Training and Development

Child Welfare Services offers judicial, attorney, and field worker trainings targeted toward child welfare system improvement. The trainings are based on Court Improvement Program committee findings and are developed collaboratively with various stakeholder community agencies, the Governor's Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect, and the Department of Health and Human Services. 

Training programs are presented through various methods, such as webcasts, live onsite training, and summits.

 

To be added to the SCAO-CWS training notification list, please contact Kate McPherson, SCAO-CWS Administrative Assistant, at mcphersonk@courts.mi.gov or (517) 373-5322.

 

Training Calendar

                

Recorded Trainings and Resources

Click on the training title to view the recorded training.

• Child Welfare Case Law Update
• Child Welfare Essentials for Attorneys
• Indian Child Welfare Act / Michigan Indian Family Preservation Act Trainings
• Lawyer-Guardian Ad Litem Training
• Opioid Use Disorder Child Welfare Response​ (presented by MDHHS)
• Parent Attorney Training
• Preventing Child Sexual Abuse Training
• Summarizing Sanders and In re Kanjia  
• Title IV-E Refresher Training

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