New State and Federal Child Welfare Laws Regarding Older Youth in Foster Care
Date and time
Location
This is a web-based meet-up through Adobe Connect
Description
Learn about the older youth provisions of the federal Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strenghtening Families Act including what must be done when foster youth go AWOLP, when to use APPLA as a permanency goal, and how jurists can make Michigan's newly-required reasonable and prudent parent standard finding at permanency planning hearings.
Host: State Court Administrative Office - Child Welfare Services
Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Target Audience:
This web-based meet-up is intended for a multi-disciplinary child welfare audience including jurists, court staff, lawyer-guardians ad litem, foster care workers, court appointed special advocates, Tribes, private agencies, mental health providers, and education professionals.
Is registration required?
Yes. Registration is required and on-site registration is not available.
Who should I contact with questions? For general assistance, please contact Darla Brandon, SCAO-CWS Administrative Assistant, at BrandonD@courts.mi.gov or 517-373-8036.
Can I update my registration information? Yes. You can update your information (name, email, answers, etc.). Click on the following link for a step by step tutorial: http://help.eventbrite.com/customer/en_us/portal/articles/430100-how-to-update-your-ticket-registration-information
Organized by
The Child Welfare Services (CWS) department is part of the Michigan State Court Administrative Office (SCAO). CWS provides assistance to circuit court family divisions on child welfare matters, including child protective proceedings, foster care, adoption, termination of parental rights, permanency outcomes, and data collection and analysis. CWS administers the Michigan Court Improvement Program (CIP), the Foster Care Review Board Program (FCRB), and the training program for the Governor’s Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect. CWS provides numerous multi-disciplinary trainings each year on a variety of child welfare issues.