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2015 Annual Child Welfare Law Update Conference

The 2015 Annual Child Welfare Law Update Conference was held August 14, 2015 at the Ko’olau Golf Course in Kaneohe with the Honorable R. Mark Browning, Senior Family Court Judge, Family Court of the First Circuit and Rachael Wong, Director, Department of Human Services, providing the opening remarks.  The keynote speaker was Dr. Ira Chasnoff, speaking on Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and the Vulnerable Child.  Additional presentations included:

* CHILD WELFARE STATUTORY CHANGES AND APPELLATE DECISIONS
* JUDICIARY AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH: CHILD WELFARE INITIATIVES, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND PLANS FOR 2015-16
* IMUA KᾹKOU: WHAT WE’VE LEARNED IN YEAR ONE
* HAWAI`I’S TITLE IV-E WAIVER DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS: SUMMARY OF PROGRESS ACHIEVED
* DEFINING NORMAL: WORKING TOGETHER TO IMPROVE LIFE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN FOSTER CARE

Click on links below to view handouts and information from the conference:

Program and Speaker Information

2015 Law Update – Patrick Pascual PPT

SDO-and-MEMO-OPINIONS

Public-Law-113-183

42 USC 675a-Additional-Case-Plan-and-Case-Review-System-Requirements

ACF Info Memo Re Preventing Sex Trafficking etc Act

Fact-Sheet-on-Preventing Sex Trafficking etc Act

HIHOPES-Guiding Principles-Normalcy Law-Recommendations

Normalcy and Prudent Parenting Presentation-HI-HOPES

Mystery-of-Risk-Dr-Chasnoff

Dr. Ira Chasnoff

 

 

 

 

     

 

    Dr. Ira Chasnoff

 

This program was funded by the Hawai`i Court Improvement Program.

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