Children's Law Institute 2009 (Twelfth Annual)

Released on: Aug. 17, 2009
Running Time: 06:20:35.00

Overview

Special Note - New York Transitional credit for this program is only available to New York licensed attorneys practicing law outside the U.S.

Whether representing children, parents or a child welfare or foster care agency, in private practice, government, public interest practice or as a policy advocate, the issues and the environment in which advocates operate is increasingly complex. This year, PLI's 12th annual Children's Law Institute will focus on adolescents and young adults and the myriad challenges and opportunities presented to professionals seeking to serve them.

Lecture Topics [Total time 6:20:35]

Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program.

Introduction* [00:09:54]
Nanette Schrandt, Michele Cortese, Rebecca S. Rubloff
Why Teens are Different: How Adolescent Development Impacts Teens' Decision Making, Understanding and Perceptions -- Why Practitioners Need to Know [01:28:31]
Nanette Schrandt, Laura Cohen, Hon. Stewart Weinstein, Kirk Heilbrun, Ph.D.
Pregnant and Parenting Teens: Unique Challenges, Promising Approaches [01:28:26]
Theresa Beth Moser, Benita Miller, Payal Dalal, LMSW, Alexandra Rosin, Priti Kataria, Dominique Jones
Alternatives to Placement for Delinquency Clients [01:31:57]
Hon. Monica Drinane, Patricia Ortiz, Sylvia Rowlands, Ph.D., Yumi Nielsen, Mishi Faruqee
Sexually Exploited Youth in the Sex Trade: How Do We Best Protect and Serve Them? [01:41:47]
Michele Cortese, Sienna Baskin, Lori Iskowitz, Sara J. Hemmeter, Katherine E. Mullen

The purchase price of this Web Program includes the following articles from the Course Handbook available online:

Kids Will Be Kids: Creating a Framework for Interviewing and Counseling Adolescent Clients
Randi S Mandelbaum, Laura Cohen
Kids Will Be Kids: Creating a Framework for Interviewing and Counseling Adolescent Clients
Randi S Mandelbaum, Laura Cohen
New Lawyer Conduct Rules
Michele Cortese
Becoming a Parent
Priti Kataria
Fragile Families and the Reproduction of Poverty
Benita Miller
Urban Adolescent Mothers Exposed to Community, Family, and Partner Violence: Is Cumulative Violence Exposure a Barrier to School Performance and Participation?
Benita Miller
State of the Art Reviews: Intervening to Improve Outcomes for Adolescent Mothers and Their Children
Benita Miller
Evidence-Based Treatment for Juvenile Delinquency
Sylvia Rowlands, Ph.D.
Juvenile Justice Initiative (JJI) Fact Sheet
Yumi Nielsen
NYS Rules & Regulations - Service Provision Requirements, 423.4
Michele Cortese
McKinney Westlaw Codes - Family Court Act Article 3, Section 5, 350. 1-350.4, 351.1, 352.1, 352.2 and 352.3
Michele Cortese
Nicolette's Story
Nanette Schrandt
Legal, Social Services Communities Prepare for Enactment of Safe Harbor Act
Nanette Schrandt
Finally, There's a Safe Harbor
Nanette Schrandt
Safe Harbour for Exploited Children Act (Senate Session)
Michele Cortese
Safe Harbour for Exploited Children Act (Assembly Session)
Michele Cortese
The Safe Harbor for Exploited Children Act - Facts & FAQ's
Michele Cortese
The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in New York City
Priti Kataria

Presentation Materials

Teens Are Different: Implications For Legal Strategy And Ethics
Kirk Heilbrun
Juvenile Justice Initiative (JJI)
Yumi Nielsen
What Works And What Doesnt With Adolescents:Effective Interventions To Reduce Recidivism
Patricia Calastro Ortiz
Evidence-Based Treatment For Juvenile Delinquency
Sylvia Rowlands
New York City Childrens Services Juvenile Justice Initiative
Sylvia Rowlands
The New York City Pregnant and Parenting Girls Survival Guide to Getting an Education
Benita Miller
The Gateways Program
Sara J. Hemmeter
18 NYCRR 423.4
Priti Kataria
One Page Project Safety Protocol
Lori Iskowitz

Faculty

Co-Chair(s)

Michele Cortese, Deputy Director, Center for Family Representation, Inc.
Rebecca S. Rubloff, Director of Training, NYC Administration for Children's Services
Nanette Schrandt, Director, Juvenile Services Unit, Legal Aid Society

Speaker(s)

Sienna Baskin, Equal Justice Works Fellow, Sex Workers Project, Urban Justice Center
Laura Cohen, Director of the Northeast Juvenile Justice Center, State University of New Jersey - Rutgers Newark
Payal Dalal, LMSW, Senior Social Worker, Center for Family Representation, Inc.
Hon. Monica Drinane, Interim Civil Court Judge, New York City Family Court
Mishi Faruqee, Director of Youth Justice Programs, Children's Defense Fund
Kirk Heilbrun, Ph.D., Professor and Head of the Psychology Department, Drexel University School of Law
Sara J. Hemmeter, Executive Director of the Family Assessment Program, NYC Administration for Children's Services
Lori Iskowitz, Assistant Deputy Borough Chief, NYC Law Department
Dominique Jones, Assistant Commissioner, NYC Administration for Children's Services
Priti Kataria, Adolescents Confronting Transition Project Attorney, Lawyers for Children
Benita Miller, Executive Director, The Brooklyn Young Mothers' Collective
Theresa B. Moser, Staff Attorney, Special Litigation & Law Reform, Legal Aid Society
Katherine E. Mullen, Staff Attorney, Legal Aid Society
Yumi Nielsen, Brooklyn Borough Director, NYC Administration for Children's Services
Patricia Ortiz, Clinical Director, Esperanza, NY
Alexandra Rosin, Staff Attorney, Center for Family Representation, Inc.
Sylvia Rowlands, Ph.D., Director, JJI Blue Sky, New York Foundling Hospital
Hon. Stewart Weinstein, Family Court Judge, Kings County Family Court

Program Attorney(s)

Peter Beattie, Practising Law Institute

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