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Georgia Child Welfare Legal Academy

The Georgia Child Welfare Legal Academy is a collaboration between the Supreme Court of Georgia Committee on Justice for Children and the Barton Child Law and Policy Center to bring child welfare legal experts to Emory Law for a monthly workshop as Visiting Scholars in Practice.

The workshop videos and PowerPoint presentations will be archived here. Please bookmark this page and check back periodically for new materials.

If you have difficulty viewing the videos, please contact Michele Papotto by e-mail mpapott@emory.edu or by phone 404.712.8367.

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Ethics of Practice in Family Dependency Treatment Court June 21, 2017	Visiting Scholars in Practice: Julie Butner, JD, Barton-ABA Child Law Fellow, ABA Center on Children and the Law Andrew Cummings, Executive Director, Advanced Outcomes Consulting Group Terrence Wilson, Robin Nash Postgraduate Fellow in Law, Barton Child Law & Policy Center View the video presentation
Reinstatement of Parental Rights March 17, 2017	Visiting Scholars in Practice: Leslie Abbott, Attorney, DeKalb County Child Advocacy Center Mercedes Ball, Executive Director, Sister2Sister Mentoring Program Tara-Anne Canada, Gwinnett County Guardian Ad Litem Jennifer Ennerberg, Assistant Public Defender, Cherokee Judicial Circuit View the video presentation View handouts 1 View handouts 2 View handouts 3
Children in Need of Services (CHINS) January 20, 2017	Visiting Scholars in Practice: The Honorable J. Russell Jackson The Honorable John Sumner View the video presentation View the presentation Powerpoint
Georgia's New Child Abuse Registry November 29, 2016	Visiting Scholar in Practice: Diana Rugh Johnson, JD, CWLS Watch the video presentation View the Powerpoint presentation
Trial Skills for Representing Children in Dependency Cases - Part 2 June 10, 2016	Visiting Scholars in Practice: Gerald Bruce, Esq. Richard Highsmith, Esq. View the video presentation
Trial Skills for Representing Children in Dependency Cases - Part 1 May 13, 2016	Visiting Scholars in Practice: Gerald Bruce, Esq. Richard Highsmith, Esq. View the video presentation
Accessing Health Care for Children in Foster Care October 29, 2015	Visiting Scholars in Practice: David Bolt, LMSW, Manager, Community Education and Training, Georgia Families 360°, Amerigroup Shaquita Ogletree, Policy and Youth Advocacy Coordinator, Multi-Agency Alliance for Children (MAAC) The Honorable Velma Tilley, Judge, Bartow County Juvenile Court View the video presentation View the presentation handouts (Bolt) View the presentation handouts (Ogletree)
Understanding Legal Guardianship September 30, 2015	Visiting Scholars in Practice: Deborah Burrus, Permanency Director, GA Department of Family and Children Services Richard Highsmith, Special Assistant Attorney General, Rabun County and Lumpkin Count DFCS Ashley Willcott, Certified Child Welfare Law Specialist, Executive Director, Office of the Child Advocate for the Protection of Children View the video presentation Part 1 View the video presentation Part 2 View the video presentation Part 3 View Powerpoint presentation slides (Burrus) View Powerpoint presentation slides (Willcott)
Transitioning Foster Youth to Successful Adulthood May 20, 2015	Visiting Scholars in Practice: Facilitator: Temika W. Murry, Managing Attorney, DeKalb County Child Advocacy Center Panelists: Carmen C. Callaway, Director, DFCS Community Programs Nia I. Cantey, Georgia ILP Program Manager Kathleen A. Edwards, State of Georgia Independent Living Specialist-DeKalb County Mitzie Smith, Child Welfare Programs and Policy Manager, Georgia Division of Family and Children Services View Chapter 13 slides presentation View DFCS Community Programs slides presentation
Discretionary Appeals from Juvenile Court - TPR Cases April 21, 2015	Visiting Scholar in Practice: Tom C. Rawlings, Child Welfare Law Specialist, McMilllan & Rawlings, LLP View the presentation slides View the video presentation Part 1 View the video presentation Part 2
