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Congratulations to Betsy Ferrebee of Pawnee City, Brittani
Lewit of
Lincoln, Krista Shaul of Sidney, Kristina Sisneroz-Guerrero of Lincoln,
Matthew
Headley of Norfolk, and Maxie Morgan of Scottsbluff, who were awarded
scholarships to the National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC)
Conference in Austin, Texas, on October 20-23, 2010
The Youth
Court Questionnaire has now been released by the Nebraska
Foster Youth
Council and the Through the Eyes of the Child Initiative as a method
for
children and youth to provide input in their cases. If
you are a Guardian ad Litem, caseworker,
Service Coordinator, or someone who works with youth, you are urged to
encourage them to complete it. The Youth
Court Questionnaire is intended for any youth with an open CPS
case,
regardless of age or placement, at anytime and as often as they would
like,
especially since circumstances frequently change. Contact
Cassy Blakely with questions at
402-817-2003 or cblakely@nebraskachildren.org.
The ABA Center
on Children and the Law has co-released a new guide for GALs entitled Engaging
Noncustodial Fathers in Child Welfare Cases. More information
on engaging fathers can be found at the
National Quality Improvement Center on Non-Resident Fathers and the
Child
Welfare System.
The Nebraska Supreme Court is
seeking comments on Case
Progression Standards proposed by the Commission on Children in the
Courts. For more information, click here.
The deadline is October 1, 2010.
MCLE credits
are now available for online presentations from the 2009 Children’s
Summit and 2010
Lecture Series. The cost is $5 per
credit. Click here
for more
information.
Final
chance to register for the
upcoming 2010 Regional Conferences
The
deadline to register
for the 2010 Regional Conferences hosted by the
Through the Eyes of the Child Initiative is September 15th. Regional conferences will be held in:
- September 23: Scottsbluff
- September 24: Hastings
- September 30: Norfolk
- October 1: Lincoln
Click here
to register. Agendas
from each of
the regional conferences are also available. Topics
include Permanency Pre-Hearing Conferences,
Foster Parents
facilitating reunification, reasonable efforts, transfer of custody,
substance
abusing parents, parenting time, and appellate caselaw updates. There will also be opportunity for Team
Discussion.
The
regional
conferences are directed toward members of local teams of the Through
the Eyes
of the Child Initiative; however, you are not required to be on a team
to
attend. If you are interested in
attending as part of the local team in your area, please contact Kelli
Hauptman for team contact information.
There is no
cost to attend the regional conferences, and a light breakfast and
lunch will
be provided. For more information on the
regional conferences, click here.
Two
trainings remaining in 2010 for Phase II
(Advanced) Helping
Babies from the Bench
What can
cause
social-emotional delays in infants and toddlers and what are the signs? Is there any treatment available? What
can we do in our court processes to improve
infant/toddler outcomes?
Register for the new Phase II
trainings of Helping Babies from the Bench to
find out the answers to these questions. This
training is a combination of a morning session
(open to anyone) and
an afternoon workshop (for core team members only) that addresses
implementation of best practices for babies and toddlers into court
practice. An agenda
is available
to view. Current Phase II trainings are:
- Ogallala September
17th
- Papillion November
5th
For more
information about the trainings or to register, click here. If your local team is interested in hosting a
Phase II training in your community, please contact Kelli Hauptman.
Judges
Webinars
The
Through
the Eyes of the Child Initiative is hosting a webinar series for judges
that
focus on issues in abuse/neglect cases. All
webinars will be held at noon Central
Time.
September
8th: Judicial Ethics in Child Welfare Cases,
Judge Douglas Johnson, Separate Juvenile Court of Douglas County
This
webinar will address ethical
issues encountered in abuse/neglect cases. Special
focus will be given to ex parte
communication, in chambers
testimony and judicial action within a case.
November 17th:
How to Lead an Effective
Multidisciplinary Court Team, Nancy Miller, Director, Permanency
Planning
for Children Department, NCJFCJ
This
webinar will address
the role of a judge as the leader of a multidisciplinary court team and
how
judges can ensure better outcomes from their teams’ efforts through
more
effective leadership. Focus will be on
abuse/neglect multidisciplinary teams that are part of the Through the
Eyes of
the Child Initiative. (Note: due to
interest, this is a repeat session of the July webinar)
The
August 10th webinar
entitled What do the Nebraska appellate
courts say about reasonable efforts in abuse/neglect cases by Gail
Steen
and Sarah Helvey is now available
online. Click here
to watch.
Caselaw Summaries
Trying to find an abuse/neglect
case
but can’t remember the
case name? Use our search engine for
abuse/neglect cases since 2006. Cases
can be searched by keyword. To begin a
search, click here.
In re
Interest of Emma J. (18 Neb. App. 529, ____
N.W.2d ____,
August 10, 2010) A modification of text was made in the opinion
of In re Interest of Emma, 18 Neb. App.
389, 782 N.W.2d 330 (2010), namely that a September 30, 2009, where
active
efforts findings were improperly made was a continuation of a previous
order
and therefore not final and appealable. Full
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