Conferences & Trainings

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Plenary 1: Welcome and Updates                                  Presentation

Plenary 2: AI for Legal Help                                             Presentation

Plenary 3: SB 343                                                              Presentation

Plenary 4: Case Law and Legislative Updates              Presentation   |  Citations

Best Practices Roundtable                                             Citations

Determining Income to Calculate Child Support       Presentation

The Interstate Child (UIFSA)                                          Presentation  |  Handout 1  |  Handout 2  |  Handout 3

Thursday, August 29, 2024

Advanced Income Determination                               Presentation  |  Handout

DCSS Presents                                                                Presentation

Evidence for Child Support Commissioners             Presentation  |  Handout

Guideline Calculation and Certification for Commissioners (Beginning Course)      Presentation |  Hypos  |  Calculations  |  Scenarios

AB 1058 Contempt Procedures                                Presentation  |  Handout 1  |  Handout 2  |  Handout 3  |  Handout 4

Guideline Calculation and Recertification for Commissioners (Advanced Course)     Presentation  |  Hypos  |  Hypos and Calculations

Inequity Implications: Discretion and Implicit Bias Awareness and Cultural Sensitivity    Presentation  |  Handout 1  |  Handout 2  |  Handout 3  |  Handout 4

Discretionary Child Support Orders - Deviating from Guideline Child Support, Hardship Deductions, Other Spouse Income  Presentation  |  

AB 1058 Timekeeping and STARS                              Handout

“No Income, No Problem! . . . Or Is It? Imputed Income: What It Is, What It Isn’t, When & How to Do It”      Presentation  |  Handout

Friday, August 30, 2024

Ethics and the Self Represented Litigant

• Presentation

Ethics in the AB 1058 Court Room                          Handout 1  |  Handout 2

Ethics in the Family Law Facilitator’s Office

• NONE

Child Support Commissioners’ Roundtable

• NONE

Family Law Facilitators’ Roundtable

• NONE

Making Sense of the Pain: Understanding Trauma

• NONE

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Plenary 1: Welcome and Updates             Presentation

Plenary 2: The Moral Construction of Poverty in the Child Welfare System             Citations | Presentation

Plenary 3: Case Law and Legislative Updates             Citations | Presentation (Part 1) | Presentation (Part 2) | Presentation (Part 3) | Presentation (Part 4)

Understanding Military and Veteran Issues in AB 1058 Cases             Citations | Presentation

The Interstate Child (UIFSA)             Presentation

Child Support: A New Vision             Presentation

Child Support Commissioners’ Roundtable             NONE

Family Law Facilitators’ Roundtable             NONE

Paralegals’ Roundtable             NONE

Ethics and the Self-Represented Litigant             Presentation (Part 1) | Presentation (Part 2)

Thursday, August 31, 2023

The Cost of Caring: Vicarious Traumatization & Self Care             Presentation

Determining Income to Calculate Child Support             Presentation

Establishing Child Support Orders After SB 343/AB 1755             Citations | Presentation

Parentage Notwithstanding Genetics             Citations

Voluntary Declarations of Parentage & Modifying Birth Certificates             Citations | Presentation

Guideline Calculation and Certification for Commissioners             Presentation

AB 1058 Contempt Procedures             Presentation

Implicit Bias and Bias-Reducing Strategies             NONE

Advanced Income Determination             Citations | Presentation

Collection Mechanisms and Opportunities for Family Empowerment             Citations | Presentation

Determination and Enforcement of Support Arrears in Title IV-D Proceedings             Presentation

Friday, September 1, 2023

Ethics in the AB 1058 Courtroom             Presentation

Ethics in the Family Law Facilitator’s Office             NONE

High Conflict Management for Child Support Professionals             Citations | Presentation

DCSS Presents             Presentation

Discovery in AB 1058 Cases             NONE

Mediating Child Support Disputes             Presentation

Wednesday, October 12, 2022 

Welcoming Remarks and Plenary                  Presentation

Case Law Update                                          Citations | PowerPoint

DCSS Presents                                              Citations | PowerPoint

