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    2022 National Parent Representation Conference Videos

    On April 7-8, 2022, the Center hosted its biennial National Parent Representation Conference in Tyson's Corner, VA. Select video recordings are highlighted here.

    Plenaries

    Workshops

    At the Front Door: “Early Defense” Advocacy to Support Parents

    Providing advocacy to parents during a child protective investigation can help avoid family separation and court prosecution. This workshop focuses on community outreach and education for parents, partnering with parents to assess their needs and goals for their families, asserting parents’ rights during an investigation, and challenging child protective workers when parents disagree with services required by a worker. It addresses strategies for building support for early defense work with local leadership and child protective, political, and judicial leaders.

    Building the Plane as We Fly It—Lessons from Start-Up Parent Interdisciplinary Representation Offices

    This workshop addresses the challenges of building a new interdisciplinary parent representation law office. In addition to identifying critical pieces needed to successfully launch a new program, presenters from Oklahoma, Texas, and Arizona answer questions from the audience and share helpful lessons learned about capturing buy-in, funding, recruitment, and creating an organizational infrastructure to sustain a thriving practice long term.

    How the Appellate Process Can Effectuate Systemic Change

    We are frustrated with trial court practices that harm our clients’ interests and appeals are a good way to effect systemic changes, including addressing racial disparity. Appellate courts are often more aware and protective of due process than state legislatures. The session focuses on issue preservation, identification of the systemic issues that we want to address on appeal and the best ways to set those appeals up, use of clinical articles and client engagement with systemic change appeals.

    Lunch & Closing Plenaries