How to Handle A Child Abuse Case - CLE Program

Topics:
  • Community Organization
  • Juvenile
  • Continuing Legal Education Program (CLE)

The Support Center for Child Advocates provides legal assistance and social service advocacy to abused and neglected children in Philadelphia County. Child Advocates is one of the most successful volunteer models serving children in the country. Each pro bono attorney is teamed with a staff case handler and assigned one child or sibling group. The child advocate team conducts home visits, participates in service planning meetings and court hearings. All volunteers must attend this full-day training program, which includes presentations on the Juvenile Act, the Child Protective Services Law, the role of a child advocate in a criminal case, representing parents in Dependency proceedings, service planning, and the dynamics of child abuse. Our training manual How to Handle A Child Abuse Case, with the latest Juvenile Act amendments and Juvenile Court rules, is provided to attendees. This course also provides certification for eligibility to receive court-appointed dependency cases.

  • CLE Credit Comments: 6 Total CLE credits, 1 of which may be applied toward Ethics Register at http://pbi.org/ or (800) 932-4637
  • Contact:
    Jodi Schatz
    Support Center for Child Advocates
    267-546-9228
  • Website: www.advokid.org