Income Determination – Calculating Child Support    Citations | PowerPoint                

Income Determination – Advanced                Citations | PowerPoint

Coercive Control and Domestic Violence: Implications for Child Support Professionals

Legislative Update                  Citations | PowerPoint

Thursday, October 13, 2022

The Interstate Child (UIFSA)              PowerPoint

Parentage Notwithstanding Genetics             NONE  

Child Support and Obligors Who Are Incarcerated    Citations | PowerPoint

Plenary 2: State of the Child Support Program – Forecast for the Future Citations | PowerPoint

DCSS Guideline Calculator Training              Citations | PowerPoint

Mindfulness-In-Law: Techniques to Maintain Professional Competency     PowerPoint

The 2021 Child Support Guideline Study and the Final Rule            PowerPoint

Friday, October 14, 2022
Qualifying Ethics 8      NONE 

Ethics in the Family Law Facilitator’s Office NONE 

Ethics and Self-Represented Litigants           NONE 

Hot Topics for Family Law Facilitators           NONE 

LCSA Outreach Initiatives                 

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Welcoming Remarks and Plenary        Citations  |   Presentation

Case Law and Legislative Update        Citations  |   Presentation

Income Determination – Calculating Child Support     Citations  |  Presentation

Ethics in the Family Law Facilitator’s Office   NONE

Judicial Ethics: Self-Awareness Required       NONE

Thursday, October 14, 2021

The Interstate Child (UIFSA)    Presentation  |   Graphics

Parentage Notwithstanding Genetics  NONE

Remote Services for Child Support Commissioners   Citations  |   Presentation

The Journey of Remote Services      Citations   |  Presentation

Income Determination – Advanced     Citations   |    Presentation

DCSS Guideline Calculator Training   Citations   |   Presentation

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2020

Welcoming Remarks and Opening Plenary: Racial Justice Applied to the Child Support Program

Racial Justice Applied to Child Support   Citations

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2020

Case Law Update     Citations   |   Summaries

Redesigning for Remote Service   Citations

AB 1058 Court Clerk Training Day 1

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2020

Parentage Notwithstanding Genetics    Handout

Parentage Opportunity Program (POP) Workshop    Citations

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2020

A Perfect Storm: When unpredictable adversities collide     Handout

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2020

Income Determination—Calculating Child Support    Citations

Ethics in the FLF Office  
Judicial Canons |  CJEO Formal Opinion  |  Formal Opinion on Data Breaches  |   Code of Ethics  |  Self Help Center Guidelines

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020

Income Determination – Advanced    Citations

DCSS Guideline Calculator Training   Citations

AB 1058 Court Clerk Training Day 2

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2020

Hot Topics in the AB 1058 Program    Citations

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2020

UIFSA     Handout   |   Graphic  |   Definitions

Ethics in the Time of COVID-19   Citations 1  |  Handout 1  |   Handout 2  |   Handout 3  |  Citations 2

AB 1058 Court Clerk Training Day 3

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

AB 1058 Primary Assignment Orientation  Citations
New Child Support Commissioners’ Orientation  Citations
New Family Law Facilitators’ Orientation  Citations

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Plenary Session: Welcomes & Updates   Citations
Plenary Session: Transforming Child Support Services; Transforming Lives  PowerPoint   Citations
Plenary Session: Case Law & Legislative Update   Summaries  Quiz Answer Key

AB 1058 Timekeeping   PowerPoint   Handout  Reimbursability Hypos

Bringing Up Baby: Making Parentage Determinations in the 21st Century   PowerPoint   Handout 1   Handout 2   Handout 3    Handout 4   Handout 5    Handout 6

Contempt Procedure in the AB 1058 Court  Citations   PowerPoint   Handout 1  Handout 2   Handout 3  Handout 4   Handout 5   Handout 6

Child Support Commissioners’ Roundtable  Handout 1   Handout 2

Ethics and Self-Represented Litigants   Handout 1   Handout 2   Handout 3   Handout 4

