Training Updates from the OCR

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Training Tuesdays from the Office of the Child's Representative (OCR) is an email bulletin for OCR attorneys and other child welfare stakeholders detailing upcoming OCR sponsored or approved trainings, outside training opportunities, new resources, and more!  If you have questions or a training resource that you would like to see featured in a future bulletin, please contact info@coloradochildrep.org.

OCR Webinar

Working with Child Advocacy Centers

October 19, 2018 | OCR Sponsored | Webinar

Association of Family & Conciliation Courts (AFCC)

Child Custody Symposium

November 8-10, 2018 | OCR Approved | Denver, CO

NAMI Colorado Springs

No more Secrets: Breaking Through Barriers

October 5-6, 2018 | Colorado Springs, CO

Now in its second year, the No More Secrets symposium aims to amplify mental health awareness within underserved local communities. It is completely FREE and organized by Empowering Minds Nurturing Souls, Inc.; Madeline Arroyo, BA; Michel Cremeans, MA, NCC; Dr. Nathaniel Granger Jr., PsyD; Dr. Tiko Hardy, LCSW, PsyD; NAMI Colorado Springs; and Norma Thibodeau, BA.

CO Springs Health Foundation & El Paso County Public Health

2017 Healthy Kids Colorado Survey Results

October 9, 2018 | Colorado Springs, CO

Please join us as we share the results of the state’s only comprehensive survey on the health
and well-being of young people in Colorado. The Colorado School of Public Health will
provide national, statewide, local trends and resources. El Paso County Public Health staff will
also highlight programs addressing harm reduction and protective factors for the youth of our
community.

SchoolHouse Connection

Research & Lived Experience: Unaccompanied Youth Reflect on Voices of Youth Count

October 11, 2018 | Webinar

As liaisons, social workers, educators and service providers, our work should be informed by research and the lived experiences of children and youth. This webinar will bring recent research to life as three SchoolHouse Connection Young Leaders reflect on Chapin Hall’s Missed Opportunities research and their own experiences. They will discuss key findings from the research; how these issues impacted their K-12 and higher education; and insights for changes in policy and practice.

Human Trafficking Task Force of Southern Colorado

unSEEN 2018 Human Trafficking Symposium

October 13, 2018 | Colorado Springs, CO

They symposium will focus on survivors of human trafficking - their stories, struggles, triumphs and how we as a community may better come alongside them. Free to attend. 
 

SchoolHouse Connection

Supporting Students in Foster Care: ESSA and Fostering Connections

October 23, 2018 | Webinar

Both the Every Student Succeeds Act and the Foster Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act contain provisions designed to help students in foster care remain stable in school and have the support they need to succeed in school. This webinar will explain the basics of these provisions. Three state-level experts will talk about how they are implementing the laws in their states, with strategies and sample procedures you can replicate in your school district, child welfare agency, or state. Learn more about how child welfare agencies and schools can work together to help students in foster care graduate high school and transition into higher education. 
 

SchoolHouse Connection

Shelter & Services for Homeless Youth in Higher Education

October 29, 2018 | Webinar

Many institutions of higher education provide resources and on-campus support to students experiencing homelessness. Community-based organizations outside of college campuses, too, are beginning to focus on the needs of homeless youth in higher education. This webinar highlights partnerships between colleges and outside supportive services that work to promote student access and success. We’ll hear from three organizations from across the country to learn how they support college students and their relationships with colleges.

 

CO Organization for Victim Assistance

30th Annual Conference

October 28-31, 2018 | Keystone, CO

Over the course of four days, participants will learn new skills, up-to-date information and laws, and best practices for the victim services field. 
 

Association of Family & Conciliation Courts (AFCC)

The New Hague Treaty on Child Support Enforcement

December 6, 2018 | Webinar

On January 1, 2017 the Convention of 23 November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance went into force in the United States, immediately establishing formal relations and administrative procedures with 35 other countries including nearly the entire European Union.  The Convention, unlike other family law treaties, is implemented through state law, the Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Family Support Act of 2008 (UIFSA 2008).  All states have enacted UIFSA 2008, which includes a new Article 7, “Support Proceeding under Convention.”  Although similar, in most respects, to interstate enforcement of child support, there are several features of the treaty and of UIFSA 2008 that will be totally new to practitioners and judges.  “Ex Officio” review before any participation by the parties, the “Ordre’ Public” (public policy) defense, “Foreign Maintenance Arrangements,” and other features of the new law will be explained and insight offered into the practical implementation of the Convention.