Please join us for a free webinar titled "Building Trauma Informed Tribal Child Welfare Systems: New Shifts in Policy and Practice", which is brought to you by Defending Childhood in partnership with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Development Services Group, Inc., and Futures Without Violence.
This webinar will provide information about key changes to the Indian Child Welfare Act and their connection to the need for trauma informed and trauma responsive services to American Indian children and their families. Additionally presenters will explore the impact of the multiple forms of trauma experienced by children and families and will present ideas and strategies for shifting practices within child welfare systems to be more trauma informed.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize the multiple forms of trauma experienced by American Indian children and their families and the impact Child Welfare systems.
- Understand key changes to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) as a result of the new ICWA Regulations and how they connect with the 2015 Bureau of Indian Affairs ICWA Guidelines.
- Understand the connection between the ICWA and the need for trauma-informed services to American Indian children and families
Presenters:
- Marilyn J. Bruguier Zimmerman, MSW, Tribal Senior Policy Advisor
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - Terri Yellowhammer, Attorney Indian Child Welfare Law Center and ICWA Consultant, MN Board on Guardians Ad Litem
- Gaynell RealBird, National Family Advocate & Prevention Coordinator for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Indian Services, Division of Human Services
Questions? Please contact Mie Fukuda at mfukuda@futureswithoutviolence.org
Adobe Connect Requirements:
Please Note that the Adobe Connect webinar platform requires Adobe Flash Player. To run a Adobe Connect connection test on your device, please click on this link: http://admin.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm
Audio Capacity:
Registrants may listen to the webinar through their computer speakers or by dialing into our conference line (Line and passcode will be provided upon registration). The conference line is limited to 300 audio lines, therefore, can accomodate the first 300 attendees who call in. If all audio lines are being utilized, please listen to the webinar through your computer speakers.
This project was supported by Grant No. 2011-MU-MU-K011 awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Points of view in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official positions or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.
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