NCSC: Family Centered Fridays “Creating User-Centered Courtrooms”,

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There, NCSC’s Nathan Hall, Principal Court Management Consultant, and David Sayles, Senior Court Management Consultant, will lead a discussion on how trauma-informed design for court spaces can support user-centered court culture. David and Nathan will be joined by Nicole Ticknor and Kimberly Ackmann, Deputy Court Administrators with Illinois’ 17th Circuit (Winnebago County), to discuss their jurisdiction’s proposal for a new, trauma-informed Family Courts Center. Attendees will have the opportunity to view plans for trauma-informed courtrooms and court service areas, hear

Keeping Families Together Act: Basics for the Bench

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The Washington State Legislature passed the Keeping Families Together Act (HB 1227) in 2021, with an effective date of July 1, 2023. This historic legislation makes significant changes to the front-end of the dependency court process and represents a fundamental shift in how courts consider child safety in decision-making. In May, Family & Youth Justice Programs (FYJP) held the 2023 Dependency Judicial Training Academy which was entirely focused on preparing courts for these monumental changes. The academy was very well-received

CFF Idea Exchange: continue the conversation from the July Practice Academy course titled, “Building Strong Futures: Increasing FTC Capacity and Scale.”

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This conversation is held as a follow up to the earlier Practice Academy on this topic, and offers a chance to discuss and strategize with peers. Come take part in a lively conversation on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 1:00 pm ET/10:00 am PT with peers from across the country. It’s a chance to share and discuss strategies, innovations, and challenges! Asking the questions… Do you understand your scale and whether you’re meeting the need of your community? How can

NAADAC 2023 Annual Conference

Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center Denver, CO, United States

The National Association for Addiction Professionals Annual Conference  

All Sites Meeting Specialty Dependency Courts

The Family and Youth Justice Programs team at the Washington Administrative Office of the Courts is working now to create a half-day in-person event to allow Family Treatment Court, Early Childhood Court, and ICWA Court Professionals a chance to meet and discuss the needs of your courts. This will be focused on discussion with other teams and will provide some support for travel. We are planning this for the 18th of October in the afternoon, so that court partners might

Judicial Community of Practice

Virtual

Session Topic: Extended Foster Care Guest Expert: Chris McLaughlin, DCYF Extended Foster Care Program Manager Open to judicial officers ONLY. Learn more here: Judicial Community of Practice

WSADCP Treatment Court Conference 2023

DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel 16500 Southcenter Parkway, Seattle, WA, United States

This event hosted by the Washington State Association of Drug Court Professionals (WSADCP) is well attended by professionals from across the state. WSADCP works hard to bring speakers and sponsors based on feedback from court teams and provide a welcome opportunity to meet in person to learn together.