Confidentiality, Transparency, and Accountability December 4, 2014	Visiting Scholar in Practice: Howard Davidson, Director, American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law View the video presentation View the Powerpoint slides
Reducing Disproportionate Minority Contact November 21, 2014	Presenters: The Honorable Steven Teske (at approximately 12:00 mark) Chief Judge, Clayton County Juvenile Court Co-Chair, Oversight and Implementation Committee Georgia Commission on Criminal Justice Reform Deputy Commissioner Carl Brown (at approximately 1:14:29 mark) Division of Community Services Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice Assistant Deputy Commissioner Diana Aspinwall (at approximately 1:30 mark) Division of Community Services Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice View the video presentation
Dissecting a Child Welfare Case October 28, 2014	Visiting Scholars in Practice: Moderator: Richard Griffiths, Senior Editorial Director, CNN Panelists: The Honorable Bradley Boyd, Chief Judge, Fulton County Juvenile Court Jeffrey Brown, Director, GA DFCS Central CPS Intake Section Temika J. Bryant, MD, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Valerie Condit, MSW, Roswell High School Ursula M. Davis, MA, LPSC, Director, GA DFCS System of Care Section Diana Rugh Johnson, Esq., Ashley Willcott, JD, Director, Office of the Child Advocate View Part 1 of the video (presentation begins at approx. 1:56 mark) View Part 2 of the video
Open Adoptions 2014 September 5, 2014	Visiting Scholars in Practice: Moderator: Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver Panelists: The Honorable R. Michael Key, Judge, Troup Co. Juvenile Court Deborah Burrus, Permanency Director, Division of Family and Children Services Lila Newberry Bradley, Adoption Attorney, Claiborne & Fox, LLC Leslie Pate MacKinnon, LCSW, Adoption Counselor Susan Gage, Foster/Adoptive Mother View the video presentation
The Stigma of Foster Care July 9, 2014	Visiting Scholars in Practice: Moderator: Terry Walsh, Esq. Panelists: EmpowerMEnt Group Lourdes Aguilar Chase Chitwood Brittany Myers Frances Smith-Ross With Sarah Bess Hudson, EmpowerMEnt Facilitator View the video presentation
Open Juvenile Courts April 24, 2014	Visiting Scholars in Practice: The Honorable Lane Bearden, Gordon County Juvenile Court The Honorable Bradley Boyd, Fulton County Juvenile Court The Honorable Deitra Burney-Butler, Clayton County Juvenile Court Moderator: Ashley Willcott, JD, CWLA, Director, Office of the Child Advocate for the Protection of Children View the video presentation View the slide presentation
Redaction of Child Welfare Records January 31, 2014	Opening Remarks: The Honorable Jason Deal Panelists: Alan Judd, The Atlanta Journal Constitution Tom Rawlings, Child Welfare Attorney Rachel King, General Counsel, Georgia Department of Human Services Moderator: Melissa D. Carter, Executive Director, Barton Child Law and Policy Center. View the recorded presentation video
Addressing Disparities to Eliminate Disproportionate Minority Contact - Part 1 November 13, 2013	This is a special presentation sponsored by the Barton Child Law and Policy Center, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the Governor's Office for Children and Families. Presenters: Joe Vignati, Juvenile Justice Administrator, GOCF The Honorable Steve Teske, Juvenile Court Judge, Clayton County The Honorable Elliott Shoenthal, Juvenile Court Judge, Dekalb County Stephen Reba, Director, Appeal for Youth Clinic, Barton Child Law & Policy Center View the presentations View "GA's Juvenile Reform and Impact on DMC" (PowerPoint Presentation in .pdf format) View "When Did Making Adults Mad Become a Crime?" (PowerPoint Presentation in .pdf format) Follow-up Webinar: youtube.com/user/elsclasstech No login or subscription is required to view the video.