Family Law Facilitators’ Roundtable

Paralegals' Roundtable   PowerPoint   Citations

Thursday, August 29, 2019

AB 1058 Administration & Accounting  PowerPoint 1    PowerPoint 2

Boots on the Ground UIFSA   PowerPoint    Handout

Ethics in the Family Law Facilitator’s Office   Handout 1   Handout 2   Handout 3    Handout 4   Handout 5

Guideline Calculation and Certification for Commissioners  Citations

AB 2684: California’s New Rules for Establishing Parentage   PowerPoint    Handout    Citations

Legal Self-Help Webinar Workshops–A New Way to Deliver Facilitator Services  PowerPoint  Handouts

Income Determination—Calculating Child Support     PowerPoint    Citations            

Mediating Child Support Disputes       PowerPoint  Citations

Understanding Military and Veteran Issues in AB 1058 Cases  PowerPoint    Handouts   Citations

CSC Best Practices     PowerPoint    Handout

Income Determination—Advanced    Citations                                                       

Vicarious Traumatization & Self-Care   PowerPoint    Citations

Friday, August 30, 2019

AB 1058 from the Perspective of Tribal Members   PowerPoint    Citations

Assessing Your Court’s Facilitator Program–Tools to Help You Plan for the Future   PowerPoint     Handout 1-3    Handout 4

Qualifying Ethics (7th Cycle) QE7 Core Course   Citations

DCSS Presents  Citations  PowerPoint

Tax Law 101 for the Child Support Professional  PowerPoint  Citations

The Pathways to Justice Conference is a statewide conference convened every three years by the State Bar of California. This year, the conference is combined with the Judicial Council Center for Families, Children & the Courts’ Self-Help Conference. The conference (PJSH2019) is also in partnership with the Legal Aid Association of California and is being held at the Ronald M. George State Building.

PJSH2019 is California’s only statewide legal services and self-help conference that brings together legal services organizations, pro bono organizations, court-based programs, tribal courts; private law firm attorneys; law school faculty and pro bono administrators; law students; court interpreters; and community partners. It is an opportunity to come together for two days of substantive trainings with an additional pre-conference day with half-day courses on Disaster Preparedness and Conducting a Court Self-Help Center Cost-Benefit Analysis.

Sessions and Schedules

Registration and More Information

Separate Registration for 'Cost-Benefit Analysis' course

Hotel Room Block at Holiday Inn Golden Gateway

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

AB 1058 Primary Assignment Orientation     Citations
New Child Support Commissioners’ Orientation     Citations
New Family Law Facilitators’ Orientation     Citations

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Plenary Session: Welcomes & Updates  Citations

Plenary Session: The Stories in the Data: What They Tell Us About Our Communities  Citations

Plenary Session: Case Law & Legislative Update  Citations

Paternity Establishment and Support Collection in Probate  Citations

UIFSA & the Interstate Child   Handout 1 |  Handout 2  |  Handout 3  |  Handout 4  | Handout 5

Where is the Money? – An Exploration of the 2019 Federal Income Tax Laws, and the Practical Applications in Support Calculations  Citations

Child Support Commissioners’ Roundtable   Citations

Ethics and Self-Represented Litigants   Handout 1 |  Handout 2  |  Handout 3  |  Handout 4  |  Handout 5

Family Law Facilitators’ Roundtable

Paralegal's Roundtable   Citations

Thursday, November 15, 2018

AB 1058 Court Clerks' Training:  PT 1 |  PT 2  |  PT 3  |  PT 4  |  PT 5  |  PT 6  |  PT 7  |  PT 8  |  PT 9 |  PT 10

AB 1058 Administration & Accounting

Parentage Notwithstanding Genetics  Handout

Social Security: Benefits and Impact on Child Support  Handout

STARS: The Self-Help Tracking and Reporting Survey  Handout 1 | Handout 2 | Handout 3 

Guideline Calculation and Certification for Commissioners  Citations

Arrears: Calculation, Correction and Compromise  Citations

California’s Child Support Program: Reframing the Child Support Message  Citations

