legal representation and policy advocacy organizations engage people with lived experience in the foster care system in organizational programs, policies, and operations.?

?-?For People Working at Children's Law Offices/Agencies

NACC is updating its Child Welfare Law Office Guidebook: Best Practices Guidelines for Organizational Legal Representation of Children in Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Cases.?We want to hear from you - staff attorneys, contract attorneys, and others working within organizational structures to provide legal representation to children. We want to better understand the organizational and structural barriers as well as innovations/supports that affect individual attorney performance – what helps you, or prevents you, from providing high-quality legal representation to children and youth? Your answers will inform the content of the next Guidebook.?

Thank you for sharing your input and for being part of the NACC community!?

All survey participants will receive?25% off NACC’s Red Book Training Course?and be entered into a raffle for a free 3rd Edition Red Book. Each time you complete a different survey, you are entered again in the raffle for a Red Book!

________________

NACC September Webinar

Engaging, Supporting, and Advocating for Incarcerated Parents & Their Children

Friday, September 9, 2022

1:00-2:30pm ET/11:00am-12:30pm MT

Incarcerated parents and their children are at greater risk than parents who are not incarcerated of losing their relationship forever after the state initiates court proceedings. Incarcerated parents do matter and their ability to create, maintain, strengthen, and/or repair their relationship with their children during incarceration reduces harm to their children, improves child wellbeing in placement, and increases successful reentry and reunification of parents to community. Professionals working in this system have different roles but all can do better to uplift the parent’s voice in the court process; to engage early and actively with the incarcerated parent; to support their parent-child relationship, including the provision of remedial services, when needed; and to remove bias from decision-making in these cases that leads to unnecessary family separation. During this webinar, attendees will learn how legal practitioners and other decision-makers can change their outlook and advocacy when working with incarcerated parents.

Presenters:

Stacey Allen-Chavez, Reunified Parent
Cameron E. Buhl, JD, Managing Attorney, Infinitum Legal Counsel, P.S.
D’Adre Cunningham, JD, Resource Attorney, Incarcerated Parents Project, Washington Defender Association
Richard Pittman, JD, CWLS, Deputy Public Defender, Director of Juvenile Defender Services, Louisiana Public Defender Board

This webinar is FREE for NACC Members.?Members, please log in with your member ID when you register for this event.?This webinar is $45 for non-members.?Non-member webinar registrants will receive access to a?90-day trial NACC membership.?

Accredited for 2 hours of CLE in Colorado (50-minute hour). CLE approval in at least one state can streamline an attorney’s CLE application in another state. Check with your jurisdiction for details on simplified CLE applications and online/on-demand learning requirements.

________________

Additional NACC Resources

:?While our membership includes children’s attorneys, parents’ attorneys, agency attorneys, and juvenile court judges; it also includes multidisciplinary professionals, including doctors, social workers, educators, and lay advocates with a specific interest in advancing the rights and well-being of children in the child welfare system. View our membership options and?!

:?The child welfare system often perpetuates racism, bias, poverty,?and the trauma of family separation against children and families of color.?NACC encourages advocates and practitioners to resist these injustices by demonstrating cultural humility, pursuing antiracist practices, confronting personal privilege and bias, utilizing a race equity lens when making decisions, and promoting diversity and inclusion.?

Children's Justice:?How to Improve Legal Representation of Children in the Child Welfare System:?NACC is pleased to offer?free access?to?by Donald N. Duquette, Britany Orlebeke, Andrew Zinn, Robbin Pott, Ada Skyles, and Xiaomeng Zhou?From 2009 to 2016, Professor Don Duquette at the University of Michigan Law School led the National Quality Improvement Center on the Representation of Children in the Child Welfare System?().?You can also??of the book with a shipping fee.

:?Check out NACC’s??for information about this landmark federal policy change and sample state agreements.?

?

I hope you find?these resources helpful!

Thank you again for your time and for the work you do every day for children and families.

Sincerely,??

Valerie L’Herrou

NACC State Coordinator?

Valerie L’Herrou?(she/her)

Staff Attorney – Center for Family Advocacy
Virginia Poverty Law Center
919 East Main Street, Suite 610
Richmond, VA 23219

Direct Line: (804) 351-5276
Fax: (804) 649-0974

Fw: Last chance - child rep survey

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Share your opinion with NACC

CHILDREN'S LAWYER/LAW OFFICE

SURVEY ENDS TODAY

Are you an NACC member/CWLS, an office that engages people with lived experience in foster care, or an attorney who represents children? We want to hear from you! Please participate in the survey(s) below and help NACC enhance its work.

Thank you for helping us promote excellence, build community, and advance justice!

CHILD LAW OFFICE GUIDEBOOK SURVEY - For People Working at Children's Law Offices/Agencies

NACC is updating its .??We want to hear from you - staff attorneys, contract attorneys, and others working within organizational structures to provide legal representation to children. We want to better understand the organizational and structural barriers as well as innovations/supports that affect individual attorney performance – what helps you, or prevents you, from providing high-quality legal representation to children and youth? Your answers will inform the content of the next Guidebook.?

All survey participants will receive 25% off NACC’s and be entered into a raffle for a free 3rd Edition . Each time you complete a different survey, you are entered again in the raffle for a Red Book!

Member/Community Survey and

Constituent Youth Engagement Survey

continue through August

COMMUNITY SURVEY - For NACC Members and NACC Community?

As Team NACC conducts planning for 2023 and beyond, we want to better understand the interests, needs, and demographics of our members.

What services and resources matter most to you?

What would you like NACC to do differently?

Now is the time to share your thoughts--the suggestion box is open!

CONSTITUENT/YOUTH ENGAGEMENT SURVEY - For Offices Who Engage People With Lived Experience in Foster Care

NACC is conducting this survey to measure how children’s legal representation and policy advocacy organizations engage people with lived experience in the foster care system in organizational programs, policies, and operations.???

Be a Part of NACC's 45th Anniversary!

Tell us in your own words/video! We want to hear from you!

Record a short video about what NACC means to you and your practice to help celebrate NACC's 45th Anniversary. It's quick, easy, and helps NACC build community!

Thank you for sharing your input and for being part of the NACC community!

?

-Team NACC

All survey participants will receive 25% off NACC’s and be entered into a raffle for a free 3rd Edition . Each time you complete a different survey, you are entered again in the raffle for a Red Book!

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