Dear?Virginia Community Members/Practitioners,????
I hope this email finds you well. ±õ¡¯³¾ 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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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNSEL FOR CHILDREN
Take an additional $5 off your entire cart when purchasing
an NACC training, membership, and/or publication!?
Use the promotional code NACCPROGRAM at checkout.?
NACC Silver, Gold, and Sapphire Memberships
25% Off Now through October!?
Join today or upgrade your Bronze membership to a higher-level membership.?
NEW 4th Edition Child Welfare Law and Practice included!?
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Hardcover copy of?The 4th Edition Red Book?
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Recognition as a high-level member in NACC's quarterly law journal,?The Guardian?
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Hardcover copy of?The 4th Edition Red Book?
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Recognition as a high-level member in NACC's quarterly law journal,?The Guardian?
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1-year Gift Membership for a colleague or friend?
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Hardcover copy of?The 4th Edition Red Book?
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Recognition as a high-level member in NACC's quarterly law journal,?The Guardian?
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1-year Gift Membership for a colleague or friend?
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$150 donation to NACC's??campaign?
Additionally, members receive free monthly webinars and discounts on NACC training year-round, including the upcoming??and next year's 47th National Child Welfare Law Conference in Salt Lake City!??
1.???If you are a member, log in to your profile first!?
3.???Select the membership level, auto or manual renewal, and your billing cycle (annual or monthly).?
4.???On the next page, apply the coupon code?HLM23?to receive 25% off of your membership dues.?
5.???Proceed through the checkout process and complete your membership join/renewal!?
NACC Upcoming Trainings:
Enhance Your Practice This Fall!?
FEATURED TRAINING: NACC Virtual Training Series: High-Quality Legal Representation for Infants and Toddlers?
NACC invites all practitioners to join us for our inaugural virtual training series: High-Quality Legal Representation for Infants and Toddlers. Presented by NACC staff, and created in partnership with the ABA Center on Children and the Law, the Rocky Mountain Children¡¯s Law Center, Zero to Three, and the Kempe Center, this first-of-its-kind training series focuses on the knowledge, skills, activities, and best practices needed to deliver high-quality representation to infants and toddlers.?
November Webinar: Your Feelings Make Sense: Using Validation to Build Client Rapport and Improve Interview Outcomes?
Elissa Duncan, JD, CWLS, Attorney III at the California Department of Social Services?
Christina Milburn, JD, CWLS, Training Attorney at the Children's Law Center of California.?
From the initial contact with child welfare personnel/law enforcement to the closure of the case, participants¡¯ voices, feelings, and perspective are often ignored at the expense of expediency and efficiency. Validation techniques allow system partners to honor the experience of those they serve and stay in the moment with them. It is a way of showing that the system cares and understands their feelings just the way they are, without fixing or changing them. This webinar will cover the differences between emotional, behavioral, and cognitive validation and how to use them effectively in client contact to elevate voices, disrupt harm, and promote healing.?
NACC's Attorney Collaboration Survey and NACC Community Survey?
NACC Attorney Collaboration Survey
(formerly Youth Engagement Survey)?
The purpose of this survey is to evaluate the engagement of child welfare attorneys with:?
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Youth currently navigating the foster care system;??
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Lived experience experts, young professionals that have prior experience navigating the foster care system; and??
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CASA/GAL volunteers, trained community volunteers who advocate for a child¡¯s best interests in court.??
Your survey contributions will help us evaluate current practices and assess the need for additional training and resources to enhance the provision of high-quality legal representation to children and families.?
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NACC Community Survey?
As Team NACC conducts planning for 2024 and beyond, we want to better understand the interests 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!?
Thank you for taking 5 minutes to participate in this survey.?The survey is completely anonymous, but you are welcome to leave your name and contact information at the end.?
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?! Questions? Contact?Membership@....?
Check out NACC¡¯s brand-new Resource Center! Filter by topic area, resource type, and view NACC¡¯s Information Hubs (updated frequently):???
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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.???
Valerie ³¢¡¯±á±ð°ù°ù´Ç³Ü?
NACC State Coordinator???
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Valerie L'Herrou