AB 1058 Timekeeping  Handout 1  |  Handout 2

Income Determination—Calculating Child Support   Citations  

Income Determination—Advanced  Citations

Insight and Perspective Required: Looking at the Whole Picture within the Confines of the Law  Citations

Stress Management and Meditation

Friday, November 16, 2018

Ethics Fast Charge for Commissioners   Citations

Engaging Customers in Our Growing Digital World  Citations

Ethics in the Family Law Facilitator’s Office  Citations

An Interactive and Practical Approach to Implicit Bias for Facilitators and Commissioners  Citations

Assessing Your Court’s Facilitator Program-Tools to Help You Plan for the Future  Citations

DCSS Presents  Citations

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

AB 1058 Primary Assignment Orientation    Citations
New Child Support Commissioners’ Orientation      Citations
New Family Law Facilitators’ Orientation     Citations

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Plenary Session: Welcomes  &  Update   |   Citations

Plenary Session: What Recent Research Tells Us About Low-Income Mothers' Romantic Relationships and the Persistence of Poverty

How to Determine Income – A Practical Guide to Understanding Relevant Documents   Citations  | Handout

Review of California's Child Support Guideline & New Federal Rule    Citations

You Set the Tone, Dealing with Difficult Litigants and Attorneys       Citations

Child Support Commissioners’ Roundtable  Citations

California’s Access to Visitation Grant Program: a Sister OCSE Grant     
Citations  |   Handout 1   |   Handout 2   |  Handout 3

Paralegals’ Roundtable

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Plenary Session: Case Law & Legislative Update   Citations

AB 1058 Court Clerks' Training

AB 1058 Administration & Accounting

DCSS Guideline Calculator Training—Beginning      Citations

DCSS Guideline Calculator Training—Experienced    Citations    |   Handout

How to Survive and Thrive in the Legal Arena: Wellness Strategies to Reduce the Risk of Secondary Traumatic Stress, Compassion Fatigue and Burnout     Reading List   |   Handout 1   |   Handout 2

UIFSA from A to Z    Citations

Income Determination—Calculating Child Support    Citations

Income Determination—Advanced    Citations

UIFSA Whatifsas   Citations  |   Handout 1   |   Handout 2   |  Handout 3  |  Handout 4

Dependency Determination of Parentage: What Were They Thinking?!?!    Citations   |   Handout 1

How to FLF    Citations   |   Handout 1   |   Handout 2

Friday, September 15, 2017

Commissioners’ One-Stop, 2-Hour, Ethics Tune Up    Citations

Ethics in the Family Law Facilitator’s Office     Citations

An Interactive and Practical Approach to Implicit Bias for Facilitators and Commissioners     Citations  |   Handout

Parentage Notwithstanding Genetics      Citations  |   Handout

DCSS Presents    Citations

Transfer of Title IV-D Cases to Tribal Courts    Citations  |   Handout 1 |   Rule 5.372

2017 Family Law Education Programs: Real Challenges/Real Life: Empowering Families

April 3-7, 2017

• Family Law Education Programs (FLEP) At-A-Glance Agenda 
• FDR Statewide Educational Institute Workshop Descriptions

Monday, August 29, 2016

• AB 1058 Primary Assignment Orientation  (materials not available on-line)
• New Child Support Commissioners’ Orientation  (materials not available on-line)
• New Family Law Facilitators’ Orientation  (materials not available on-line)

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

• AB 1058 Primary Assignment Orientation  (materials no available on-line)
• New Child Support Commissioners’ Orientation  (materials no available on-line)

18th Annual Child Support Conference Training Materials Part 1 (Tabs 1-22)

18th Annual Child Support Conference Training Materials Part 2 (Tabs 23-35)

