OrICWA & ICWA for Dummies – October 22, 2020 Webinar
Thursday, October 22, 12:00–1:30 PM
OrICWA & ICWA for Dummies
Oregon Indian Child Welfare Act & the Indian Child Welfare Act
If you practice dependency, the ICWA and OrICWA will come up, and you must be familiar with its provisions to represent your clients properly.
• Written material — Scroll down on this page for written material/helpful resources. We will send participants Addie's PowerPoint PDF after the webinar.
• Evaluation — Click here to complete the evaluation.
Sponsored by the OCDLA Juvenile Law Committee
Addie Smith, Senior Consultant, Whitener Group
Date: Thursday, October 22, 2020
Time: 12:00–1:30 p.m.
Moderator: Ryan Phillips, OCDLA Juvenile Law Committee member
Cost & Registration: This members only webinar is FREE but you must register to attend.
CUTOFF: Registration for this webinar will CLOSE at 11:00 a.m. on October 22.
Members MUST Log In to Register.
CLE: 1.5 access to justice credit, pending approval
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
- Background on ICWA & OrICWA and why it is still necessary
- The key standards of ICWA & OrICWA and how they apply in Oregon
- Considerations for how to use ICWA & OrICWA as an advocacy tool for parents and Native children
Presenter Addie Smith was the staff attorney for the National Indian Child Welfare Association where she, along with the NARF Supreme Court Project, coordinated the response and amicus briefs in Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl. She then worked as a staff attorney at Youth, Rights & Justice where she represented children, youth, and parents in Oregon's Court of Appeals. She now primarily works as a Senior Consultant with the Whitener Group where she collaborates with tribes to assess and strengthen their justice systems. Immediately prior to joining TWG, Addie was counsel for the Judiciary Committees of the Oregon State Legislature where she coordinated the legislative work group that devised the Oregon Indian Child Welfare Act and other pieces of child welfare and juvenile justice legislation. Addie has published numerous articles related to the Indian Child Welfare Act including an annual collaboration with Professor Kate Fort that summarizes yearly trends ICWA cases nationwide for the American Indian Law Journal.
Written Material / Helpful Resources
• The Oregon Indian Child Welfare Act passed in the June 2020 special session and is online here.
• The federal Indian Child Welfare Act is online here.
• Guidelines for the federal Indian Child Welfare Act are here.
• Regulations for the federal Indian Child Welfare Act are here.
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*** CLE Credit pending approval. The webinar will be recorded and made available for viewing. ***
OrICWA & ICWA for Dummies
Learn the INS and OUTS of the Oregon Indian Child Welfare Act and the Indian Child Welfare Act.
Addie Smith, Senior Consultant, Whitener Group
Date: Thursday, October 22, 2020
Time: 12:00–1:30 p.m.
• Evaluation — Click here to complete the evaluation.
Written Material / Helpful Resources
• The Oregon Indian Child Welfare Act passed in the June 2020 special session and is online here.
• The federal Indian Child Welfare Act is online here.
• Guidelines for the federal Indian Child Welfare Act are here.
• Regulations for the federal Indian Child Welfare Act are here.
Learn the INS and OUTS of the Oregon Indian Child Welfare Act and the Indian Child Welfare Act.
Addie Smith, Senior Consultant, Whitener Group
Date: Thursday, October 22, 2020
Time: 12:00–1:30 p.m.
If you practice dependency, the ICWA and OrICWA will come up, and you must be familiar with its provisions to represent your clients properly.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
- Background on ICWA & OrICWA and why it is still necessary
- The key standards of ICWA & OrICWA and how they apply in Oregon
- Considerations for how to use ICWA & OrICWA as an advocacy tool for parents and Native children
• Evaluation — Click here to complete the evaluation.
Written Material / Helpful Resources
• The Oregon Indian Child Welfare Act passed in the June 2020 special session and is online here.
• The federal Indian Child Welfare Act is online here.
• Guidelines for the federal Indian Child Welfare Act are here.
• Regulations for the federal Indian Child Welfare Act are here.
If you are attempting to register and receive this message, the webinar will begin shortly. Please email tmay@ocdla.org.