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2020 Annual (Virtual) Child Welfare Law Update

On September 4, 2020, the Annual Child Welfare Law Update conference was held virtually. Topics included the following:

Child Welfare Statutory Changes and Appellate Decisions

Judiciary and Executive Branch: Child Welfare Initiatives, Accomplishments, and Plans for 2020-20201

Foster Youth Bill of Rights and Development of a Pono Process

Virtual ‘Ohana Time can be Effective: What the Child Welfare Community Needs to Know

Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children (ICPC)

Case Study: Ethical Boundaries and Duty of Care Owned by a GAL: In the Matter of the Dependency of A.E.T.H, 9 Wash.App.2d 502, 446 P.3d 667 (2019)

Effective Advocacy: Improving Practice and Sharing Resources to Effectuate Desired Outcomes Relating to the Safety, Permanency, and Well-Being of Children in Foster Care

To Watch the 2020 Annual Child Welfare Conference:

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Handouts and Downloads for the Conference:

DOH Update

Five Tips to Make the Most of Video Chats

In Re-Dependency of Aeth Snoho Superior Behaving Badly

Pono Process Information Card – Social Media Post

Pono Process Training

Program – Law Update -9-2

Speakers – ACWLU 2020

Videochat and Familytime-2

Videochat Checklist

8-6-20 Program – GAL Statewide Convening

EO Strengthening Child Welfare System

Act 35 (H.B. 1942 H.D. 2  S.D. 2):  Adding clergy and persons working with electronic medium to the list of mandated child abuse reporters.

Act 36 (H.B. 1978 H.D. 1 S.D.1):  Adding Special Immigrant Juvenile Status findings determination to the jurisdiction of the family court.

Act 20 (H.B. 2425 H.D. 1 S.D. 1):  Adding “coercive control” to the definition of domestic abuse.

ICPC

SDO & Memo Op Table

Speakers – GAL Convening 2020

SSB-Child Welfare Law Update– audio included

DOE-Child Welfare Law Update 2020

 

2020 Appellate Decisions Presentation by Patrick Pascual:

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This event is funded by the the Judiciary State of Hawaii Hawaii Court Improvement Program and supported by the First Circuit Family Court, Friends of CASA, Department of Human Services, William S. Richardson School of Law, and the CIP Training Grant Planning Committee.

 

(Photo by Bill Oxford)

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