Solution-Focused Advocacy: Applying Recent Legal Reforms to Improve Case Outcomes

Materials

 CLE Affidavit – Claim your credits online by visiting CLE Track and entering the Course ID: 750603

 Home Study CLE  – Claim your credits online by visiting CLE Track and entering the Course ID: 750604

Conference Materials

Videos

Opening Comments | Linda Weinerman, OCR Executive Director

Maximizing Your Representation: The Role of the GAL Attorney as an Advocate for Change | Casey Trupin, Casey Family Programs, Judicial Engagement Team

Maximizing Your Representation: Brainstorming Changes to the CJD and OCR Supports | OCR Staff Attorneys: Linda Weinerman, Sheri Danz, Dorothy Macias, Amanda Donnelly, Ashlee Jones

DANSR Program Highlight | Sarah Felsen, Esq., Dependency & Neglect System Reform (DANSR) Liaison

Enhancing Best Interests Representation Through the Use of Constitutional and Federal Law Arguments | Brooke N. Silverthorn, Esq., Staff Attorney, National Association of Counsel for Children

I’m Not Biased! How Your Implicit Bias Can Create Blind-Spots in Representation | Brenidy Rice, MPA, State Problem Solving Court Coordinator, Division of Court Services, Colorado Judicial Department

Setting the Stage for the D&N: Adjudication Law and Litigation Strategy | Ashley Chase, Esq. and Leo Finkelstein, Esq.

Recommended Practices for Serving LGBTQ and Gender Non-Conforming Youth in Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems | Currey Cook, Esq., Senior Staff Attorney and Director of the Youth in Out-of-Home Care Project, Lambda Legal, New York, NY

Navigating the ICPC: Understanding the Law & Implications for Best Interests Representation Candi M Mayes, Esq., CEO & Executive Director, Dependency Legal Group of San Diego

Case Rounds: Using Shared Expertise to Address the Hard Issues in Your Caseload | Moderators: Donna Olalde, Esq., CWLS, El Paso County Office of the GAL and Colene Robinson, Esq., Clinical Professor of Law & Co-Director of Juvenile & Family Law Program, University of Colorado Law School

Rule Changes and Advocacy Strategies in Response to New Federal Law | Candi M Mayes, Esq., CEO & Executive Director, Dependency Legal Group of San Diego, Gretchen Russo, RN, JD, Permanency Unit Manager, CDHS, and Lorendia Schmidt, LCSW, CACII, CAPTA Administrator, CDHS

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