Monthly CIP Cafe' - April 2023 - Safe V. Unsafe: The Ongoing Assessment of Safety in Child in Need of Care Cases - Part Two of Two CIP Cafe's Focusing on Safety

GATHER. LEARN. COLLABORATE.

^____       Hosted by the Court Improvement Program of the Louisiana Supreme Court       ^____

APPROVED FOR 1 HOUR CLE/CEU

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Speakers

• Sholanda R. Ellis, MSW, RSW, Foster Care Consultant, DCFS
• Kasey Pharis, J.D.
• Sherry Powell, Deputy General Counsel II, DCFS

Agenda:

12:00 – 12:30 pm            

The ongoing safety assessment in a Child In Need of Care case; how DCFS determines when it is safe to reunify children and parents, conditions for return home, and conditions for closure

12:30 – 12:50 pm            

How to advocate for return utilizing the safety assessment

12:50 – 1:00 pm               

Questions and Discussion

Objectives:

• Learn how the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) assesses safety throughout the life of the Child In Need of Care case when children have been removed from their parents.
• Appreciate how DCFS determines when it is safe to reunify children and parents and conditions for return home and conditions for closure.
• Understand how to advocate for return home utilizing the safety assessment.

This training is free and is designed for all judges, private adoption attorneys, adoption agencies, clerks of court, foster parents, social workers, educators, faith-based leaders and child welfare stakeholders.