2023 Judicial Education Course Catalog

JUNE TUESDAY, JUNE 6

TUESDAY, JUNE 13 ACE’s Too High: The Impact of Stress & Trauma on Families and Children Navigating the Courts 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. This course will focus on the science of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Emerging science has shown that childhood traumas, such as adverse childhood experiences and adverse community environments, commonly referred to as ACEs, can have profoundly negative impacts on children, increasing the likelihood that these children could end up in the courtroom either as the defendant or as a victim. Judges are on the front line, and regularly encounter children who may be victims of trauma, abuse, or neglect and therefore could be impacted by ACEs. This course will assist judges to identify and better understand the impact of children’s exposure to ACEs at an early age, and to develop strategies for addressing adverse consequences within our court system and in our work. Day in and day out, in our courts across the state, high conflict custody cases are tried in an adversarial process that drains resources and adds stress to families already traumatized and suffering from the conflict. Too often, the process does little to address behavioral problems that caused the conflict and continues adding stress to families, especially children unable to protect themselves. Behavioral Science teaches us that stress is harmful to the developing child brain, potentially causing long-term damage. This course will address the behavioral science related to the impact of stress and trauma on the developing child’s brain and how judges can use this information to improve outcomes. We will explore how judges can make the process less adversarial; focusing more on the therapeutic solutions that will help to eliminate child stress and protect children embroiled in the law at no fault of their own. Coordinator/Faculty: Judge Cathleen M. Vitale Faculty : Maureen C. Vernon, Ph.D.; Frank J. Kros, MSW, JD; Rebecca M. Stahl, Esq.

Nuts & Bolts of Guardianship (Elder Abuse, Guardianship) 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Have you ever wanted to watch a contested guardianship case to see how its handled? What exactly is a guardianship? What are the procedures to obtain a guardianship? What are the criteria for determining whether guardianship should be granted? What if a person is disabled from some but not all of the tasks of daily living? These and other questions will be addressed in Nuts and Bolts of Guardianship. This is a basic level course for judges new to guardianship court, or judges who have some experience, but want additional training in the fundamentals. Also, there will be a game at the end! Sign up! Coordinator/Faculty: Judge Mary M. Kramer Faculty: Judge DaNeeka V. Cotton; Carole T. Giunta, MD; Angela B. Grau, Esq.; Barrett R. King, Esq. Judge DaNeeka V Cotton; Carole T handle hip? What are ain a guardianship? eria for determining whethe p should be granted? What if a n is disabled from some but not a he tasks of daily living? These an questions will be addressed of Guardianship. This is judges new to gu who have so inin ndl ? What are a guardianship? a for determining wheth should be granted? What if a s disabled from some but no tasks of daily living? These questions will be addresse of Guardianship. This udges new to ho have uesti of Guar dges n oha sks ons w rdiansh new isab of daily will be ship. T ould led fro y living addr d be om s g? Th r de gra ome he gu term nted? e but ardia mining ? Wh What ar anship? g whe at who have es ne ship. Th f ons will be addresse asks of daily living? These abled from som be granted? or determining wh n a guardianship andl r d p? d n f o hat s g d e tasks of daily living? d a r W e e n m ed w e f Guardianship. Th e p G u d h i o e a s d h a e

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