{"id":10688,"date":"2016-01-08T13:37:28","date_gmt":"2016-01-08T19:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/?p=10688"},"modified":"2016-02-26T09:07:13","modified_gmt":"2016-02-26T15:07:13","slug":"register-for-cpp-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/news\/2016\/01\/08\/register-for-cpp-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"Register for Mitchell Hamline’s Child Protection Program February symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mitchell Hamline’s Child Protection Program will\u00a0hold a Feb. 26 symposium on parent and child representation\u00a0in the child protection system.<\/p>\n

Co-sponsored by the Children\u2019s Law Center of Minnesota, the all-day CLE event is open to the public. The program is considered especially pertinent for judges, attorneys, elected officials, and policy-makers, who are invited to hear\u00a0from local and national experts on how improvements to parent and child representation are linked to positive outcomes for children and families.<\/p>\n

Register here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Mitchell Hamline is\u00a0getting attention for its success in reuniting families that have entered the state’s child protection system.<\/p>\n

Parents in the program have meetings every few weeks with attorneys, mentors, and social workers. It\u2019s an effort to help them navigate the legal system of child protective services and determine the root causes of why their family entered the system.<\/p>\n

Judges, lawyers, social workers, and advocates agree that whenever possible and safe for children, families should be kept intact.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the guiding principle of Mitchell Hamline\u2019s program, according to Joanna Woolman<\/strong>, the program\u2019s director.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re trying to figure out how best to achieve reunification in most of the cases as quickly and safely as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t