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Moving Children to Timely Permanence

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Moving Children to Timely Permanence

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  2. Timeline • March 2009 SRT approves formation of workgroup • Fall 2009 Workgroup convenes • March 2010 SRT approves Workgroup Report (Core & Mandatory Pre-service) • 2010 Workgroup develops training • March 2011 initial session for GAL/Parent Advocates at PJC

  3. The Curriculum • Developed by cross-system team • Includes Mission & Guiding Principles, Best Practices related to Shelter, Adjudication, Disposition, Permanency Hearings

  4. The Curriculum • Includes: • Talking to children • Interacting with Parents • Youth Panel discussion • Grief & Loss • Mock Permanency Hearing • Focus on safety threats • Moving from compliance to real behavioral changes

  5. The Pre-work: • Included reviewing: • Pennsylvania Dependency Bench Book • Juvenile Court Procedural Rules (Dependency) • Juvenile Act

  6. The Presenters (volunteers): • Mix of judges, attorneys and child welfare professionals. • Justice Max Baer • Judge Kelley Streib • Judge Brian Johnson • Frank Cervone, Esq. • Kathy Gomez, Esq. • Kerith Strano-Taylor, Esq. • Christy Stanek, MSW • Sandy Moore, MSW • Eleanor Bush, Esq. • Sharon Biasca, Esq. • Tracey Thomasey, MSW • Sarah Katz, Esq. • Ron Thomas, Esq. • Ron Ayler, MSW • Sharon England, JD, LSW

  7. The participants: • 50 Guardians ad Litem & Parent Attorneys from 31 Permanency Practice Initiative counties • Experience range of one week – 20 years

  8. The Feedback: • 4.5 out of 5 overall rating • 4.7 out of 5 for content areas “This training is and would have been essential for preparation to take a position in this area of the law.”

  9. The Feedback: “Not sure exactly what I was expecting, but this exceeded my expectations and believe it will be well received, particularly by those just getting involved in this area of the law.” “Definitely invaluable to parent’s attorneys regardless of length of practice in the area”

  10. Feedback: Things they’ll do differently (themes): • Interact more with opposing counsel at all stages • More interaction with clients and done earlier • More effort into locating clients • Make attending FSP meeting a priority

  11. Feedback: Themes for further training: • TPR/Appeals/Post TPR representation • Act 101 – working out contact agreements • Question & Answer Session • Case Discussion/Group Sharing/Affinity Networking • Case Law Updates/Statutory Reviews • Emotions Stress/Vicarious Trauma/Coping for Attorneys

  12. Feedback: Themes for further training: • Delinquent/Dependent youth • Inclusion of solicitors • MH/MR issues • Understanding what caseworkers do • Interstate Compact • Engaging fathers • Incarcerated parents

  13. 2010 Next Steps: • Six Regional Trainings • Week of October 10th: Wilkes Barre • Week of October 10th: Lock Haven • Week of October 25th: Cranberry • Week of October 25th: Monroeville • Week of November 14th: Carlisle • Week of November 14th: Villa Nova

  14. 2010 Next Steps: • Pre-service DVD completion and distribution to counties/courts • Annual offering of CORE session

  15. 2011 Recommendations: • Continue to work on issues pertaining to legal representation of parties in dependency proceedings • Develop Core II session • Termination of Parental Rights • Appeals process • Issues of Trauma • Use of FGDM in multiple situations

  16. 2011 Recommendations: • Explore need for advanced training, providing further recommendations to 2012 SRT • Explore ways to develop a network for GALs and parent attorneys, providing further recommendations to 2012 SRT

  17. 2011 Recommendations: • Begin discussions regarding potential: • Standards of practice, • Caseload size, and • Compensation structure …as they related to supporting the work of best practice and high quality representation, providing specific recommendations (which include implementation strategies during times of limited resources) to 2012 SRT.

  18. Respectfully submitted to the Pennsylvania State Roundtable by the Legal Representation Workgroup, May 2011

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