Date: Friday, November 1, 2024
Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Format: Virtual via Microsoft Teams
Legal Aid Alberta established a Child Representation Panel on April 1, 2022, with a three-year term. The panel is comprised of roster lawyers with experience, training and interest in the area of representation of children in high-conflict parenting matters.
Lawyers who have a minimum of five year’s experience practicing family and experienced in working with children who are interested in applying to join the panel in April 2025, may be interested in attending this upcoming training session. Panel members must be committed to attending 8 hours per year of continuing education on the representation of children including training offered by LAA.
The training will feature a number of special guest speakers presenting on a variety of topics.
The recording of this training is now available.
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Time
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Topic
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Speaker(s)
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9:00 - 9:15 a.m.
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Welcome and Opening Remarks
LAA Child Representation Services |
John Panusa, KC
Andrea Doyle |
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9:15 - 10:15 a.m.
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Meeting with Children
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Lorri Yasenik
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10:15 -10:30 a.m.
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Coffee Break
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10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
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Resist and Refuse Dynamics and How to Best
Address Them as Child’s Counsel |
Dr. Terry Singh
Tracy Brown |
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11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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Working with the Parenting Expert as Child’s Counsel
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Sharon Smith
Jim Bateman |
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12:30 - 1:00 p.m.
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Lunch Break
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1:00 - 1:30 p.m.
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High Conflict Parenting overlap with Child Protection:
What is Child’s Counsel to Do? |
Cindy Turner
Salle Maxwell |
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New Avenues to Help Families
Role of Resolution Counsel Brief Conflict Intervention and Voice of Child Reports |
Jeff Keller
Christina Riddoch Jennifer Taylor |
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2:30 - 2:45 p.m.
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Wellness Break
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2:45 - 3:45 p.m.
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Role of Counsel and Views from the Bench
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Justice Anna Loparco
Justice Jennifer Shaften |
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3:45 - 4:00 p.m.
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LAA Child Representation Panel: Re Empanelment Process
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Andrea Doyle
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