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Monthly Newsletter
Current Issue: December 2024 Newsletter
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Newsletter Archives here.
Training Materials & Webinars
- 2024 Training Materials (Password Required)
- 2023 Training Materials (Password Required)
- 2014 – 2022 Training Materials & Webinars
- Court Improvement Training Academy (CITA) – External Link (The Family and Youth Justice Program’s training site, includes judicial resources, the safety framework, and more)
Practice Resources
- Current Standards (2022): Children’s Representation Practice, Caseload, and Training Standards (2022), (adopted by CFCC), required by sec. 9, ch. 210, laws of 2021.
- Appendix A: Training Topics for Youth Representation in Washington State
- Prior Standards (2010): Children’s Representation and Training Standards (2010) (adopted by CFCC), required by sec. 5, ch. 180, laws of 2010.
- SB 6109 Child Welfare and Dependency — High-Potency Synthetic Opioids
- Session Law
- Public Health Guidance on High-Potency Synthetic Opioids, June 2024
- The Administrative Office of the Courts has updated pattern forms. The updated forms can be found hyperlinked here and below.
- High-Potency Synthetic Opioids Hub (External Link)
- Reasonable & Active Efforts Guides
- Trauma and Development Guides
- Dependency Data & Information
- Washington State Dependency Timeliness Dashboard (External Link)
- Harm of Removal in Child Welfare Hub (External Link)
- Data Informed Courts Hub (External Link)
- Youth Representation Checklist
- Client Intake Form
- Case Law
- State and Federal Statutes (under construction)
- Adoption Support Tipsheet
- Know Your Rights (handout for youth)
- Caseload Calculator Tool
Pleadings & Guidelines
- Court Forms – External Link
- Washington Rules of Professional Conduct – External Link
- Sample Motion to Appoint Attorney for Child
- Sample Motion to Grant Use and Derivative Use Immunity (Decker)
- Sample Motion to Quash Subpoena
- Sample Motion in Response to State’s Request for Vaccination
Other Resources
- Communicating with DOC Incarcerated Parents 3-1-23
- DCYF Policies and Procedures Manual – External Link
- Health Beginnings, Healthy Futures, A Judge’s Guide – External Link (ABA Resource)
- ABA Litigation Section – External Link (Includes: Justice for All; Children’s Rights; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Profession; and more)
- Interviewing the Child Client: Approaches and Techniques for a Successful Interview
- Attorneys for Children Guide to Interviewing Clients – Trauma and Solution Focused
- Child Safety: A Guide for Judges and Attorneys
- Trauma, Resilience, and the Impact on Learning
- Washington State Identification Card Application