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When:
April 20, 2023 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
2023-04-20T12:00:00-05:00
2023-04-20T13:00:00-05:00
Where:
Online
Speakers
- Sholanda R. Ellis, MSW, RSW, Foster Care Consultant, DCFS
- Kasey Pharis, J.D.
- Sherry Powell, Deputy General Counsel II, DCFS
Agenda:
12:00 – 12:30 pm
The ongoing safety assessment in a Child In Need of Care case; how DCFS determines when it is safe to reunify children and parents, conditions for return home, and conditions for closure
12:30 – 12:50 pm
How to advocate for return utilizing the safety assessment
12:50 – 1:00 pm
Questions and Discussion
Objectives:
- Learn how the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) assesses safety throughout the life of the Child In Need of Care case when children have been removed from their parents.
- Appreciate how DCFS determines when it is safe to reunify children and parents and conditions for return home and conditions for closure.
- Understand how to advocate for return home utilizing the safety assessment.
This training is free and is designed for all judges, private adoption attorneys, adoption agencies, clerks of court, foster parents, social workers, educators, faith-based leaders and child welfare stakeholders.