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CONFERENCE DOCUMENTS


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Below you will find a list of materials submitted in advance of the conference by its faculty. Simply click on a topic below to see the corresponding documents that were placed on the conference CD-ROM. If you have any questions or comments for further assistance. Thank you!

DOCUMENTS


OMDUDSMAN AND CITIZEN REVIEW PANELS

ABA Ombudsman Standards

ABA-CWLA Class Action Analysis

CA Foster Care Ombudsman

Davidson-2004 Child Ombudsman Meeting Notes

Jones-Citizens Review Panels

Jones-Tips for Using Citizens Review Panels

State Ombudsman Programs




LEGAL REPRESENTATION ISSUES

ABA Representation Standards

ABA Youth at Risk Fact Sheet

Child Welfare Law Specialization

Children's Law Office Guidebook

Hints-Involving Kids in Court

Involving Children in Dependency Court

Krinsky-Loan Forgiveness

MA Child and Parent Representation Standards

Nugent-Ensuring Best Interests of Unaccompanied Alien Children

Nugent-Representing Unaccompanied Alien Children

Nugent-Unaccompanied Alien Child Advocacy

Psychological Defenses Parents-Children

Renne-Materials on Legal Ethics

Talking with Kids handout

Zuckerman and Lawton-Lawyers and Child Health



LAW SCHOOL CHILD LAW PROGRAMS

Barton Child Law Clinic

Civitas Child Law Center

Harvard CAP Program

Schepard-Law Schools and Family Court Reform

University of Florida Center on Children and Families

University of Michigan Child Advocacy Clinic

Whittier Center for Child Rights Newsletter

Whittier Center for Child Rights



INFANT AND TODDLER ISSUES

Dicker-Early Intervention Article

Dicker-Infants & Toddlers in Foster Care

Dwyer-Draft Senate Bill re Newborn Rpt. and Removal

Dwyer-VA Draft Senate Bill Changing Termination Languate

Dwyer-VA Draft Sentate Bill re Termination Grounds

Johnson-Zero to Five Family Drug Treatment Court

Leslie-Early Childhood Development

Meeting Needs of Infants & Toddlers

Model Court-Community Partnerships

Nelson-Building a Better Brain

Nelson-Early Deprivation of Brain Development

Nelson-Importance of First 3 Years of Life

Nelson-Neurobiological Perspective

Nelson-Neurological Basis for Early Intervention

Sanger-Separating from Children



HOME VISITATION ISSUES

Daro-Home Visitation Evaluation

Daro-Home Visitation

Olds-Long-term Effects of Home Visitation

Olds-Long-term Effect of Nurse Home Visitation

Olds-Effect of Prenatal & Infancy Home Visitation

Olds-Home Visitation of Paraprofessionals

Olds-Effects of Nurse Home Visitation

Olds-Effects of Home Visists by Paraprofessionals



EDUCATION RELATED ISSUES

Education Stability-Lessons Learned

Rothstein-Class and the Classroom

Rothstein-The Flawed Thinking Behing 'No Excuses'

Schepard-Family Law Education Reform




CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM REFORM ISSUES

Berrick-Concurrent Planning

Berrick-Reunification Bypass and ASFA

Berrick-Reunification Charts and Tables

Daro-Community Partnerships

Deihl-Role of Caregivers in Court

Dicker-Healthy Development of Foster Children

Essential Concurrent Planning Elements

Greenwald O'Brien-Clincal Intervention in State Intervention Programs

Hill-Racial Disproportionality

Katz-Concurrent Planning

Loman-Differential Response

Meyer-Best Interests Parentage

Permanency Barriers Project Summary

Permanency Barriers Project

Racial Disparities-Places to Watch

Salyers-The Pew Initiatives

Wald-Sexual Orientation and Child Placement



CHILD AND PARENT DISABILITY ISSUES

FASD Presentation

SSA Disability Questionnaire

SSA Disability Report Form

SSA Teacher Questionnaire

SSI for Children



ADOPTION RELATED ISSUES

Bartholet-International Adoption-A Child's Story

Bartholet-International Adoption-Thoughts on the Human Rights Issues

Bartholet-Transracial Adoption

Dillion-Intercountry Adoption

Hollinger-Same Sex Couple Adoption

Hollinger-Multiethnic Placement Act (MEPA)

Transracial Adoption



ADOLESCENT RELATED ISSUES

Federal Bill-Social Sec Benefits of Foster Children

Future for Teens in Foster Care

Krebs-Beyond the Foster Care System Excerpt

Krebs-Beyond the Foster Care System Summary

Krebs-Reversing Foster Csre System Failure

Krinsky-Court Reform

Krinsky-Dependency Court Reforms

Krinsky-Enhancing Youth Participation

Krinsky-Foster Children Need More Community Support

Krinsky-Kids Without Family Need Extra Leg-Up

Krinsky-Overwhelmed System Must Not Silence Voices

Laver and Khoury-Improving the Legal System's Approach to LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care

Changing the Status Quo for Status Offenders

Runaway-Thrownaway Youth

Status Offense Briefing Paper

Status Offenses

Truancy Court Diversion Project

Trupin-Homeless Youth Advocacy

Trupin-Justice for Street Youth

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