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MCLE Credits: 7.0
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Ethics Credits Included: 2.0 (GAL for Children Qualifying Credit Hours: 7.0)
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Description
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Register for this course
This is the training course you MUST take to qualify as a GAL for children in
Virginia.
This program is supported by the Court Improvement Program, Office of the Executive
Secretary, Supreme Court of Virginia, through federal grant funds of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
This program is a video replay of a seminar held in December 2009.
COURSE PURPOSE
In order to be appointed as a guardian ad litem for children in Virginia, members
of the bar must meet the standards set forth by the Judicial Council of Virginia.
This seven-hour course meets the training requirement under the standards. All
attorneys who want to qualify as GALs for children in Virginia must take this
course.
For more information on becoming a GAL for children in Virginia, please contact
the Office of the Executive Secretary, Supreme Court of Virginia, 100 North Ninth
Street, Third Floor, Richmond, Virginia 23219, (804) 786-6455 or visit http://www.courts.state.va.us.
COURSE SCHEDULE
| 8:00 |
Registration |
| 8:30 |
Overview
of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court; Roles, Responsibilities,
and Duties of Guardian Ad Litem Representation
William B. Reichhardt |
9:00 |
A Review of the Standards to Govern the Performance of Guardians Ad Litem for Children
Hon. Thomas P. Sotelo |
| 10:00 |
Break |
| 10:15 |
Explanation
of the GAL Qualification Process; Laws Governing Child Abuse and Neglect;
Foster Care Review and Permanency Planning; Termination of Parental Rights;
Role of Social Service Agencies in Handling Abuse and Neglect Cases
Lelia Baum Hopper |
| 11:45 |
Lunch
Recess |
| 12:45 |
Understanding
the Child Client
Kelly Bober |
| 2:00 |
Break |
| 2:10 |
Physical
and Medical Aspects of Child Abuse and Neglect
Dr. Robin L. Foster |
| 3:10 |
Break |
| 3:20 |
Cultural
Issues and the Guardian Ad Litem
Geetha Ravindra
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| 4:05 |
Break |
| 4:15 |
Ethical
Considerations When Serving as a Guardian Ad Litem
Leslie A.T. Haley |
| 5:15 |
Adjourn |
FACULTY
Hon. Thomas P. Sotelo, Judge, Fairfax Juvenile and Domestic Relations District
Court / Fairfax
Kelly Bober, Executive Director, Winchester Community Advocacy Center /
Winchester
Dr. Robin L. Foster, Medical Director, Pediatric Emergency Services and
Child Protection Team, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System / Richmond
Leslie A.T. Haley, Assistant Ethics Counsel, Virginia State Bar / Richmond
Lelia Baum Hopper, Director, Court Improvement Program, Office of the Executive
Secretary, Supreme Court of Virginia / Richmond
Geetha Ravindra, Esq., Director, Geetha Ravindra Dispute Resolution Services
/ Richmond
William B. Reichhardt, Esq., Reichhardt & Associates / Fairfax
MODERATOR
Lelia Baum Hopper, Director, Court Improvement Program, Office of the Executive
Secretary, Supreme Court of Virginia / Richmond
VIDEO LOCATIONS AND DATE
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
Abingdon: Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, on the campus of Virginia
Highlands Community College (I-81 exit 14), 1 Partnership Circle (276) 619-4300
Charlottesville: The Virginia CLE Building, 105 Whitewood Road (800) 979-8253
Richmond: UVA Richmond Regional Center, 2810 N. Parham Road, Suite 300,
3rd Floor (Parking available only in spots not marked “Visitor Parking”)
(804) 662-7464
Roanoke: Roanoke Higher Education Center, 108 North Jefferson Street (Parking
validated for parking deck adjacent to center only) (540) 767-6161
Tysons Corner: Crowne Plaza Tysons Corner (formerly the Holiday Inn Tysons
Corner), 1960 Chain Bridge Road (entrance to hotel on Greensboro Drive) (703)
893-2100
Virginia Beach: Holiday Inn Executive Center, 5655 Greenwich Road (757)
499-4400
Directions to Seminar
Sites
REGISTRATION FEES
$139.00 regular registration.
$105.00 law firm non-attorney staff.
$154.00 / $120.00 on-site registration (if space is available).
Cancellation/transfer
requests will be honored through 5:00 p.m. of the DAY BEFORE the seminar.
If you have a disability that requires special accommodation, please contact
Virginia CLE well in advance of the program date.
Private taping of
this program is not permitted.
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