Guardians ad Litem Online Basic Training
Adobe Presentations: Training Modules
Online Completion Form
You need to view each presentation listed below. You do not need to watch them in any specific order.
- Guardian ad Litem Overview By Dr. Roger Lott. 15 min 50 sec
- Interviewing Children By Dr. Barbara Sturgis. 27 min 57 sec
- Child Maltreatment By Dr. Gregg Wright. 50 min 45 sec
- Advocating for Children By Mark Ells, J.D. 17 min 03 sec
This presentation may be difficult to hear. We suggest using headphones. If you choose to turn up your computer's volume, please remember to turn it down once completing the presentation. - Case and Statute Review By Mark Ells, J.D. 97 min 05 sec
The first portion of this presentation may be difficult to hear. We suggest using headphones. If you choose to turn up your computer's volume, please remember to turn it down once completing the presentation. Be aware that half way through the volume will increase.
Reading Assignments:
From the Book: Child Welfare Law and Practice (Ventrell and Duquette, Eds.)
Assigned readings to complete training: These are minimum assignments to address the learning objectives of the training. There are many other sections of this comprehensive volume that are useful and we recommend that guardians ad litem regularly use this book as a resource.
Relevant state and federal statutes
149-173 (Federal Statutes)
185-211 (Federal Case Law)
Child Maltreatment in the Context of Other Factors
15-33 (Physical, Sexual, and Emotional Child Abuse and Neglect)
79-84 (Family Dynamics in Child Maltreatment)
95-99 (Cultural Context)
6-7 (Poverty, Race, and Maltreatment)
Child developmental considerations
53-77 (Impact of Child Development on Maltreatment)
Advocating for children
545-640 (Trial Advocacy)
220-221 (Safety)
535-537 (Safety)
363-379 (Permanency)
Mail / Fax Completion Form to:
UNL-Center on Children, Families and the Law
Attn: Elsbeth Pelter
206 South 13th, Ste 1000
Lincoln, NE 68588-0227
Checks can made to UNL-CCFL.
