2020 Court Improvement Summit

The Summit is a biennial training hosted by the Court Improvement Program for child welfare professionals in Utah. Our purpose is to increase child welfare expertise in the legal community and facilitate cross-training opportunities among agencies, courts and other key stakeholders.

Our theme this year is Principles & Practices: Creating a Full Integrated Child-Welfare System. The Summit introduced Utah's Core Principles and Guiding Practices for a Fully Integrated Child-Welfare System that are focused on best practices and our commitment to protecting children and strengthening families.

Keynote Address: Our Moment of Obligation: Transforming Our Child Protection System into a Child Welfare System - Vivek Sankaran, University of Michigan Law School

Introduction of Utah's Child-Welfare Core Principles and Guiding Practices – PDF

Principios Centrales y Prácticas Rectoras para un Sistema de Bienestar del Menor Plenamente Integrado en Utah - PDF

Improving Outcomes for Court Involved Children & Families: A Reasonable Efforts Discussion – PDF
Judge Leonard P. Edwards (ret.)

Relationship Building as a Foundation for Reasonable Efforts – PDF
Natalie Netzel, Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Father Engagement: MALES (Manifesting. Action. Leveraging. Engagement. Success) – PDF
Corey Best

Parent Engagement Survey – PDF
Personal Self-Assessment of Anti-Bias Behavior – PDF
Values-Based Assessment – PDF
Father Involvement and Child Welfare: The Voices of Men of Color – PDF

Trauma of Removal – PDF
Christopher Church, Casey Family Programs

A Cure Worse Than the Disease: The Impact of Removal on Children – PDF
Easy Come Easy Go: The Plight of Children who Spend Less than Thirty Days in Care – PDF
Leo's Letter re the Day He Would Change – PDF

The Family First Prevention Services Act: Requirements, Lessons Learned & the Road Ahead – PDF
Allison Green, National Association of Counsel for Children

FFPSA Detailed Summary – PDF
QRTP Checklist for Judges – PDF
QRTP Guide – PDF
Tool for Engaging the Legal Community in Implementing Family First – PDF

Strengthening Families Using a Racial Equity Lens
Dr. Jessica Pryce, Florida Institute of Child Welfare

Family Separation Research Brief – PDF

Cultural Humility as an Approach to Improve ICWA Practice
Sheldon Spotted Elk & Sheri Freemont, Casey Family Programs

Introduction to the Safety Guide: Part 1 and 2 – PDF
Rob Wyman, Casey Family Programs

Safety Guide Practice Quick Sheets – PDF
Overall Worksheets for Safety Guide – PDF

Supervision During Physical Distancing
Heather Meitner, National Council on Crime and Delinquency

Leadership in Age of Complexity – PDF
Supervision During Physical Distancing: Tools and Guidance – PDF
Technical Adaptive Handout – PDF

Legal Ethics for Attorneys and Judges - "It's Not You, It's Me..." Breaking up with the "Jealous Mistress" – PDF
Ammon Nelson, Parental Defense Attorney

Date and Location

August 12, 2020 from 9:00 AM – 4:15 PM
August 13, 2020 from 9:00 AM – 12:15 PM

Held virtually via Webex Events

Program: 2020 CIP Summit – PDF

Continuing Legal Education Credits

The Utah State Bar approved 7.5 CLE Credits, including 1.0 Ethics Credit.

If you need closed captioning to access any of the above recordings or need the videos translated into another language, please email cip@utcourts.gov with your request. Si usted necesita los videos en español, mande un email a cip@utcourts.gov.