Tribal Judges & Child Welfare Cases
This webinar is presented free of charge to judges.
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Days & Times
Noon Pacific
Course Location
Online
Course Fees
This webinar is presented free of charge to judges.
$0
Since enactment of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in 1978, states have deferred to tribes when they assert jurisdiction for one of their children, and tribes rely on their tribal judges to protect them. Tribes, however, may not have the resources for their children and draw on state and local child welfare resources under the jurisdiction of state courts. Tribal and state courts therefore have built collaborative relationships for child welfare.
This webinar is presented free of charge to judges. $0
During this course, you will learn to:
- Describe best practices for building collaboration with state courts and state/local child welfare agencies for the benefit of tribal children.
- Identify state court systems that have effectively supported tribal judges in providing the necessary resources to support tribal children.
- Access resources for training on ICWA and tribal child welfare.
- Speakers in this webinar will share their experience in building that tribal-state court collaboration, including:
- Creation and development of tribal-state court councils
- Training of state judges, lawyers, and social workers on collaboration with tribes on child welfare under ICWA
- Creation of joint-jurisdiction courts where tribal and state judges sit together to decide how best to care for tribal children
Since enactment of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in 1978, states have deferred to tribes when they assert jurisdiction for one of their children, and tribes rely on their tribal judges to protect them. Tribes, however, may not have the resources for their children and draw on state and local child welfare resources under the jurisdiction of state courts. Tribal and state courts therefore have built collaborative relationships for child welfare.