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Caregiver Wills: A Practical Tool for Family Stability

Apr 9 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

This webinar will explain the concept of a Caregiver Will, a tool to ensure every parent of a minor child can designate chosen guardians in case they become unable to care for their child either temporarily or permanently. Based on longstanding Supreme Court recognition of parental rights to raise and care for children, this tool is grounded in legal precedent and state and federal statutory authority in family law and child welfare law. The Caregiver Will emphasizes how important it is for parents to be able to exercise their constitutionally protected rights when it comes to defining their own family’s village and determining what community support and collective efforts may best meet their family’s needs and rights in the face of unexpected events.

ABA Resolution 610: Caregiver Wills: https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/directories/policy/annual-2025/610-annual-2025.pdf

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Placing Ethical Guardrails Around The Use Of Artificial Intelligence In Confidential Cases

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Apr 16 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Lawyers have increasingly turned to generative AI as a powerful productivity tool, but using AI introduces ethical risks. AI can help many attorneys produce work product better and faster, but only when used effectively, ethically, and within the Rules of Professional Conduct. You have probably heard about attorneys getting in serious trouble for filing AI-generated documents that are riddled with errors, but there are other significant risks. In coming years, the legal profession will become increasingly reliant on generative AI, and even attorneys who do not use it will need to be aware of its impact.

We will discuss the dangers, pitfalls, hazards, and benefits of AI within the child welfare arena, with a special emphasis on the Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

To identify ethical challenges in the utilization of AI in child welfare cases
To discuss how AI is pushing the legal profession
To confront anxieties related to the prevalence of generative AI
To identify ethically sound ways of implementing AI in a professional legal practice

Rebecca May-Ricks, JD, CWLS, Director, Mental Health Advocacy Service/Child Advocacy Program

Ms. May-Ricks is the Director of the Mental Health Advocacy Service/Child Advocacy Program. She represents children in abuse and neglect cases and/or mental health cases, while supervising other attorneys who do the same. She is a member of the Pelican Center Training Faculty, the Court Improvement Program’s CARE team, the CQI Committee, the Louisiana Bar Association’s Children Law Committee, and numerous other policy organizations, committees, subcommittees, and workgroups related to children and the law. Ms. May-Ricks is a Board-Certified Child Welfare Law Specialist by the National Association of Counsel for Children and serves as the NACC State Coordinator for Louisiana.

Richard Pittman, JD, CWLS, Assistant Professor, LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center

Richard M. Pittman is a certified Child Welfare Law Specialist and has been involved in child welfare law and policy since 2006. He is an Assistant Professor of Professional Practice at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, where he is tasked with preparing law students to enter the profession, and where he promotes public service. Prior to his appointment, he served as Deputy Public Defender and Director of Juvenile Defender Services in the Louisiana public defender system for 11 years. He is a co-reporter of the Children’s Code Committee of the Louisiana Law Institute, the Pelican Center Training and Education Committee, the CARE Committee, the Steering Committee of the ABA Parent Representation Project, and many others.

Aimee Self- Pittman, JD, MLIS, Associate Director of Instruction, Research, and Reference, Thurgood Marshall Law Library, University of Maryland

Aimee Self-Pittman is the Associate Director of Instruction, Research, and Reference at the Thurgood Marshall Law Library at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. Before becoming a law librarian, she worked as a VAWA grant attorney for Legal Services Alabama, where she represented survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking in rural communities. She also served as library director at a small, rural public library in Alabama. Aimee teaches courses on legal research and law practice technology and is a collaborator on the Legal Profs AI Sandbox (https://sites.google.com/view/lwai/ home), a project focused on practical applications of generative AI in legal practice and education. She holds a BA from Centre College, a JD from the University of Alabama School of Law, and an MLIS from LSU.

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LCTF Child Abuse Prevention Conference 2026 @ Doubletree by Hilton Hotel

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Apr 30 @ 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

The Annual LCTF Child Abuse Prevention Conference will be held at the Doubletree by Hilton in Lafayette. Event Sign-in will begin at 8:00 am and the Conference Start is at 8:30 am.

Registration is $30 per person and includes lunch. No onsite registration for attendees is allowed for this event. You must pre-register! Questions contact Sharon@teamdyn.com

Hotel Accommodations at the Doubletree by Hilton in Lafayette

Reservation information:

The Group Code to use when calling to make reservations is LCT
The reservation phone number is 800-222-8733.
The deadline to make reservations is April 15th

This is the booking link for LCTF ANNUAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION –https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/lftlddt-lct-4a1d28c1-a01d-4372-8357-23275dcde9eb/

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May

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3rd CLHSD Continuum of Care Conference @ Alexandria Convention Center Four Points by Sheraton

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May 12 @ 8:30 am – May 13 @ 4:30 pm

Continuum of Care: Mental Health & Substance Use Across the Lifespan

You are invited to join us for two days of professional education focused on the continuum of life. Our breakout sessions will be divided into six categories!

Childhood and Adolescence
Young Adult
Cross Cutting Topics
Substance Use
Adulthood
Older Adults

We will begin each day at 9:00am and end at 4:30pm. Continuing education credits are available for those who wish to earn them. Please select the registration option that fits your professionalism needs. Certificates of Attendance will be available for all categories of participants.

Opportunities for sponsorship and exhibits are available! Click here for more information.

Information for discounted rooms at the Four Points by Sheraton will be posted shortly. This hotel is adjacent to the conference location and will have state travel rate rooms.

Lunch will be provided both days.

Questions? Contact Team Dynamics – sharon@teamdyn.com or susan@teamdyn.com

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April – May 2026 Apr – May 2026