CONFERENCE SESSIONS In August 2020, the Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence and DCYF’s Office of Tribal Relations co-hosted the Indigenous Children, Youth and Families Conference to learn and share ideas around Indigenous family wellness. CITA was happy to partner with this effort and provide support for the legal sessions addressing the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and its application in Washington State.
For those who were unable to attend the event live, we offer the opportunity to view the excellent, legal-related sessions and download related materials. Additional sessions were recorded and are available to view on DCYF’s Office of Tribal Relations Training page.
Active Efforts – Explores Active Efforts under ICWA through the lens of the federal standard, Washington State RCWs, DCYF’s Policies and Procedures, and examples from the field.
- View the recorded session here (content starts at 8:15)
- Presenters
- Carissa Greenberg, JD, Assistant Attorney General
- Francis Cacalda, Indian Child Welfare Curriculum Developer, Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence
- Materials
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To receive CLE credit for watching the RECORDED webinar, Active Efforts under the Indian Child Welfare Act, go to your MyWSBA account and search the MCLE section for recorded activity #1151008.
- For judicial officers seeking CJE credits for watching the RECORDED webinar, please fill out the CJE Request Form – Indigenous Children Youth and Families Conference as “Self-Study” (and include the total number of hours for all the recorded sessions you viewed for this conference), and submit the form (along with a copy of the agenda or original invitation) to Phil Zitzelman at phil.zitzelman@courts.wa.gov.
The Indian Child Welfare Act in 2020 – Provides a focus on appellate trends, promoting compliance in times of constitutional challenges and developing state ICWA laws.
- View the recorded session here
- Presenter
- Kate Fort, JD, Director of the Indian Law Clinic, Michigan State University College of Law
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To receive CLE credit for watching the RECORDED webinar, The Indian Child Welfare Act in 2020: Appellate Trends and Promoting Compliance, go to your MyWSBA account and search the MCLE section for recorded activity #1151012.
- For judicial officers seeking CJE credits for watching the RECORDED webinar, please fill out the CJE Request Form – Indigenous Children Youth and Families Conference as “Self-Study” (and include the total number of hours for all the recorded sessions you viewed for this conference), and submit the form (along with a copy of the agenda or original invitation) to Phil Zitzelman at phil.zitzelman@courts.wa.gov.
The Purpose of ICWA Courts and How to Support Them – Provides an overview of Casey Family Program’s effort to develop and support ICWA Courts throughout the country, highlighting Washington State’s own ICWA Court in Spokane.
- View the recorded session here
- Presenter
- Sheldon Spotted Elk, JD, Intergovernmental Personnel Act Director at Casey Family Programs; Northern Cheyenne
- To receive CLE credit for watching the RECORDED webinar, The Purpose of ICWA Courts and to Support Them, go to your MyWSBA account and search the MCLE section for recorded activity #1151009.
- For judicial officers seeking CJE credits for watching the RECORDED webinar, please fill out the CJE Request Form – Indigenous Children Youth and Families Conference as “Self-Study” (and include the total number of hours for all the recorded sessions you viewed for this conference), and submit the form (along with a copy of the agenda or original invitation) to Phil Zitzelman at phil.zitzelman@courts.wa.gov.
ICWA and Legal Ethics – Reviews some of the most pertinent rules of professional conduct in the child welfare context with a special focus on their application in ICWA cases.
- View the recorded session here
- Presenters
- Ron Whitener, JD, Chief Judge (Ret.) The Tulalip Tribes, and Affiliated Professor at University of Washington Law School; Squaxin Island
- Adrian “Addie” Smith, JD, MSW, Senior Consultant at The Whitener Group
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To receive CLE credit for watching the RECORDED webinar, Ethical Considerations of Child Welfare Practice and the ICWA, go to your MyWSBA account and search the MCLE section for recorded activity #1151010.
- For judicial officers seeking CJE credits for watching the RECORDED webinar, please fill out the CJE Request Form – Indigenous Children Youth and Families Conference as “Self-Study” (and include the total number of hours for all the recorded sessions you viewed for this conference), and submit the form (along with a copy of the agenda or original invitation) to Phil Zitzelman at phil.zitzelman@courts.wa.gov.
The Journey to the Washington State Supreme Court – Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis was appointed to the Washington State Supreme Court by Gov. Jay Inslee in 2019 with the distinction of being the first enrolled member of any tribe and the second Native American to sit on a state supreme court. She also has a long history in Washington courts. She share her personal journey through stories and provides insight into the Washington State Supreme Court and how it functions, and what she has learned from her appointment.
- View the recorded session here
- Presenter
- Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis, Washington State Supreme Court, JD, MSW; enrolled member of the Pueblo of Isleta and descendant of the Pueblo of Laguna
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To receive CLE credit for watching the RECORDED webinar, State Supreme Court Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis Plenary, go to your MyWSBA account and search the MCLE section for recorded activity #1151011.
- For judicial officers seeking CJE credits for watching the RECORDED webinar, please fill out the CJE Request Form – Indigenous Children Youth and Families Conference as “Self-Study” (and include the total number of hours for all the recorded sessions you viewed for this conference), and submit the form (along with a copy of the agenda or original invitation) to Phil Zitzelman at phil.zitzelman@courts.wa.gov.
