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Guidance on Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008




2010 Regular Session Legislation Affecting Children (pdf)
 
Icon_72 ChildProtect Course: Trial Advocacy for Civil Child Protection Attorneys
ChildProtect: Trial Advocacy for Civil Child Protection Attorneys is a course hosted by the National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse (NCPCA) and the National Child Protection Training Center (NCPTC).  It will run from July 19-23, 2010 at NCPTC's state-of-the-art training facility in Winona, MN.  Read more...

Together We Can Conference
October 5-7, 2010 - Lafayette, Louisiana
Visit www.latwc.com for more information




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New System of Representation in Child Protection Cases
Read important memorandum from Chief Justice Catherine Kimball

 
2010 Child Welfare Training Events

The Louisiana Court Improvement Program and Louisiana CASA Association are partnering in 2010 to provide informative educational workshops exploring essential areas for all professionals working with children in the Court system. Attorneys, Rehabilitation Counselors, Social Workers, and Licensed Professional Counselors will receive 6 hours of continuing education.

2010 EDUCATIONAL EVENTS – Special Topics Training

Date Training Workshop Location Registration
January 28, 2010 The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008: Analysis, Implications and Policy [More Information]
Lafayette Register
February 25, 2010 The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions
Act of 2008: Analysis, Implications and Policy [More Information]
Monroe Register
March 12, 2010 When Is It Safe to Reunify? [More Information]
Metairie Register
April 29, 2010 The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions
Act of 2008: Analysis, Implications and Policy [More Information]
Natchitoches Register
May 28, 2010 The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions
Act of 2008: Analysis, Implications and Policy [More Information]
Hammond Register
June 25, 2010 “Crossover Youth”  Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice St. Tammany Register
July 23, 2010 Healing the Child in Juvenille Court - The Science [More Information] Baton Rouge Register
August 27, 2010 Case Planning, Risk Assessment, Case Review Systems and Judicial Expectations New Orleans Register
September 2, 2010 Preserving Family Relationships
151 Civic Center Blvd., Houma, LA 70360
Houma

 

A participant fee of $20 is collected upon registration to cover the expenses of lunch, refreshments, and materials including: pens, paper, portfolio, and PowerPoint handouts.


CLE hours attended during this training have been approved for CINC child attorney qualification.