TAB 1: AB 1058 Primary Assignment Orientation
TAB 2: New Child Support Commissioners’ Orientation
TAB 3: Plenary Session/Welcomes & Updates (Judicial Council, DCSS & Legislative)
TAB 4: Contempt Proceedings Related to Child Support Orders
TAB 5: Moving Forward While the World Is Standing Still: Advancing the Court’s Self Help Program in Times of Economic Uncertainty
TAB 6: New Family Law Facilitators’ Orientation
TAB 7: Affordable Care Act: Impact on Title IV-D Practices in the Court
TAB 8: Surviving – Maybe Even Thriving – in Child Support Enforcement
TAB 9: Child Support Commissioners’ Roundtable
TAB 10: Family Law Facilitators’ Roundtable
TAB 11: General Roundtable
TAB 12: Paralegals’ Roundtable
TAB 13: AB 1058 Court Clerks’ Training
TAB 14: AB 1058 Administration and Accounting
TAB 15: Plenary Session/Case Law Update
TAB 16: Coming Together to Keep Cases from Falling Apart: How Coordination with Judicial Officers, Facilitators, and Clerks Can Keep Compliance with CRC 5.83 on Track
TAB 17: Income Determination–Calculating Child Support
TAB 18: Income Determination–Advanced
TAB 19: Parentage Notwithstanding Genetics
TAB 20: Child Support–Related Technology for the 21st Century
TAB 21: DCSS Guideline Calculator Training–Beginning
TAB 22: DCSS Guideline Calculator Training–Experienced
TAB 23: UIFSA Refresher
TAB 24: Interjurisdictional Issues of Interest
TAB 25: Determining Self-Employment Income
TAB 26: Ethics Electives for Child Support Commissioners
TAB 27: Domestic Violence Issues in a Court Setting: What Child Support Professionals Need to Know
TAB 28 Legal and Psychosocial Issues: Family Court after the U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
TAB 29 Neutrality: Ethics in Self Help and Family Law Assistance Centers
TAB 30 DCSS Presents
TAB 31 Letters Rogatory: Asking for Help and Taking the Fear Out of Service Award Abroad
TAB 32 Managing Cultural Complexities
TAB 33 Managing Domestic Violence Cases – Effects of DV on Court Professionals and Family Members Affected by Violence: What Research Does and Doesn’t Tell Us
TAB 34 Transgender, Gender Identity, and Gender Roles: Overview for Family Court Programs/Services
TAB 35 Modern Families: Implications of Multiple Parentage for Custody, Child Support, Benefits

17th Annual AB1058 Child Support Training Conference: September 24-27, 2013

Conference Materials Part 1 (Tabs A-O)  (8MB)

Conference Materials Part 2 (Tabs P-X)  (8MB)

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TAB A:  AB 1058 Primary Assignment Orientation
TAB B:  New Child Support Commissioners’ Orientation
TAB C:  Plenary Session: Welcomes & Updates/Affordable Care Act and Child Support
TAB D:  Addressing Child Support Issues with Incarcerated and Recently Released Obligors
TAB E:  Affordable Care Act: Impact on Title IV‐D Practices in the Court
TAB F:  International Issues in Child Support Cases
TAB G:  Roundtables: Child Support Commissioners/Family Law Facilitators/Paralegals
TAB H:  Language Access: Civil Rights Laws and Your Work with LEP Court Customers
TAB I:  New Family Law Facilitators’ Orientation
TAB J:  AB 1058 Court Clerks’ Training
TAB K:  AB 1058 Administration and Accounting
TAB L:  Plenary Session: Case Law Update
TAB M:  Income Determination: Calculating Child Support/Advanced
TAB N:  Parentage Notwithstanding Genetics
TAB O:  The Basics of Mindfulness for Self‐Care and Stress Management
TAB P:  DCSS Guideline Calculator Training: Beginning/Experienced
TAB Q:  UIFSA Refresher/Interjurisdictional Issues of Interest
TAB R:  Domestic Violence Issues in Child Support Cases: A Trauma Informed Approach
TAB S:  Qualifying Ethics 5 Core Course
TAB T:  Cultural Complexities: Becoming Aware, Sensitive and Competent
TAB U:  Ethics for Family Law Facilitators
TAB V:  DCSS Presents
TAB W:  Procedural How‐to’s for Child Support Commissioners
TAB X:  Procedural How‐to’s for Family Law Facilitators

