General Information
Date:
Friday, March 13, 2009
Location:
Washburn University
Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center
17th and Jewell
Parking: south and west of Bradbury.
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Sponsors:
Children and Family Law Center at Washburn University School of Law and
Kansas Association of Counsel for Children
Registration Fee (includes lunch, reporting hours of attendance to the Kansas CLE Commission, written materials and refreshments):
$125 - Attorneys
$75 - Social Workers/Court Personnel
$15 - Students
CLE Credit:
Accredited by the Kansas and Missouri Continuing Legal Education Commissions for 8.0 CLE hours, including 1.0 hours of ethics. Attendance certificates will be available for Social Workers.
Cancellations:
If you cannot attend the seminar, you may send a substitute. If you cancel your registration at least two (2) business days prior to the seminar, your registration fee will be refunded. After that date, non-attending registrants will receive the course materials. Please allow two weeks for delivery. The sponsors reserve the right to cancel this seminar and return all fees.
Assistance for Special Needs:
If you require any special services or auxiliary aids to assist you while attending the program, please contact Donna Vilander at (785) 670-1105.
Children at Risk:
Establishing Best Practices for Working with Children and Families in Trauma
About the Seminar
Children who experience, or even witness, violence are traumatized in numerous ways. Recent studies have documented not only the types of harm, but also how appropriate responses from those in the system can help reduce the negative impact for children and their families. Increasingly the solutions involve an interdisciplinary framework. This seminar explores best practices for attorneys and other professionals who represent or serve children who are or have been subjected to trauma in the home environment.
Howard Davidson, J.D., Director, ABA Center on Children and the Law, and Staff Director, ABA Commission on Youth at Risk, has spent his career helping children. His efforts on behalf of children have resulted in federal laws protecting children, ABA policies on court improvement projects and standards for lawyers representing children or parents in the courts, and in numerous programs to help children at risk. His keynote address will focus on the impact on children of violence in their families.
Two multidisciplinary panels will use hypotheticals to explore the effects of violence and other forms of trauma on children and families. Working break-out sessions will continue during the lunch hour. Dr. Brian Ogawa and Ms. Rachel Marsh will lead off the afternoon with a presentation calling attention to the need for cultural awareness. A panel of judges will provide their perspectives on how the system deals with children and families in crisis in rural and urban settings.
Who Should Attend
All attorneys, judges, social workers, and other professionals who are interested in advancing the well-being of children and families suffering from the effects of trauma.
Sponsors
The Kansas Association of Counsel for Children is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide training, education and support for attorneys, guardians ad litem, court-appointed special advocates, and others who advocate for children.
The Washburn University School of Law Children and Family Law Center is a collaborative effort involving Washburn Law students, alumni, and faculty. Its goal is to prepare lawyers who can address the vexing problems that arise in the fields of child advocacy and welfare, and the protection of families.
Agenda
8 a.m. — Registration
8:30 a.m. — Keynote Address
How Legal Advocacy Can Help Reduce Trauma Experienced by Abused and Neglected Children: Using the New Federal "Fostering Connections" Law and Other Federal Statutes to Help
Presenter: Howard Davidson, J.D.
9:20 a.m. — Break
9:30 a.m.
The Ripple Effect: Legal and Social Realities of Trauma for Children and Families
Panelists: Leah Gagne, J.D.; Nancy Crago, LSCSW; Kathie Nichols, Ph.D.; Gary West, J.D.; Robert Harrington, Ph.D
10:45 a.m. — Break
11:00 a.m.
Ask the Experts: Best Practices for Working with Expert Witnesses
Panelists: Julie Craft, J.D.; Stephanie Thorn-Director, Ph.D.; Julie Boydston, Ph.D.
12:15 p.m. — Working Lunch (provided) with Four Breakout Sessions
- Unique challenges of trauma cases in rural communities
Moderator: Kim Bieker, J.D. - How the attorney can assist in accessing mental health services
Moderator: Catherine Johnson, J.D., M.A. - How best to work with a child's social worker
Moderator: Simone McDonald, LMSW - Special concerns when working with immigrant children
Moderator: Kathleen Harvey, J.D.
1:15 p.m.
The Invisible Child: Cultural Competence in a Color Blind Justice
Speakers: Brian Ogawa, Ph.D; Rachel Marsh, JD, MSW
2:05 p.m. — Break
2:15 p.m.
Perspectives from the Bench
Panelists: The Honorable Thomas E. Foster, The Honorable Jean F. Shepherd, The Honorable Mary Thrower
3:05 p.m. — Break
3:15 p.m.
Ethics: Rule 1.14
Speaker: Professor Lynette Petty, J.D.
4:05 p.m. — Adjourn
Washburn University School of Law
Professional Development Office/CLE
1700 SW College Ave.
Topeka, KS 66621
(785) 670-1105
cle [at] washburnlaw.edu
