ICWA Advocate Training: 2 ½ Day Course - This course will provide an overview of the ICWA requirements and its interplay with California juvenile dependency procedure. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to apply the legal framework to real-life simulated facts, and hone their advocacy skills.
BIA ICWA Regulations Training: Full-day course will provide training on the 2016 BIA ICWA Regulations, focusing on their practical implementation in California. The goal is to help tribal and county social workers collaborate during the dependency process and elicit feedback regarding what is needed to better support county/tribal relationships.
Tribal Customary Adoption Training: Full-day course designed to provide training in the legal and practical considerations necessary to implement Tribal Customary Adoption. By learning more about Tribal Customary Adoption and Tribal Customary Adoption Orders, tribal leaders and tribal and county social workers will be able to more efficiently assess the appropriateness of Tribal Customary Adoption and to navigate the process.
Tribal Criminal Background Check Training: Full-day course designed to provide tribes the level of training and resources in the legal and practical considerations necessary for new California legislation that allows tribes to conduct criminal background checks and consider appropriate waivers/exemptions, potentially increasing the number of placements available.
Who should attend these trainings? Tribal leaders and representatives, tribal and county social workers, and ICWA Advocates.
CILS will be sending out registration emails soon. For more information, contact Laura Svoboda at
lsvoboda@calindian.org
or (707) 443-8397 x 103.
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