Colorado Child Welfare Attorney Academy Course Now Available

Interested in deepening your understanding about the roles and responsibilities of those involved in Colorado's child welfare judicial system and how to meaningfully engage families and work together with all partners? Explore these ideas and more in this comprehensive virtual learning experience!

The Colorado Child Welfare Attorney Academy will help you understand Colorado’s child welfare judicial system and the realities and challenges of multi-disciplinary, cross-jurisdictional work with children and families.

 
Training for:

•    County attorneys
•    Respondent Parents’ Counsel
•    Guardians ad Litem
•    Counsel for Youth
•    Parent advocates
•    CASA volunteers
•    Human services staff

 

What to expect from the Academy experience:


Each training has been crafted for professionals involved in the child welfare legal system. Online modules explore content through the lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion and model a trauma-informed approach, offering interactive activities and a case scenario to explore responsibilities, goals, and approaches you can apply to your work.


Module 1: 
Foundations of Collaboration in the Child Welfare 
Legal Process
Available Now

Module 2: 
Integrating Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Access, and Belonging in the Child Welfare Legal Process
Available Now

Module 3: 
Shifting Your Lens: Acknowledging and Addressing Trauma Within the Child Welfare Legal Process
Coming Soon


Learning Circles available starting in 2024
CLEs and CEUs available

 

Developed in partnership with:
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) | County Attorney Offices | Office of Child’s Representative Office of Respondent Parents’ Counsel | Persons with Lived Experiences (family, youth, foster parents)