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Kids in Court: Tips for Overcoming Resistance

If you encounter resistance when trying to involve child clients in their court proceedings, try these proven strategies.

Involving Youth Matters

A former foster care alumni shares her view on why involving youth in court matters.

Counseling Children and Youth in Times of Crisis

Counseling is key to representing and advocating for any court-involved child. Integrate child development principles and positive rapport building into your counseling approach.

Counseling Children and Youth in Times of Crisis: Tips for Effective Counseling (Part 2)

Enhance your child client's ability to plan and make decisions in the case by incorporating these counseling strategies into your practice.

Seen and Heard: Involving Children in Dependency Court

Children are at the heart of dependency court proceedings. They deserve to be heard.

With Me, Not Without Me: How to Involve Children in Court

Some nuts and bolts ideas to involve children in dependency court proceedings.

Basic Guidelines for Interviewing Child Clients

Brush up on your child interviewing skills with these quick tips.

Ex Parte Communications between Children and Judges in Dependency Proceedings

Can a child share her opinions and desires with the judge? This article addresses ex parte communications by children and youth with the court by reviewing governing rules and laws.

Q&A: Assessing a Child's Ability to Participate in Court, Part 1: Assessing Competency

Norton A. Roitman, MD, is a child and adolescent psychiatrist in private practice in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the following Q&A Part 1, Dr. Roitman discusses how mental health evaluations may be useful to assess a child’s ability to participate in court proceedings.

Q&A: Assessing a Child's Ability to Participate in Court, Part 2

In the following part-two Q&A, Dr. Roitman discusses: what child advocates can do to help prepare child clients for court.