TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Speaker Biographies

 

Children at Court and in Court: An Overview of Current Perspectives,
   Benefits and Challenges of Youth Involvement

                        Speaker:           Miriam Aroni Krinsky

 

            Giving a Voice to the Voiceless—

               Enhancing Youth Participation in Court Proceedings

                        by        Miriam Aroni Krinsky

                                    Jennifer Rodriguez

 

            The Effect of Youth Presence in Dependency Court Proceedings

                        by        Miriam Aroni Krinsky

 

            Foster Youth Need Greater Voice in Court Proceedings

                        by        Miriam Aroni Krinsky

 

            Making Youth a Meaningful Part of the Court Process

                        by        Judge William G. Jones (ret.)

 

            Seen and Heard: Involving Children in Dependency Court

                        By        Andrea Khoury

 

The Psychology of Inclusiveness

                        Speaker:           Robin M. Deutsch, Ph.D.

 

            The Psychology of Including Children in the Court Proceedings

                        by        Robin M. Deutsch, Ph.D.

 

            Children’s and Parents’ Perceptions on Children’s Participation in Decision

                Making After Parental Separation and Divorce

                        by        Judy Cashmore

                                    Patrick Parkinson

 

Involvement of Children in New York Practice

                        Speaker:           Hon. Martha Walsh Hood

 

            State by State Summary of a Child’s Right to be

               Present/Participate in Child Protective Proceedings

 

            New York City Youth Summit:

               Engaging Youth in Family Court Proceedings

 

            Stand Up Stand Out: Recommendations to Improve Youth Participation

               In New York City’s Permanency Planning Process

                        by        Theresa Hughes

 

Children in Child Welfare Proceedings

                        Speaker           Tamara A. Steckler, Esq.

 

            Court Appearances of Clients in Article 10 Proceedings

               Guidelines and Protocol

 

Perspective of Foster Care Children

                        Speaker:           Jaclyn Jean Jenkins

 

            Listen to Me! Empowering Youth and Courts

               Through Increased Youth Participation in Dependency Hearings

                        by        Jaclyn Jean Jenkins

 

Child Custody, Visitation and Family Offense Proceedings

                        Speaker:           Prof. Andrew I. Schepard

 

            Children, Courts, and Custody

               Interdisciplinary Models for Divorcing Families

                        by        Prof. Andrew I. Schepard

 

            Child-Focused and Child-Inclusive Divorce Mediation:

                Comparative Outcomes from a Prospective Study of

                Postseparation Adjustment

                        by        Jennifer E. McIntosh

                                    Yvonne D. Wells

                                    Bruce M. Smyth

                                    Caroline M. Long

 

Statutes, Rules and Directives

 

         120 Stat. 1255  Public Law 109-288

 

         42 U.S.C. § 675

 

         FCA §§ 355.5, 756-a, 1089, and Rule 205.17

 

         22 N.Y.C.R.R. § 7.2

 

         Child Welfare Policy Manual

 

         Memorandum, Family Court, New York City

 

Standards and Recommendations

 

         NYSBA Committee on Children and the Law

            Standards for Attorneys Representing Children in New York

            Child Protective, Foster Care, and Termination of Parental

            Rights Proceedings

 

         NYSBA Committee on Children and the Law

            Law Guardian Representation Standards

            Volume II: Custody Cases

 

         NACC Recommendations for Representation of Children

            in Abuse Neglect Cases

 

         Resource Guidelines

            Improving Court Practice in Child Abuse & Neglect Cases

 

         ABA Standards

 

 

 

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