On Demand Webinars

July 7, 2020
7-9pm

Dawnland & Dear Georgina Online Film Screening & Live Filmmaker Q&A

July 9, 2020
1-3pm

Racial Trauma Webinar

July 9, 2020
3-4pm

Strengthening Families Webinar: Anti-Racist Intersectional Frame

July 15, 2020
1:30-3:00pm

A Conversation about the Manifestation of White Supremacy in the Institution of Child Welfare

1.5

July 20, 2020
7-8pm

Ibram X. Kendi on “How to Be an Antiracist” by Prince George’s County Memorial Library System

July 22, 2020
1:00 – 2:30 PM

Creating Positive Relationships: How Parents, Foster Parents, and Agencies Support “Family Time” During the COVID-19 Pandemic

1.5

July 22, 2020
2-5pm

Effective Appellate Advocacy Ethics, e-filing, and telling your client’s story on appeal

July 23, 2020
2:00-3:30

NACC Open Webinar: Don’t Minimize the Moment: Truth, Reparatory Justice, and Healing for Black Families

1.5

July 30, 2020
1-5pm

Juvenile Practice Primer: Nuts and bolts of juvenile practice

1-4

August

August 6, 2020
3-4:30pm

Education & Special Education in light of COVID-19 School Closures – Back to School Edition

1.5

Recording & Toolkit

August 8, 2020
8-10pm

Dawnland | Dear Georgina Online Film Screening + Live Filmmaker Q&A

August 11, 2020
3:00-4:30

Part 1: Come on and ZOOM-a ZOOM-a ZOOM-a ZOOM! Zoominar Series Part One Will Focus on the Basics to Get into Zoom Court

1.5

August 13, 2020
12-1:30pm

Discovering Public Records: What is out there and How do I get it?

1.5

August 13, 2020
3-4pm

Using Data to Raise Race

August 21, 2020
1:00-2:30

Part 2: CAFL Zoominar Series Preparing Yourself and Your Client for Zoom Court

1.5

August 24-28 2020

NACC’s 43rd National Child Welfare Law Virtual Conference

September

September 15, 2020
1:00-2:30

Part 3: CAFL Zoominar Series Conducting a Zoom Hearing

1.5

September 15, 2020
1-2pm EST

Birth and Foster Parent Partnership; Building Birth and Foster Parent Relationships to Promote Reunification: A Panel Discussion

September 22, 2020
1:00-2:00pm

News You can Use: Title IV-E Child Welfare Funding for Legal Representation Updates, National Legal Aid and Defender Association

September 22, 2020
4-6pm

Immigration and Family Law Webinar

September 23, 2020
3-4pm

Pre-Petition Legal Representation for Parents and Youth in the Child Welfare System, Family Justice Initiative webinar

September 24th, 2020
2-4pm

Developing Resilience & Managing Stress During the Pandemic

September 30th, 2020
2:00-3:00pm CST

Working with Immigrant Children and Families Involved in the State Child Welfare System: Case Study from Initiation to Resolution of a Dependency Proceeding

1.5

October

October 5th, 2020

Moving from Why to How: Parent Leaders’ Perspectives on the Movement for Child Welfare Justice

1.5

October 6th, 2020
12:00 – 1:30 PM PST

Foster Youth Financial Stability and Empowerment Town Hall

1.5

Contact

October 6, 2020
3:00-5:00pm

Education & Special Education in Light of COVID-19: Back to School Edition

Recording & Toolkit

October 7, 2020
11:00-12:00

Boston Bar Association Pro Bono Housing Court Four Part Series

October 13, 2020
4:00-6:00 pm

Persuasion and Credibility Webinar

October 13, 2020

Compensatory Services – Basic Principles and What’s New Since COVID 19

October 14, 2020
11:00am-1:00pm

Boston Bar Association Pro Bono Housing Court Four Part Series

October 15th, 2020
12:30-4:30 &
October 16th, 2020
1-3:30

The New Normal: LGBTQ+ Youth Living Through COVID-19

October 19 2020
2:00-4:30 pm

Helping Your Care and Protection Clients Maintain Stable Housing as the State Eviction Moratorium Ends

2.5

October 20-21, 2020
1-4 PM

upEnding the Child Welfare System: The Road to Abolition

1.5, 3

October 21, 2020
11:00-12:00

Boston Bar Association Pro Bono Housing Court Four Part Series

October 22 2020
at 1:00pm

We Need Attorneys to Assist With Breathalyzer Cases Most Work Can Be Done Remotely

