The legal side of foster care for resource families
To earn training credit: fill out a questionnaire for each webinar to receive 1.0 training credit for each course.
Day one recordings:
- Understanding the Child in Need of Aid (CINA) proceedings
- Representing the best interest of a child in court
- Welcome to pre-court! Kim Griffith, court administrator and Tribal jurisdiction
- Overview of the transfer to Tribal court
- Investigation of complaints and allegations against foster home
- The Resource Family Bill of Rights
- Process of appealing a maltreatment substantiation
Day two recordings:
- Focus on youth: Fostering older youth and transitioning into adulthood: Rights, responsibilities and resources
- Life of an ICWA case
- College funding and higher education support for current and former foster youth
- Understanding guardianship vs. adoption
Promotional videos from facing foster care in Alaska
FFCA Advocacy Video (2019)
Understanding the Child in Need of Aid (CINA) proceedings
with Carla Erickson, AAG
Representing the best interest of a child in court
with Kaelan Kiernan (CASA) and NIkole Schick (GAL)
Welcome to pre-court!
with Kim Griffith, Court Administrator and Tribal Jurisdiction, Verna Solomon, TCC Tribal Court
Additional videos:
- Layout of a Courtroom,
- Tips for Attending Court Hearings by Zoom, Moving Forward
- Stages of a CINA Case
Find more at: https://courts.alaska.gov/cip/index.htm#videos
Overview of the transfer to tribal court
with Maria Guerra, Kenaitze Indian Tribe
Investigation of complaints and allegations against foster home
with Yurii Miller and Christine Edwards, OCS; Kimberly Allen, AAG; and David Garcia, RFAB
Video: Understanding the OCS Grievance Process Sarah Abramczyk, OCS Program Officer
The Resource Family Bill of Rights
with Aileen McInnis and Candice Arrington, Resource Family Advisory Board
Process of appealing a maltreatment substantiation
with Jenna Test, State of Alaska
VIDEO: Confidentiality— Maria Van Ord, ACRF
Focus on youth: Fostering older youth and transitioning into adulthood: Rights, responsibilities and resources
with Amanda Metivier, CWA; Sarah Lewis, FFCA
Life of an ICWA case
with Valerie Dudley, Alaska Child Welfare Academy
College funding and higher education support for current and former foster youth
Amanda Metivier from the Office of Youth Empowerment outlines the higher education supports available for current and former foster youth including ETV funds, college scholarships, and other grants and scholarships.
Understanding guardianship vs. adoption
with Jessica Veldstra and Dawn Adams, Office of Children’s Services
VIDEO: The Importance of School Stability in Foster Care with Maria Van Ord
The legal side of foster care for resource families
To earn training credit: fill out a questionnaire for each webinar to receive 1.0 training credit for each course.
Day one recordings:
- Understanding the Child in Need of Aid (CINA) proceedings
- Representing the best interest of a child in court
- Welcome to pre-court! Kim Griffith, court administrator and Tribal jurisdiction
- Overview of the transfer to Tribal court
- Investigation of complaints and allegations against foster home
- The Resource Family Bill of Rights
- Process of appealing a maltreatment substantiation
Day two recordings:
- Focus on youth: Fostering older youth and transitioning into adulthood: Rights, responsibilities and resources
- Life of an ICWA case
- College funding and higher education support for current and former foster youth
- Understanding guardianship vs. adoption
Promotional videos from facing foster care in Alaska
FFCA Advocacy Video (2019)
Understanding the Child in Need of Aid (CINA) proceedings
with Carla Erickson, AAG
Representing the best interest of a child in court
with Kaelan Kiernan (CASA) and NIkole Schick (GAL)
Welcome to pre-court!
with Kim Griffith, Court Administrator and Tribal Jurisdiction, Verna Solomon, TCC Tribal Court
Additional videos:
- Layout of a Courtroom,
- Tips for Attending Court Hearings by Zoom, Moving Forward
- Stages of a CINA Case
Find more at: https://courts.alaska.gov/cip/index.htm#videos
Overview of the transfer to tribal court
with Maria Guerra, Kenaitze Indian Tribe
Investigation of complaints and allegations against foster home
with Yurii Miller and Christine Edwards, OCS; Kimberly Allen, AAG; and David Garcia, RFAB
Video: Understanding the OCS Grievance Process Sarah Abramczyk, OCS Program Officer
The Resource Family Bill of Rights
with Aileen McInnis and Candice Arrington, Resource Family Advisory Board
Process of appealing a maltreatment substantiation
with Jenna Test, State of Alaska
VIDEO: Confidentiality— Maria Van Ord, ACRF
Focus on youth: Fostering older youth and transitioning into adulthood: Rights, responsibilities and resources
with Amanda Metivier, CWA; Sarah Lewis, FFCA
Life of an ICWA case
with Valerie Dudley, Alaska Child Welfare Academy
College funding and higher education support for current and former foster youth
Amanda Metivier from the Office of Youth Empowerment outlines the higher education supports available for current and former foster youth including ETV funds, college scholarships, and other grants and scholarships.
Understanding guardianship vs. adoption
with Jessica Veldstra and Dawn Adams, Office of Children’s Services
VIDEO: The Importance of School Stability in Foster Care with Maria Van Ord
