Course Description

This webinar focuses on witness preparation in child dependency matters.  The goal of the program is to demonstrate ways attorneys can help the witness in dependency cases feel comfortable testifying and understand how their testimony and information fits into the elements of the case.  The program offers detailed information, trial skill strategy and advocacy tips for both the attorney and witness. The topics include:
* Positive Practice in witness preparation
* Witness Preparation for trial and testimony
* Limiting Testimony-dos and don’ts
* Advocacy Tips


For those with the Guardian ad Litem Program, this 1 hour course does apply towards in-service hours.  

Please select training topic "Legal Issues" when inputting into Optima. 

Continuing Education Coordinator

Patricia Propheter

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Chapter One

    • Witness Preparation

Reviews

5 star rating

Accurate

Ellie Bernstein

Very informative for a GAL who will be on the witness stand

Very informative for a GAL who will be on the witness stand

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5 star rating

Witness Preparation

Elaine Noce

Prepare, prepare, prepare. Prepare outlines, review notes, and speak with the attorney before testifying.

Prepare, prepare, prepare. Prepare outlines, review notes, and speak with the attorney before testifying.

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4 star rating

Witness preparation

sarah schott

Very Straighforward and helpful in reducing the anticipatory anxiety re testifying.

Very Straighforward and helpful in reducing the anticipatory anxiety re testifying.

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