October 27 2020
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Biased? Who, Me?! A Candid Look at the Problem of Implicit Bias

October 28, 2020
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Boston Bar Association Pro Bono Housing Court Four Part Series

November

November 2 2020
at 12:00 PST/3:00 EST

“Uprooted and Traumatized: Avoiding Unnecessary Removals”

November 5th 2020
at 1:00pm

We Need Attorneys to Assist With Breathalyzer Cases Most Work Can Be Done Remotely

November 6, 2020
1-2:30pm

Making “Least Restrictive” a Reality: Tools to Challenge Congregate Care Placements

1.5

November 8, 2020
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Federal Legislative History Webinar

November 13, 2020

IDEA and an Individual Education Pan with Reading Goals

2.5

November 13th at 1:00pm

We Need Attorneys to Assist With Breathalyzer Cases Most Work Can Be Done Remotely

November 16, 2020
from 5:30 – 7:00pm

What are we doing to address racial disparities in the criminal justice system?

1.5

November 17, 2020
4-6:00 pm

Six Community Justice Pathways to Avoid Prison and Jail

November 17th, 2020

Policing by Another Name: Mandated Reporting as State Surveillance

1.5

November 18, 2020 12:30pm

Civil Appeals Virtual Brown Bag Series

November 18, at 3 p.m.

Episode 1: Why Should We Create a Child and Family Well-Being System?

1.5

November 19th, 2020 from 4-6:00pm

FAMILY LAW EVIDENCE: COMPELLING AND CONTEMPORARY COURTROOM SCENARIOS – WEBINAR

November 20th, 2020 1:00 to 2:30pm

One Can Help, led by Anne Bader-Martin, Esq.

December

December 1st, 2020 from 2-3:30

Single Justice Petition Webinar

1.5

December 1st, 2020 from 2-3pm

Building Partnerships Between Parents and Caregivers: A Community-Based Multidisciplinary Approach to Strengthening Families

December 7 at 12:00 PST/3:00 EST

“Humanizing Reasonable Efforts” Christine Kiesel’s CIP talk

*this event has been postponed please click here for more information*

December 2, 2020 10:00am – 12:00pm

Federal Legislative History Webinar

December 3 12:00-1:30 PM ET

Clearing the Path to Access Benefits for Transition-Aged Youth

1.5

December 3rd, 2020 from 2 – 4 pm

PTSD 101 for Attorneys

December 3rd, 2020 at 3pm

Episode 2: What are people already doing to create a child and family well-being system?

1.5

December 7 at 12:00 PST/3:00 EST

“Humanizing Reasonable Efforts” Christine Kiesel’s CIP talk

Webinar | Discussion

December 9th, 2020 11am cst – 12:30pm cst

The Carceral Web: How the Foster and Criminal Legal Systems Perpetuate Injustice

1.5

December 9th, 2020 from 4:00pm -6:00pm

How to Navigate the Beginning, The Middle, and The End of A Family Law Appeal

December 10th, 2020 at 3pm

Episode 3: What will an equitable foster care experience look like going forward?

1.5

December 15th, 2020 from 4-5pm

The Cost of Caring: Vicarious Trauma and How to Address It

December 15th, 2020 from 4-5:00 pm

Families Cannot Wait: Ensuring Judicial Oversight in Child Welfare Proceedings

Flyer

December 16, 2020 11am-1pm

Berkshire Attorney’s Only: Pathways Training for attorneys

Flyer

December 16th, 2020 at 3:00 pm

ICWA Active Efforts as Prevention: Working Together for Better Outcomes

December 16th, 2020 from 4-5pm ET

Trauma Exposure for Attorneys

December 17th, 2020 from 2:00-4:00pm

Essex County CAFL Webinar – Review of CAFL Case Law

January

January 4th, 2021 at 12:00 pm

Humanizing Reasonable Efforts

Jan 5, 2021 01:00 PM Eastern Time

Hampden County Civil Bar Training – Pilot Program for Sharefile and Zoom with Judge Paradis

January 6th, 2021 from 1-2:30pm

Part 1: Western MA CAFL Privilege and Confidentiality Webinar

1.5

January 7th, 2021 from 12-1:00pm

Mindfulness & Self-Compassion Tools for Legal Professionals

January 7th, 2021 from 1-2:00pm

Hampden County Brown Bag: Supporting Ourselves and Each Other in the New Year

January 12th, 2021 from 2-3:30pm

Attorney’s Duty to Accommodate & Ethical Obligations When Representing A Client Living with a Disability