16th Annual CS Training Conference CD, Part 1 (Tab A to M)

16th Annual CS Training Conference CD, Part 2 (Tab N to Y)

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Tab A: New Child Support Commissioners’ Orientation
Tab B:  Plenary Session/Welcome and Updates
Tab C: Best Practices – Establishing and  Disestablishing Parentage: What To Do When Mom is Married and Has a Child with Someone Other than Her Husband
Tab D: Child Support Services Outreach to Family Law Customers in the Courthouse
Tab E:  New Family Law Facilitators' Orientation
Tab F:  Modification Jurisdiction – In re Marriage of Gruen and Beyond (2011)
Tab G: Trauma Informed Systems: What Do You Need to Know to Effectively Deal with Domestic Violence Victims and Batterers as Parties
Tab H: Roundtables: Child Support Commissioners, Family Law Facilitators, and Paralegals
Tab I:  Confidentiality Issues
Tab J:  Court Clerks’ Training: Fundamentals, Advanced, with UIFSA
Tab K: AB 1058 Administration and Accounting
Tab L:  Contempt of Court, Punishment, Probation and Probation Revocation
Tab M: Dealing with Difficult Personalities: Tools and Strategies for Managing the Most Difficult Court Users
Tab N: Insights and Strategies for Managing the Stressors Common to Family Law Professionals
Tab O: Best Practices in Managing Your Courtroom and Collaborating with the LCSA and Facilitator’s Office
Tab P:  Child Support Calculations for Family Law Facilitators
Tab Q: Income Determination: Calculating Child Support and Advanced
Tab R:  DCSS Guideline Calculator Training:  Beginning and Experienced
Tab S:  UIFSA: Interjurisdictional Case Processing
Tab T:  Case Law Update
Tab U: DCSS Presents
Tab V: Procedural How-To's for Family Law Facilitators
Tab W: Court-Based Conflict Resolution: An Overview of the Process and Special Issues Facing Those Who Provide Court-Based Mediation    Services
Tab X: Criminal Justice Realignment and Child Support
Tab Y: Judicial Ethics for Child Support Commissioners

15th Annual CS Training Conference CD, Part 1 Tabs A-N  

15th Annual CS Training Conference CD, Part 2 Tabs O-V    

Beyond the Bench 2024: Coming Together Again to Support Children, Families & Communities

Beyond the Bench 25: Joining Forces for a Better Future for Children & Families

Beyond the Bench 24: Uniting for a Better Future

Program Agenda

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Monday, December 18, 2017

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Beyond the Bench 23: User Experience 

Program Agenda 

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Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Pre- and Post Conference

Pre-Conference

• Tuesday, December 1, 2015
• Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Post Conference: Friday, December 4, 2015

Beyond the Bench XXII: Equal Access to Justice for Children and Families: The Legacies of Clarence Earl Gideon and Martin Luther King, Jr. 

Program Agenda 

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Monday, December 2, 2013

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Wednesday December 4, 2013

Beyond the Bench 21: Coming of Age in Tough Times: Building Our Strength Together
December 14-16, 2011

Agenda
Learning Objectives
Faculty Biographies

Collaboration Works! Improving Outcomes and Achieving Safety and Stability in Challenging Times
June 3-4, 2010

2013 FLEP At-A-Glance Agenda

Improving Permanency & Inclusion for Our Youth

These regional trainings bring together judicial officers, court professionals, social workers, attorneys, probation officers, educators and others working with families and children coming to court. The trainings are funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other agencies. The October 2014 training is the result of a collaborative effort between the Center for Families, Children & the Courts and the California Bay Area Academy.

• Agenda for San Francisco Training, October 21-22, 2014

• Agenda for Sacramento Training, November 19-20, 2014

Day One: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Day one topics to include an overview of current legal information related to extended foster care and non minor dependents, decision making, concurrent planning, and permanency.

