Advokids Attorney Training

• Per California Rules of Court § 5.660, within every three years attorneys representing children in dependency court must complete at least eight hours of continuing education related to dependency proceedings. Advokids currently offers 5 legal education activities approved by the State Bar of California. Advokids provides legal training to attorneys throughout California. Please contact our office if you are interested in scheduling a training in your county. Call 1.877.ADV4KID or email us . Trainings offered by Advokids: Placement and Permanency Planning in Juvenile Court   Representing the Child in Dependency Proceedings   Permanency: A Legal and Psychological Mandate             for Foster Children   Juvenile Dependency Legislative and Case Law Update   ICWA Notice Requirements in Juvenile Dependency Cases:            The Role of Counsel For The Parents and the Child   PLACEMENT AND PERMANENCY PLANNING IN JUVENILE COURT CURRICULUM (3 hours State Bar of California approved MCLE credit) permanency efforts must start at the beginning of the case: When, Why & How    • The critical first 60 days    • Placement issues at detention, disposition, and review hearings    • Timelines; Why they matter    • What is NREFM?    • Sibling placement considerations    • CDSS Regulations and permanency, the Case Plan    • Adoption planning    • Guardianships    • Permanency efforts never end, so never close the door on adoption Bonding & Attachment and the permanency imperative: Impediments to permanency    • ICWA notice    • Paternity    • Sibling issues    • Continuances permanency protections    • JV 290 Caregiver Report Form    • De facto Parent Status, JV 295,296    • Prospective Adoptive Parent Status, JV 321 Securing permanency: Ultimately, whose job is it?    • The role of County Counsel    • The role of the parent’s attorney    • The role of the minor’s attorney Top of page REPRESENTING THE CHILD IN DEPENDENCY PROCEEDINGS CURRICULUM (3 hours State Bar of California approved MCLE credit) Child’s Right to Representation    • Legal competence and training requirements    • Additional competencies: child development, age-appropriate language,       attachment and bonding issues. Ethical Issues    • Welf. & Inst. Code §317    • ABA Standards for Representation of Children    • Attorney’s Role as CAPTA guardian ad litem Duties    • Investigation    • Client contact    • Client in Court    • Preparing the client for testimony    • Protecting the client’s interests Specific Issues    • Placement & Visitation    • Indian Child Welfare Act    • Continuances    • Siblings    • Parentage    • Psychotropic Medications    • Services    • Privileges    • Special Immigrant Juvenile Status    • Writs and Appeals Printable version (pdf) » Top of page PERMANENCY: A LEGAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL MANDATE FOR FOSTER CHILDREN CURRICULUM (4 hours State Bar of California approved MCLE credit) A Multi-Disciplinary Training For:    • Mental Health Providers    • CASA Volunteers    • Social Workers A Multi-Disciplinary Training to Address:    • Bonding and Attachment    • Systemic Trauma    • The Legal Imperatives of Concurrent Planning    • Legal Strategies for Achieving Permanency Top of page JUVENILE DEPENDENCY LEGISLATIVE AND CASE LAW UPDATE (2 hours State Bar of California approved MCLE credit) New Dependency Legislation    • Review and discussion of recent legislation applicable to       juvenile dependency law.    • Review and discussion of recent changes and additions to       Rules of Court and Judicial Council forms applicable       to juvenile dependency practice. Recent Juvenile Dependency Case Law    • A review and discussion of California Supreme Court decisions on       juvenile dependency law in the last 12 months.    • A review and discussion of most significant appellate decisions       over the last 12 months interpreting dependency statutes and       addressing other juvenile dependency issues. Top of page ICWA NOTICE REQUIREMENTS IN JUVENILE DEPENDENCY CASES: THE ROLE OF COUNSEL FOR THE PARENTS AND THE CHILD (2 hours State Bar of California approved MCLE credit) Indian Child Welfare Act and Its Applicability in Juvenile Dependency Proceedings    • California’s codification of federal requirements    • Rules of Court implementing codification and appellate decisions       interpreting ICWA notice requirements When ICWA Notice is Required    • Social Worker’s Duty of Inquiry    • Court’s Duty of Inquiry Agency’s Duty to Give Notice    • When Notice is Required    • Who is Entitled to Notice    • Items That Must be Included With Notice    • Mailing and Certification Requirements    • Duty to File With Court and Serve on Parties Hearing on Whether Child is an Indian Child    • Timing    • Notice Attorney’s Roles in Assuring Accuracy and Adequacy of Notice    • Child’s attorney    • Parent’s attorney — For further information, or to schedule a training, please contact us. Top of page