Presenters:
Carrie Mason, Ph.D., Court Improvement Program Attorney
This session will focus on the ethical challenges that juvenile court attorneys must navigate in child welfare removals into foster care. With a focus on the professional responsibility to be both competent and diligent, the session will provide information on the impact of removal from the perspective of their clients and provide a focus on the legal requirements related to removals into foster care under federal and state law. Against this backdrop, the presenter will discuss the importance of and strategies for effective communication with parent-clients and child clients, while navigating diminished capacity among minor clients or clients with disabilities.
CLE: This course has been approved for 1.75 dual hours.
- The approved CLE for this training includes additional time to complete the Pre-Training Quiz and Survey, and Post-Training Quiz, CLE Request and Training Evaluation. Kindly take your time to offer thoughtful responses to the questions.
- Partial credit is not given for distance learning courses.
- You may only receive CLE credit for the completion of on-demand distance learning courses one time, regardless of which calendar year the course was completed.
- On-Demand Training sessions must have interactive components accredited for actual time spent to obtain CLE Credit Hours. Therefor you must complete the training questions. Your responses to the quiz questions are reviewed for data purposes only.
To continue, please complete the Pre-Training Quiz and click "Continue to Training" at the bottom of the page. You will be directed to the video presentation and training materials. Should you have any issues accessing the training material page, please email cipadminassistant@tncourts.gov.
Acknowledgment
CLE credit for On Demand Distance Learning courses is based on both content and time spent viewing the course. In order to receive CLE credit for the course, I understand I must complete and submit the Pre-Training Quiz and Survey, view the course in its entirety, and complete the Post-Training Quiz and Evaluation. Partial CLE credit will not be submitted. Please initial below to acknowledge the viewing requirement.