1.5

January 13th, 2021 from 1-2:30pm

Part 2: Western MA CAFL Privilege and Confidentiality Webinar

1.5

January 13, 2021 2:00 PM EST

Part 1/3 Financial Wellness 101

1.5

January 14th, 2021 from 12-1:00pm

Mindfulness & Self-Compassion Tools for Legal Professionals

January 21st, 2021 from 2-3:30pm

Attorney’s Duty to Accommodate & Ethical Obligations When Representing A Client Living with a Disability

1.5

January 21st, 2021 from 12-1:00pm

Mindfulness & Self-Compassion Tools for Legal Professionals

January 21, 2021: 3:00-4:30 ET

Joint Training on the ABA Child Safety Guide

January 25th, 2021 2:00-5:00 PM (EST)

Juvenile & Child Welfare Symposium

Information

January 26th, 2021 from 2-3:30pm

ACCOMMODATIONS IN LITIGATION: THE DISCOVERY PROCESS

1.5

January 27th, 2021 12:00-1:30 PM (EST)

The Science of Bias: How Cognition and Motivation Impact Judgment

1.5

January 27, 2021: 3:00-4:30 ET

Joint Training on the ABA Child Safety Guide

January 28th, 2021 from 12-1:00pm

Mindfulness & Self-Compassion Tools for Legal Professionals

January 28, 2021 2:00 pm–5:00 pm

Juvenile Court Judicial Forum 2021: Judicial perspectives on cutting edge issues

February

February 2nd, 2021 1-3:30

Southeastern Privilege & Confidentiality

1.5

February 2nd, 2021 from 2-3:30pm

ATTORNEYS LIVING WITH MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES SPEAK ON ACCESSIBLE JUSTICE

1.5

February 3, 2021: 3:00-4:30 ET

Joint Training on the ABA Child Safety Guide

February 4th, 2021 from 2-3:30 pm

Single Justice Training

1.5

February 5, 2021 from 3:30-6:00 PM

UNDERSTANDING THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF ANTIRACISM

2.5

February 9th, 2021 1-3:30

Southeastern Privilege & Confidentiality

1.5

February 10, 2021 2-3 PM

Part 2/3 Student Loans, Cash Flow and Managing Debt

1.5

February 10, 2021: 3:00-4:30 ET

Joint Training on the ABA Child Safety Guide

February 11, 2021
5:00pm – 7:30pm

Juvenile Court Judicial Forum 2021: Judicial perspectives on cutting edge issues

February 11th, 2021 1-3:00pm

Virtual Film Screening | PUSHOUT: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools

More Info

February 12, 2021, 9:00 AM-12:45 PM

Part 1: The Accuracy of Children’s Memories and Reporting

3.5

February 18th, 2021, 6:00PM – 7:00PM

Confronting Racial Injustice Series

Monday, February 22, 2021 at 2:00-3:30 PM EST/1:00-2:30 CT/12:00-1:30 MT/11:00-12:30 PT

Lightness in the Dark: Success Stories from Interdisciplinary Legal Defense Teams

1.5

February 22 at 2 pm ET

Success Stories from Interdisciplinary Legal Teams

February 25th, 2021, 2-4 p.m.

Commonwealth v. Evelyn – Issues in Raising Race through Expert Testimony

February 26, 2021, 9:00 AM-12:45 PM

Part 2: Adult Stories: True or False, and Does It Matter?

3.5

March

March 1, 2021
1:00-2:00pm

Permanency Mediation Services for Middlesex County Attorneys

March 2, 2021 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Probate & Family Court CAFL Training

RSVP

March 4th, 2021, 2:00 pm–5:00 pm

Special Immigration Issues for Juvenile Cases

March 4, 2021, 3:00 – 4:30 pm

What Criminal and Delinquency Defenders Need to Know About Care and Protection Cases

1.5

March 10, 2021, 2-3 p.m.

Part 3/3 Retirement Planning

1.5

March 11, 2021

1-4:15pm

Western Massachusetts Family Law Practice 2021

March 11, 2021 | 6:00 – 7:00 PM

Redlining: From Slavery to $8 in 400 years

March 16th 2021 at 3-4:30pm.

Working with Clients in Trauma: Serving Them, Protecting Yourself with Katharine Manning

1.5

Wednesdays, March 17, 24, & 31, 2021 4:30 pm–6:30 pm

Judge William G. Young on Using the Rules of Evidence to Persuade Learn from one of the bench’s most inspirational lecturers

2 per session

March 18-20, 2021

We The Defenders:
Rise. Resist. Represent.

