Resources include training curricula and materials for child welfare caseworkers on the role of the courts in the child welfare system, including information on court processes, effective collaboration, testifying in court, and more. Resources include State and local examples.
Ensuring the Healthy Development of Infants in Foster Care: A Guide for Judges, Advocates and Child Welfare Professionals (PDF - 6,856 KB)
Dicker & Gordon (2004)
Describes how to ensure that children receive necessary services by integrating assessment into the permanency planning process.
Juvenile Dependency Hearings
California Center for Judicial Education and Research (2007)
Focuses on the types and sequence of juvenile dependency hearings, the necessary findings at each hearing, and the terminology used in the proceedings.
Legal Resource Manual for Foster Parents Curriculum
National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning (2005)
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Designed to educate foster parents about legal processes so they can effectively advocate for themselves and the children in their care.
Author(s) | Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, Children's Bureau Jones, William G. |
Availability | View Download (PDF - 8,051KB) |
Year Published | 2006 |
State and local examples
Finding Words: Interviewing and Preparing Children for Court
Ohio Child and Elder Protection Section, National Child Protection Training Center, National Center for the Prosecution of Child Abuse, Center for Child and Family Advocacy, & CornerHouse (2005)
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Includes a 5-day training curriculum for Ohio child welfare workers focusing on interviewing children and preparing for a child abuse court case.
A National Curriculum for Caseflow Management in Juvenile Dependency Cases Involving Foster Care (PDF - 260 KB)
Fostering Results, Justice Management Institute, & The JERITT Project (2005)
Presents a curriculum specifically geared for use with multidisciplinary, interagency teams of practitioners dealing with juvenile dependency cases involving children in foster care.
Testifying in Court: A Guide for Child Protective Service Workers
Arizona State University School of Social Work (2007)
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Provides a DVD and discussion guide preparing child protective services workers for testifying in dependency cases.
Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic
University of Georgia School of Law (2018)
Provides information on a partnership between the University of Georgia School of Social Work and the University of Georgia School of Law that helps law students understand trauma and learn how to work with clients who have been traumatized.
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