FYJP presented a dynamic, three-day training on child abuse and neglect hearings that promote safety, due process, timely permanency, and well-being for children and families.
Training agenda and materials can be downloaded below:
Judicial Training Agenda – March 4-6, 2019
- ABA Child Safety Guide
- WA Child Safety Framework
- Worksheets for Child Safety Sessions
- Safety Guide Practice Quick Sheets
Materials for Mock Hearings
- Shelter Care Checklist for Judicial Officers
- Dependency Disposition Checklist for Judicial Officers
- LGBTQ Youth Benchcard
- Letter for Judicial Officers on Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth 2.23.2019
Visitation: Law, Policy and Science
- DCYF Parent Child Sibling Visits Policy 4254
- DCYF Family Time Presentation March 5 2019
- Court Authority in Visitation – Vandegrift
- ABA Brief – Visitation with Infants and Toddlers
- WA Family Time Guidance 2013 FINAL
- Resources for incarcerated parents
- Washington Defender Association’s Incarcerated Parents Project (IPP) has a range of materials to help keep families connected when a parent is incarcerated. Links to resources can be found on the IPP webpage.
- Supporting-Connections-at-DOC is a Powerpoint presentation with photos of visiting rooms at DOC prisons around Washington State.
ACEs and Resilience: Understanding the Impact of Trauma and Tools to Use From the Bench
- ACE Handout
- The Science of Resilience – InBrief
- The Science of Neglect – InBrief
- Shonkoff Building Healthy Communities for Child and Family Wellbeing
- Nadine Burke Harris TED Talk – How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime.
- Brain Story videos and resources – Alberta Family Wellness Initiative
ICWA: Law, Regulations, Policy, History and Practice
- Judge Edwards Active Efforts – NACC Guardian 2019 v41
- ICWA Presentation – Stacy Lara UW Law School
- Heart of ICWA videos on YouTube
- ICWA Chapter of the Washington State Juvenile Non-Offender Benchbook – on this website
Family First Prevention and Services Act
- Removal Reasons Kinship Congregate Care Data – Casey Family Programs
- WA Dependency Judicial Training FFPSA – Casey Family Programs
- National Center for State Courts-Family First-Issue Brief
2019 Judicial Academy on Dependency Court Practice