Materials for Day One Topics

1. Extended Foster Care in California
2. Q and A
3. Overview of Benefits and Recent Changes under AB 12

Day Two: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Day two topics to focus on system competency around working with LGBTQ youth. Protective factors, standards, guidelines, and effective practices are among the topics that will be covered, in addition to a special presentation of the award winning documentary "Valentine Road."

Materials for Day Two Topics

1. Ensuring the Safety, Permanency and Well-Being of LGBTQ Youth in Care of Child Welfare Systems
2. Foster Parent Survey
3. LGBTQ Youth in Out-of-Home Care – Selected Bibliography and Resource Guide
4. AB 458 Fact Sheet: The California Foster Care Non-Discrimination Act
5. AB 1856 – Foster Youth: LGBT Cultural Competency
6. Achieving Safety, Permanency and Well-Being by Improving Practice with LGBT Youth and Families
7. ACF Information Memorandum on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Youth in Foster Care
8. Breaking the Silence: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Foster Youth Tell Their Stories
9. Helping Families Support Their Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Children
10. In the System and In the Life: Case Studies
11. The Legal Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth in the Child Welfare System
12. All Children – All Families Training Series: Glossary of Terms
13. Queertionary 2.0
14. Transgender Terminology

Improving Permanency & Inclusion for Our Youth

These regional trainings bring together judicial officers, court professionals, social workers, attorneys, probation officers, educators and others working with families and children coming to court. The trainings are funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other agencies and are the result of a collaborative effort between the Center for Families, Children & the Courts and the California Northern, Central, Bay Area and Southern Training Academies.

• Agenda for Southern Training, San Diego May 13-14, 2014
• Agenda for Northern Training, Davis June 10-11, 2014
• Agenda for Central Training, Fresno June 17-18, 2014

Day One: 10:00am-5:00pm

Day one topics to include an overview of current legal information related to extended foster care and non minor dependents, decision making, concurrent planning, and permanency.

Materials for Day One Topics

1. Extended Foster Care in California
2. Supplement: Extended Foster Care/Non-Minor Dependents/Permanency
3. Extended Foster Care Judicial Concerns for Non Minor Dependents
4. Extended Foster Care Self Test
5. Improving Permanency Planning for Youth in Extended Foster Care
6. Supplement – Extended Foster Care/Non-Minor Dependents/Permanency
7. Top 3 Tips for Attorneys Representing Non Minor Dependents
8. Unintended Consequences of AB12 and Potential Strategies for Change
9. "The Unintended Consequences of AB12 and Potential Strategies for Change” Comprehensive Resource List

Learn more about extended foster care.

Day Two: 8:30am-4:45pm

Day two topics to include an overview of benefits for non minor dependents before shifting the focus to system competency around working with LGBTQ youth. Protective factors, standards, guidelines, and effective practices are among the topics that will be covered, in addition to a special presentation of the award winning documentary “Valentine Road” and producer Marta Cunningham.

Materials for Day Two Topics

1. AB 458 Fact Sheet – The California Foster Care Non-Discrimination Act
2. ACF Information Memorandum on LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care
3. All Children – All Families Training Series – Glossary of Terms
4. All Children – All Families
5. Foster Parent Survey
6. Helping Families Support Their LGBT Children
7. In the System and In the Life Case Studies
8. LGBT Youth in California Foster Care – Legal and Professional Standards
9. LGBTQ Bench Reference Guide
10. LGBTQ Youth in Out-of-Home Care – Selected Bibliography and Resource Guide
11. Overview of Benefits and Recent Changes under AB 12 and ACA
12. The Legal Rights of LGBT Youth in the Child Welfare System
13. Transgender Terminology
14. Cultural Humility
15. CWLA - Best Practice Guidelines
16. Guidelines for Managing Information Related to the Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity and Expression of Children in Child Welfare Systems
17. Transgender Youth: Needs, Risks, Outcomes and the Role of the System
18. Ensuring the Safety, Permanency and Well-Being of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) Youth in Care of Child Welfare Systems

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