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Family Programs Hawaii

2022 Annual Child Welfare Law Update Conference

Aug 6, 2022

On Friday August 5, 2022, the Annual Child Welfare Law Update conference was held at Ko’olau Ballrooms and Conference Center in Kaneohe, Oahu. Topics included the following:

Child Welfare Statutory Changes and Appellate Decisions
Judiciary and Executive Branch: Child Welfare Initiatives, Accomplishments, and Plans for 2022-2023
Youth Participation in the Court Process
Handling Unidentified Perpetrator Cases
Community Program Updates
Best Practices for Handling CWS Cases: Case Initiation to Case Closure
Confidentiality in CWS Cases

Handouts and Downloads for the 2022 Annual Child Welfare Law Update Conference

2022 Annual Child Welfare Law Update Program

Speaker Bios

Best Practices Panel Handouts

PIP3 Achieving Timely Permanency – Concurrent Planning Youth Brochure

Concurrent Planning Parent Brochure

Patrick Pascual Presentation Handout

Confidentiality Panel Handouts

Form School Excuse Letter

Additional Audience Questions & Speaker Responses

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