Addressing Disparities to Eliminate Disproportionate Minority Contact - Part 2 December 11, 2013	The conversation continues from the November 13th program. Hosted by the Governor's Office for Children and Families (GOCF), in collaboration with the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice and Department of Education, the Barton Center is pleased to present the following speakers: Katie Jo Ballard, Executive Director, GOCF The Honorable Tom Rawlings, McMillan & Rawlings, LLP Chris Thomas, Assistant Director, Office of Training, DJJ Aakeem Woodard, Consultant, The Bridge Joe Vignati, Justice Division Administrator, GOCF View the recorded presentation (Begins at 3:21 mark) View Judge Rawlings' slides View Chris Thomas' slides
Child Hearsay in Georgia November 5, 2013	Visiting Scholar In Practice: The Honorable Gerald Bruce, Juvenile Court Judge, Enotah Judicial Circuit View video presentation
Children in Need of Services September 26, 2013	Visiting Scholar in Practice: The Honorable Tom Rawlings, MacMillan & Rawlings, LLP View the recorded presentation View Judge Rawlings slides View LIPT Identifiers document View Community Care Plan document
Juvenile Code Revision: Delinquency & Competency August 6, 2013	Scholar in Practice: Professor Randee J. Waldman, Barton Juvenile Defender Center, Emory University School of Law View Professor Waldman's slides View the recorded presentation
Juvenile Code Revision: Dependency & TPR July 24, 2013	Visiting Scholar in Practice: Stephany L. Zaic, Esq., Special Assistant Attorney General, NACC Certified Child Welfare Law Specialist View the recorded presentation View Zaic's slides
Juvenile Code Revision: An Overview May 14, 2013	Visiting Scholars in Practice: Jen Carreras, Esq., Child Welfare Law Specialist Ashley Wilcott, Esq., Child Welfare Law Specialist View the recorded presentation View the slides
Child's Right to Counsel April 16, 2013	Visiting Scholar in Practice: Willie J. Lovett, Jr., JD, LL.M., Dekalb County Juvenile Court Judge, Child Welfare Law Specialist Trenny Stovall, J.D., Director, Dekalb County Child Advocacy Center Aimee E. Stowe, J.D. Appellate Attorney, Dekalb County Child Advocacy Center View the recorded presentation View the slides
Evidence Code of Georgia Revised November 30, 2012	Visiting Scholar in Practice: Professor Paul Milich, JD, Georgia State University College of Law View the video presentation View an excerpt from Georgia Evidence Essentials in pdf format
Square-Peg Teens in Round-Hole Families & Facilities February 15, 2011	Visiting Scholar in Practice: Pat O'Brien, M.S.W. View the video presentation
HIPAA Law March 15, 2011	Visiting Scholars in Practice: Peggy Brockington, Esq. Bryan Tyson, Esq. View the video presentation View the Powerpoint slides
Collateral Consequences of Our Current Criminal Justice System April 21, 2011	Visiting Scholar in Practice: Doug Ammar, Esq. View the video presentation
Georgia Special Education Law and Kids in Foster Care June 16, 2011	Visiting Scholar in Practice: Craig Goodmark, Esq. View the video presentation
Legalization Remedies for Undocumented Children July 20, 2011	Visiting Scholar in Practice: Rebeca Salmon, Esq. View the video presentation View the Powerpoint slides
Pregnancy Prevention for Teens in Foster Care - Law and Policies July 20, 2011	Visiting Scholar in Practice: Taylor I. Dudley, Postgraduate Law Fellow, Barton Child Law and Policy Center View the video presentation View the Powerpoint slides
Indian Child Welfare Act September 27, 2011	Visiting Scholar in Practice: The Honorable Lisa M. Mantz, Newton County Juvenile Court Nealie McCormick, Georgia Council on American Indian Concerns View the video presentation View the Powerpoint slides
Reinstatement of Parental Rights October 4, 2011	Visiting Scholars in Practice: The Honorable J. Lane Bearden Elinor Portivent, Esq. Brent Erwin, Esq. View the video presentation View the Powerpoint slides
Concurrent Planning November 18, 2011	Visiting Scholars in Practice: The Honorable Sandra Miller Barbara Burnley Angie Chandler Amy Mobley Julie York View the video presentation View the Powerpoint slides
Implementation of Open Courts January 27, 2010	Visiting Scholars in Practice: The Honorable Britt Hammond, Toombs Judicial Circuit The Honorable Velma Tilley, Bartow County Juvenile Court View Part 1 of the video presentation View Part 2 of the video presentation View the Powerpoint slides
Reasonable Efforts Through Effective Case Planning March 3, 2010	Visiting Scholar in Practice: The Honorable R. Michael Key, Troup County Juvenile Court View Part 1 of the presentation View Part 2 of the presentation View Part 3 of the presentation View the Powerpoint slides
Reducing Child Maltreatment through SafeCare September 1, 2010	Visiting Scholar in Practice: John R. Lutzker, PhD, National SafeCare Training and Research Center, Georgia State University School of Public Health View Part 1 of the presentation View Part 2 of the presentation
Child and Family Services Review October 8, 2010	Visiting Scholars in Practice: Andrew Barclay, MS Isabel Blanco, MA Christopher Church, JD View Part 1 of the presentation View Part 2 of the presentation
A Trauma Informed Approach to Children in State Custody December 9, 2010	Visiting Scholars in Practice: Dr. Brent Wilson Grady Jenkins, Jr. Edward Washington View Part 1 of the presentation View Part 2 of the presentation