Tickets

March 18, 2021

2 – 3:30

Managing the Client and Trauma-Informed Representation.

1-2

Email [email protected]
by Wednesday, March 17, 2021

March 18, 2021

CPCS Zealous Advocacy in the District Courts

3.5

March 25, 2021

9:00 am – 12:45 pm

Western Massachusetts Family Law Practice 2021

Recorded Webcast

March 25th, 2021

6-8pm

Strengthened Bonds: Abolishing the Child Welfare System and Re-Envisioning Child Well-Being.

March 26th, 2021

11am-6pm

Strengthened Bonds: Abolishing the Child Welfare System and Re-Envisioning Child Well-Being.

*this event has been postponed please click here for more information*

April

April 1, 2021

2:00 to 3:15

Question and Answer session for community advocates and social services providers about immigration topics.

April 7th, 2021 1-3:00pm

Witness Representation under the Fifth Amendment

SOLD OUT

April 8th, 2021

3-4pm

Why Race Matters: Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley

April 16th, 2021

1-3pm

Making DCF’s Witness Your Own: Cross Examining the Case Worker

April 15, 2021 | 6:00 – 7:00 PM

Boston School Desegregation Through the Rearview Mirror

April 26th, 2021

1-4pm

Why Race Matters: Harvard Study

April 27th, 2021

1-2:30

WESTERN MASS:

Part 1: School Stability and the Promise of ESSA

1.5

May

May 3rd, 2021

2-4pm

Why Race Matters: The Science of Stereotyping and Bias: Challenges and Opportunities for Organizational Diversity

May 4th, 2021

3-5pm

Cultural Humility:
Join us as we screen the documentary Dawnland and engage in a facilitated discussion connecting the film to our systems in MA.

May 4, 2021

5:30-6:30pm

Amplifying Unheard Voices Program: Perspectives of Trans and Gender Nonconforming Attorneys, Organizers and Advocates of Color

May 5th, 2021

2-4pm

Adoption of Luc Webinar (attend either session)

May 6th, 2021

2-4:30pm

Training to Represent Children, Parents and Guardians in Guardianship of Minor Proceedings in the Probate and Family Court

Click Here for More Info

May 10th, 2021

1-4pm

Why Race Matters: Who We Are – A Chronicle of Racism in America

May 12th, 2021

1-2:30

WESTERN MASS:

Part 2: Understanding the Special Education Process – Everything from GALs to IEPs.”

1.5

May 12th, 2021

3-5pm

TRAUMA INFORMED INTERVIEWING: A TRAINING BY PEOPLE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE FOR ATTORNEYS WHO WORK WITH THEM

May 13th, 2021

2-4:30pm

Training to Represent Children, Parents and Guardians in Guardianship of Minor Proceedings in the Probate and Family Court

Click Here for More Info

May 14th, 2021

3pm

Discussion:
Courage, Resilience & Perseverance
“A Chance in the World”

Join Here

May 18th, 2021

3-4:30

Cultural Humility: Join us as we listen to a panel of individuals with lived experience in the system, the importance of their identity, and what we could do better

1.5

May 18, 2021

Use of Experts

May 19, 2021 | 6:00 – 7:00 PM

The War on Drugs in Massachusetts: The Racial Impact of the School Zone Law and Other Mandatory Minimum Sentences

May 20, 2021 – May 21, 2021

1pm-5:30pm

ABA National Conference on Parent Representation

2 days / 8 Credits

May 21st, 2021

1-4pm

Why Race Matters: Courageous Conversation and White Fragility

May 25th, 2021

2-4pm

Adoption of Luc Webinar (attend either session)

May 26th, 2021

8am-4pm

YAR

May 26, 2021

1-2:30pm

The CPCS Wellness Committee is offering a webinar on The Stress of Injustice: A Conversation with the Authors of a New Study on Public Defenders

1.5

May 27, 2021

2-4pm

Representing Children in Norfolk County

Contact | Flyer

June

June 1, 2021

2-4pm

Medical Decisions for Children in DCF Custody (Rogers)

June 1, 2021

3-5:30pm

LEGAL WRITING SEMINAR: WITH SOME NOT-SO-TYPICAL TOPICS (June 2021)

1.5

June 2, 2021

3pm

Peers have much to offer parents: Leveraging the benefits of lived experience

June 2, 2021

1:30-3pm

CAPE COD FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER PRESENTATION

1.5

Contact | Flyer

June 3rd, 2021

1-4pm

Why Race Matters: Prepare for Battle, and for Victory: Abolition Democracy and a New Commonwealth