Children State Courts’ Roles in Protecting Immigrant Children Claire Chiamulera State courts play a key role deciding which unaccompanied immigrant children are eligible for legal protection.
Children Improving Question Frameworks in Child Interviews Claire Chiamulera Scott Snider, LCSW, shares tips for crafting a simple, chronological child questioning strategy in forensic interviews.
Children How Do You Teach a Kid to be a Dad? Maeve Gearing Keeping teen dads engaged benefits their children. Home visiting programs that reach out to dads are learning how to engage them strategically with good results.
Children Serving on a State Taskforce: Tips for Making it Work Sally Small Inada Making time for a work-related task force or committee can help your career. Weighing the pros and cons and devising a strategy will smooth the process.
Children Pennsylvania Video Highlights “Normalcy” for Children in Foster Care A new educational video highlights the benefits of a new child welfare law giving foster youth the same opportunities to participate in “normal” activities as their friends.
Children Federal Judge Dismisses Suit Challenging Constitutionality of ICWA and New Federal Guidelines Eva J. Klain Suit challenging the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act and 2015 federal Guidelines implemented by the Bureau of Indian Affairs was dismissed by a federal court judge in the Eastern District of Virginia, citing a lack of subject matter jurisdiction and standing in the case.
Children Couple’s Use of Corporal Punishment with Their Own Children Justified Denying Their Foster Parent Application Eva J. Klain The court found the agency’s decision to deny the parents’ application to become foster and preadoptive parents because they used corporal punishment to discipline their biological children in their home was supported by substantial evidence.
Children Strickland Test Applied to Claim of Ineffective Counsel at Termination Proceeding Eva J. Klain A direct appeal from an order terminating parental rights could include a claim that the parent’s attorney provided ineffective assistance if the record was sufficient to permit a fair evaluation of the parent’s claim.
