There is still time to register for the Philadelphia Kids at Court Conference! The conference is September 13th at Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law. We hope to see you there: https://lnkd.in/e4enKpwn Tito Valdes, Esq., Assistant District Attorney in the Family Violence and Sexual Assault Unit at the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, and Dana Masciantonio, Esq., Deputy City Solicitor in the Child Welfare Unit at the City of Philadelphia Law Department, will join us as speakers on September 13th. Join us to learn from Tito and Dana's expertise and gain trauma-sensitive strategies to prepare children for attending or testifying at court.
Support Center for Child Advocates
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Through legal and social services, we strive to secure a permanent and nurturing environment for every child.
About us
The Support Center for Child Advocates is the nation’s oldest and largest program dedicated exclusively to providing pro bono legal services for children in crisis. We team volunteer attorneys with staff social workers and consulting lawyers to coordinate legal and social service advocacy for child victims of abuse and neglect in Philadelphia. Our goal is to secure a permanent and nurturing environment for every child. Do you want to become a volunteer attorney or support our work in other ways? Visit www.sccalaw.org to learn more.
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http://www.sccalaw.org
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- Legal Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Philadelphia, PA
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Specialties
- Social Services, Legal Services, Pro Bono Attorneys, and Child Advocacy
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1617 JFK Boulevard
Suite 1200
Philadelphia, PA 19103, US
Employees at Support Center for Child Advocates
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The Kids at Court Conference will feature Philadelphia's Youth Ombudsperson, Tracie Johnson, Esq. The Office of the Youth Ombudsperson (OYO) works to improve the safety and quality of services for youth in residential placements by overseeing the systems involved in congregate care for youth in Philadelphia, including the child welfare, juvenile justice, and behavioral health systems. Ms. Johnson will co-present a session on trauma-informed youth engagement strategies in Philadelphia's Kids at Court Conference on September 13th. To learn more from Tracie, please register for our Kids at Court Conference: https://lnkd.in/e4enKpwn
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In planning the Kids at Court Conference, we have benefitted greatly from having advisors and faculty who have lived experience going to court as kids. We've been fortunate to partner with FosterStrong, a statewide network of foster care alumni, Philly Voice for Change, Child Advocates Youth Survivor Advisory Board, as well as former SCCA clients who are now advocates for change, Duane Price and Nathan Riley. The Kids at Court Conference will close with a panel featuring several advocates with lived experience, who will bring the perspective of youth, parents, resource parents, kinship providers, child welfare professionals, and systems-change advocates. Our distinguished panelists include, Constance Iannetta, Executive Director, FosterStrong; Stacy Johnson, Board Chair, FosterStrong; and April Lee, Director of Programs for Philly Voice for Change. Child Advocates Staff Attorney, Sydney Groll, will moderate. To see this incredible panel, please register for our upcoming Kids at Court Conferences at Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law and the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University: https://lnkd.in/e4enKpwn
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Erin O'Brien joins us as faculty at the Kids at Court Conference for a session on how to utilize Experts and Motions to reduce exposure to trauma for child victims or witnesses. Erin is First Assistant District Attorney in Chester County. She has tried more than 90 domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse jury trials and handled thousands of child abuse, neglect, and sexual assault investigations. Erin is an experienced trainer and advocate for justice. To see her presentation, register for one of our upcoming Kids at Court Conferences (Philadelphia on 9/13 and Pittsburgh on 9/20): https://lnkd.in/e4enKpwn
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The Kids at Court Conference has featured faculty from CASA Youth Advocates, Inc. of Chester and Delaware counties, including: - Tamara Wilson (she/her/hers), J.D., Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Chester County Program Manager, CASA Youth Advocates serving Delaware and Chester Counties; - Shakira Hansley Ellerson, J.D., Policy & Advocacy Coalition Director, Voices for Children Coalition, CASA Youth Advocates; - and CASA Youth Advocates and Youth Voices Council Founding Members, Kiera and Patricia. Members of the CASA team will facilitate a session on Attorneys and Systems Change at our Pittsburgh conference on September 20th at the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University, with a focus on developing cultural humility, interrupting implicit bias, and initiating efforts to build diversity, equity, inclusion and justice in the legal profession. Register here: https://lnkd.in/e4enKpwn
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Attorneys face high rates of secondary traumatic stress (STS) and burnout, especially in matters involving children. The Kids at Court Conference will encourage participants to reflect on how STS may impact them, and in turn, their clients: https://lnkd.in/e4enKpwn We've been fortunate to work with a team of experts on this topic at our four different conferences, including Nathan Riley, Project CARE Advocate; Sandra Simkins, Interim Dean of Students, Rutgers University Law School; Katherine Norton, Director of the Family Law Clinic at Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University; Lucy Johnston-Walsh, Director of Director of Penn State Dickinson Law School Family Law Clinic; Karen Galbraith, Social Work Supervisor, Penn State Dickinson Law School; Mary Coyne Pugh, Esquire, Executive Director of MCAP; and Center for Excellence in Advocacy Director, Meghan Johnson, MPH.
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There's still time to confirm your slot at this year's Child Advocates Golf Classic, benefiting our Project for Children with Complex Medical Needs. We have twosomes and foursomes still available, so visit https://lnkd.in/d-i2VPe to REGISTER or DONATE today! The Project for Children with Complex Medical Needs is a critical initiative led by a staff attorney and social worker, who team with specially trained volunteer lawyers, to secure necessary medical treatment, special education, rehabilitation services, and permanent nurturing homes for our clients with serious and chronic medical needs. The project serves close to 150 young people each year.
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The Kids at Court Conference has benefitted greatly from the expertise of Brenda Harkavy as featured faculty and advisor, as well as the sponsorship of her firm, Raynes & Lawn. Brenda is a fierce and experienced litigator who has represented countless survivors in the pursuit of justice against institutional misconduct, currently as a civil litigator and with previous experience as a Special Victims Unit Prosecutor. Brenda will present at each conference on strategies to support child victims and witnesses in the courtroom. In Pittsburgh, she will be joined by Deputy District Attorney at the Allegheny County District Attorney's Office, Jennifer DiGiovanni, who oversees the county's Child Abuse and Crimes against Persons Units. In Philadelphia, Brenda will co-present with an FBI Victim Specialist and a survivor with lived experience of Human Trafficking who participated in a criminal trial.
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The Kids at Court Conference morning session is capped off by an in-depth consideration of what attorneys can learn from Forensic Interviewers about communicating with children. Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center Program Director and former Child Advocates' attorney, Jane Kim, Esq. is co-presenting with Clara Rincon Roberti, MSW,LSW the lead Forensic Interviewer at UPMC Child Advocacy Center of Central Pennsylvania. Jane and Clara will present on how attorneys can implement the essential elements of Forensic Interviewing into their interactions with children, including being trauma informed, child-led, developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive, and utilizing a non-leading, neutral, and information gathering approach. To learn from Jane and Clara, register for one of our upcoming Kids at Court Conference trainings (Philadelphia on 9/13 and Pittsburgh on 9/20!): https://lnkd.in/e4enKpwn
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The Kids at Court Conference will feature Nadeem Bezar, Esq., a partner at Kline & Specter, PC who has won scores of million-dollar-plus verdicts and settlements on behalf of abuse survivors. To learn from Nadeem's incredible experience, please register here: https://lnkd.in/e4enKpwn Nadeem will walk participants through various fact patterns and advise on how to proceed effectively on a case while trying to minimize trauma exposure for survivors, with a focus on the needs of very young children as well as those who have survived human trafficking.
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