Training

OCR’s Training

An important component of improving the quality of legal representation for children is the provision of ongoing, meaingful training tailored to the specialized needs of attorneys representing children.  A child-sensitive legal system depends upon a bench and bar of considerable sophistication and competence, in not only the law, but also on issues unique to children.  When representing children, lawyers must, in addition to their legal skills, be able to draw upon interdisciplinary knowledge from such pertinent fields as psychology, sociology, social work and medicine.  Children are best served by the legal child welfare system when judges understand the social and psychological implications of a case and what those mean developmentally for each child.  Therefore, it is no surprise that the OCR is mandated to provide accessible and meaningful training to attorneys and judges.

Our training curriculum consists of two major conferences a year, "brown bag" trainings periodically around the state, training videos, and partnering with other agencies and organizations to create special training events for judges and attorneys.

Upcoming events are listed on our Schedule page, which displays training events hosted by both the OCR and related organizations.  If you would like your training event advertised on OCR’s website, please contact Ashlee Jones for more details.

OCR September 2009 Conference Pictures

Affidavits

Evaluations

The OCR is always trying to improve their training program and they appreciate feedback from participants. If you would like to obtain an evaluation form to let them know what you thought, you can download one here.

Training Materials

View archived material or see the list of available training videos

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Upcoming Training Events

OCR 2013 Summer Conference | July 29th & 30th

When: Two day conference on July 29-30, 2013

Location: Silverthorne Pavilion | 601 Center Circle | Silverthorne, CO 80498

OCR’s Summer Conference will take place on July 29th – 30th and will be held at the Silverthorne Pavilion in Silverthorne, CO.  

Please register for the conference at the link below. More details to come, please check back for updaes!

Questions about the conference or OCR sponsored training?  Contact Ashlee Jones at  

Testimonials

Steamboat Springs “Leap Year Conference”

“It was a very enjoyable couple of days with lots of quality information and a wonderful oportunity to meet and connect with others.  Thank you for putting together a great conference- I look forward to many more in the future!”

~ Conference Participant

If you would like to hear what other people have thought about past trainings, check out some recent Testimonials »