The project provides on and off site training and technical assistance to state and local jurisdictions.
Sample Topics:
- teach practicing attorneys how to improve their representation including providing practice tools and resource information;
- help jurisdictions implement Standards of Practice for Parents’ Attorneys;
- educate courts and legislators about the importance of improving parents’ representation; and
- find ways to include parents and parents’ attorneys in committees and other decision-making coalitions.
Sample Agenda: an example of a day-long parents’ attorney training.
Training Materials: Parent attorney protocols, training curricula, and materials.
For more information on parent attorney training and technical assistance, contact Mimi Laver.