Training Tuesdays | Updates from the OCR

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

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 training, 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 michellejensen@coloradochildrep.org. 

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Start of the New Semester, Now Time to Prepare for the Rush of End of School Year: Intersection of Discipline, Assessment, Mental Health

February 9, 2023 | OCR Sponsored | 
Webinar 12pm-1pm
 

Elie Zwiebel and Matt Cloven join us again to provide practice tips for educational advocacy for the second semester of the school year. This webinar will cover: school discipline, IDEA, timelines for evaluations and IEP deadlines, summary of the new bill on outside providers in the school.

*This webinar is open to OCR contractors and their legal team only. 

Registration Open!

OCR Core Competencies II: Training for New Attorneys

February 16-17, 2023 | OCR Sponsored | Denver
 

This training builds on the content from the Core Competencies I Training held in July 2022. Core Competencies II will cover permanency goals, termination hearings, parent engagement, parental substance use, parental intellectual disabilities, and building a sustainable practice. 

This training is required for OCR contract attorneys and case consultants who began their contract July 1, 2022-present. The training is also open to anyone interested in OCR work.

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Direct File & Transfer Training

March 2-3, 2023 | OCR Sponsored | Virtual
 

The OCR is excited to partner with The Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel and the State Office of the Public Defender to offer a 2-day virtual training on direct file and transfer cases. This training is for attorneys and social workers who work on these cases.

More information to come! Please save the date!

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Persuasion Through Storytelling

April 21, 2023 | OCR Sponsored | Denver
 

Matthew Taylor, award-winning author, professional actor, storyteller and humorist, will present this full-day hands-on workshop on connecting with your client, how stories impact listeners, and how to powerfully communicate your client's story. Participants will walk away with tips and tools to improve storytelling. 

*This workshop is limited to 10 participants, OCR contractors only. If you're interested, please save the date and keep an eye out for registration information to be sent via the OCR listserv in the next week or two. 

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Multidisciplinary Appellate Training

April 7, 2023 | OCR Sponsored | Denver
 

*Please note - the date of this training will be changing. Please keep an eye out for the new date and registration info in the next Training Tuesday bulletin. 

Join us for an appellate training jointly offered by OCR attorneys, ORPC attorneys, Colorado Court of Appeals staff attorneys, and county attorneys. The purpose of the training is to reduce delay and ensure that appeals are happening in the best and most efficient way possible. 

More information to come! Please save the date!

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Colorado Convening on Children, Youth and Families

April 24-25, 2023 | OCR Approved| Virtual
 

More information to come! Please save the date!

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OCR Spring Conference

May 12, 2023 | OCR Sponsored | Virtual
 

Save the date for a virtual spring conference! This conference will cover three main practice areas: trial skills and motions practice, delinquency and youth justice, and D&N and DR. Session topics will be those suggested by OCR attorneys in the annual attorney satisfaction survey.

More information to come! Please save the date!

Association of Family & Conciliation Courts

Screening for Intimate Partner Violence

February 8, 2023 | Virtual

Knowing and understanding ones’ clientele is essential for attorneys in private practice.  Some practitioners may be shocked to discover that their affluent clients, although educated and wealthy, are experiencing intimate partner violence.  High-net-worth and high-profile couples are acutely aware of their public image, and therefore more cautious to conceal the signs that they may be experiencing abuse.  It is imperative for the screening process to anticipate violence in the home, as it is difficult for these clients to disclose their experiences.  This presentation will prepare participants to screen for intimate partner violence, both in litigation and in Collaborative Law, for their high-net-worth and high-profile clientele.

National Indian Child Welfare Association

41st Annual Protecting Our Children Conference

April 2-5, 2023 | Reno, NV

Theme: Healing Our Spirits: Nurturing and Restoring Hope

The National Indian Child Welfare Association is honored to invite you to our 41^st Annual Protecting Our Children Conference. This event, held in Reno, Nevada will bring together diverse and influential stakeholders, making this event the preeminent conference on addressing the needs of American Indian and Alaska Native children. Attendees comprise a cross-section of experts including child welfare, mental health, and juvenile justice service providers; legal professionals; advocates for children; and tribal and federal leaders, convening to continue our work towards building the capacity of tribal nations and ensuring that all Indian children have safe, permanent homes.