In 2021, FYJP offered an interactive, virtual judicial training series, “Reimagining Justice in Child Welfare and Dependency Court.” This training was intended for judicial officers and court administrators from Superior Court, the Court of Appeals and Tribal Courts. Topics covered included child safety inquiries, belonging and othering in courts, hope science, ICWA/active efforts, COVID-19 cour recovery, and trauma-responsive court practices.
Grays Harbor County Safety Summit
2022 Judicial Training Academy on Reasonable and Active Efforts
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Family & Youth Justice Programs, in partnership with the Capacity Building Center for Courts, presented the Washington Active and Reasonable Efforts Judicial Academy in the Spring of 2022. This two-day, virtual training was offered twice, first on March 31-April 1 and again, April 14-15, with a maximum registration of 16 judicial officers per day. This training was specifically designed for state court judicial officers who hear dependency cases and included numerous simulation mock decision-making exercises.
Washington ICWA Court Summit – October 25, 2021
On October 25, 2021, the Washington ICWA Court Summit will be held online. This is a joint effort of the National Council of Family & Juvenile Court Judges, Casey Family Programs and the Family & Youth Justice Programs.
2021 Judicial Academy on Reimagining Justice in Child Welfare and Dependency Court
SCJA Spring Conference 2021- Strengthening the Front Door of the Courthouse
On April 28, 2021, CITA is sponsoring a session for dependency judicial officers at the Superior Court Judges Association Spring Conference. Strengthening the Front Door of the Courthouse The trauma of removing children from their parents, the cost of State intervention for bad outcomes, and the racial disparity exercised by our child welfare system, call us to resist the use of our courts to separate families in order to deliver help. The front door of the courthouse needs to be
Spokane HOPE Summit 2021 – February 18, 2021
CITA and the Spokane dependency court system will be hosting a virtual, invitation-only HOPE Summit on February 18, 2021. Event materials for attendees are posted for download.