OCDLA Event - Juvenile Law Training Academy 2025 Webinar

Juvenile Law Training Academy
October 20–21, 2025

WEBINAR – Online Via Zoom

Standard Registration After October 10

Lawyers $150
Non Lawyers $130
Law Students: $50

CASA Group Watch Party: $300

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Who may attend?
Lawyers, Case Managers, CASAs, CRBs and others working in the juvenile court community. A special ticket for a CASA group watch party is available.
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What’s included in the fee?
• Seminar admission
• Complete course material in advance (via Dropbox link)
• CLE credit
• Access to the recordings for a limited time.
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Cancellations
Seminar cancellations made before October 10 will receive a refund less a $25 cancellation fee.
Seminar cancellations made on or after October 10 (once written material is emailed) will receive a refund less a $50 cancellation/written material fee.
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No-show Policy
Written materials are sent in advance to all participants. A link to view the video recording will be provided separately, available for a limited time.
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CLE Credit
CLE credits will be applied for in Oregon. For credits in California, Washington or other states, contact Jennifer Root at OCDLA, 541/686-8716.

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Programming planned and coordinated by the 2025 Juvenile Law Training Academy Planning Committee
Maggie Carlson, Youth, Rights, Justice
Chris Hinkel, State Attorney, Oregon CASA Network
Kevin Hupy, Defense Attorney,
Heidi Moon, Oregon Judicial Department, Juvenile & Family Court Programs Division
Tricia Swallow, Citizen Review Board
Hannah Vaughn, Dept. of Justice Child Advocacy and Protection Division
Elizabeth Wakefield, Senior Attorney, Parent/Child Advocacy Division, Metropolitan Public Defender
Shaun McCrea & Jennifer Root, Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Juvenile Law Training Academy
October 20–21, 2025
Online via Zoom

Program topics, speakers and times subject to change.

Monday, October 20

Moderator: Sara Hernandez, Asst. Attorney General, Oregon Dept. of Justice

8:30 Guardianship, Part 1: Planning with Care, Establishing with Insight, and Supporting over Time

Allie Fahsholtz, Statewide Adoption Placement Coordinator, Oregon Dept. of Human Services
KayT Garrett, Sr. Asst. Attorney General, Oregon Dept. of Justice, Child Advocacy & Protection Division
Elizabeth Tyson, Adoption and Guardianship Assistance Coordinator, Oregon Dept. of Human Services

In this session, participants will gain insight into what ODHS considers when proposing a plan of guardianship and the steps that must occur to implement a guardianship. Attendees will learn about the department's processes for identifying the plan of guardianship, assessing a guardian, selecting a guardian, and establishing guardianship assistance. This session will also address important considerations for mediation and post-guardianship supports.

9:25 Guardianship Part 2: Dissolution

Vickie Dethloff, Senior Asst. Attorney General, Oregon Dept. of Justice
Rebecca Schaleger, Family Defense Practitioner, Oregon City

10:10 Break

10:25 Visitation Best Practices: Meeting Kids' Attachment Needs

Freda Bax, Psy.D., MindSights, Portland

Parent-child visitation plays a critical role in supporting attachment and achieving successful reunification for children separated from their parents. This presentation explores how to determine the most appropriate type and frequency of visitation by considering a child’s developmental stage and the nature of their attachment relationship. Participants will learn how visitation activates a child’s attachment system and how this understanding can guide the creation, adjustment, and support of visitation routines. Attendees will leave better equipped to advocate for visitation plans that are both developmentally appropriate and attachment-supportive.

11:40 Break

11:50 Understanding Safety Planning and Conditions for Return

Leslie LaNier, Child Safety Program Coordinator, Oregon Dept. Human Services

This session provides CASA, CRB, and legal partners with an overview of Oregon’s Safety Model case practice, focused on in-home safety planning, conditions for return and the role of the family’s team. Participants will gain insight into the intent, purpose, and structure of in-home safety plans, the Department’s decision-making process, and how legal partners can support sufficient and sustainable safety planning. The training will emphasize how child safety, not service compliance, guides decision-making and offer practical strategies for collaborative oversight to promote families being together – stable and safe.

1:20 Adjourn for the day

Tuesday, October 21

Moderator: Courtney Quale-Conrad, Deschutes Defenders, Bend

8:30 Appellate Update

Stacy Chaffin, Asst. Attorney General, Oregon Dept. of Justice
Christa Obold-Eshleman, Youth, Rights, Justice, Portland

10:00 Break

10:15 Judicial Notice

Lauren Kemp, Asst. Attorney in Charge, Oregon Dept. of Justice
Ryan Newby, Metropolitan Public Defender, Portland

Judicial notice can be a powerful tool for courtroom efficiency, but what is judicial notice? How does it come into play in court generally, when should you use it, when should you object and how does it work in dependency cases and related matters? Listen to two experienced juvenile attorneys yammer on and argue about judicial notice and all its intricacies. Bring your questions!

11:15 Break

11:25 Refugee Child Welfare Act

Maggie Carlson, Youth, Rights, Justice, Portland
ODHS Angelica Quintero, International Case Consultant, Oregon Dept. of Human Services
Catherine Terwilliger, Asst. Attorney General, Oregon Dept. of Justice

This presentation will explore the origins and intent behind the Refugee Child Welfare Act. It will also explain ODHS policy and procedure around working with families that have been identified as having a refugee child.

12:25 Adjourn.

Registrations are available by calling OCDLA: 541-686-8716.

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Juvenile Law Training Academy 2025 Webinar

October 20– 21

Juvenile Law Training Academy 2025 Webinar

October 20– 21

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