COURSE CATALOG
Below are the current
courses available on the Florida Guardian ad Litem Academy
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GUARDIAN AD LITEM PRE-SERVICE
* Please note that these courses are requirements of Guardian ad Litem Volunteer Certification. Completion of these courses alone does not confer certification. *
TRAINING BUNDLES
CHILD WELFARE & ADVOCACY
LEGAL REPRESENTATION
SKILLS ENHANCEMENT
CONFERENCES
2019 Florida Guardian ad Litem Symposium "Specialized Advocacy for Children - Building Stronger Communities"
CLEs expired
| (2019) Adulting 101: WIOA, Transition and Social Security Benefits for Students with Disabilities |
| A National Crisis: When Autism is Mistaken for Criminal Behavior and the Devastating Consequences |
| Access Beyond the Classroom |
| Children’s Privacy on Social Media |
| Closing the Gap with GAP: Florida’s New Guardianship Assistance Program |
| Dependency Representation and the JAC |
| Disposition or Treatment: The Impact of Juvenile Courts on Children with Mental Health Needs |
| Find Teens Confusing? You Are Not Alone. Let’s (Try To) Figure Them Out Together |
| Florida Medicaid Managed Care – What’s New?: In Lieu of Services Benefits |
| Human Trafficking: Do You Look Like a Victim? |
| Making the Most of Expert Witness Testimony: Best Practices in the Wake of DeLisle v. Crane Co. |
| Put Your Best Foot Forward with the 3 P’s of Advocacy: Enhancing Attorney & Child Advocate Manager |
| Representing the Child’s Interests in Adoption Intervention Proceedings |
| Rights of Parents and/or Children with Disabilities to Receive Accommodations to Achieve Permanency |
| Runaway Train: Dependency and the School-to-Prison Pipeline |
| The Impact of Trauma |
| The Regis Little Act: Guardianship and the Alternatives in Dependency Cases |
| Trauma-Informed Care |
| Understanding Due Process in Chapter 39 to Achieve the Best Possible Outcomes for Children |
| Understanding the Unified Family Court System When Advocating for Special Needs Dependent Children |
2018 Guardian ad Litem Disabilities Training Conference, "What's Your Super Power?"
CLEs expired
| (2018) Adulting 101: WIOA, Transition and Social Security Benefits for Students with Disabilities |
| Advocating for Families of Children with Complex Medical Issues When MCA Accusations are Made |
| Challenges & Pitfalls in Achieving Permanency for Children Whose Parents Receive APD Services |
| Facility Dogs Helping Vulnerable Witnesses Find their Voice and Heal |
| From Chaos to Clarity |
| General Session - Registry Panel |
| General Session: GAL Talks - Telling the Child's Story with Meaning |
| How to Ensure that All Disabilities - Related Needs of a Child are Met |
| Human Trafficking Awareness & Education |
| Increasing Access to Behavior Health Services Through Technology |
| Knocking Down the Silo: Let's All See That RTC |
| Pro Bono's Role in the Work/Life Balance |
| Protecting the Child's Voice: Use & Application of the Child Hearsay Rule in Dependency Cases |
| Runaway Train: Dependency & the School to Prison Pipeline |
| Special Needs Trusts & ABLE Accounts - 2018 Update |
| The Effects of Toxic Stress on the Developing Brain |
| The Superpowers of Special Litigation-Representing the Vulnerable Youth |
| The Value of Permanency for All Children |
| Up UP and Away! How to Help Your Wheelchair Bound Clients Soar |
| Welcome & Opening Session |
| Welcome & Opening Session - Great Minds Don't Always Think Alike |
| Work/Life Balance - Mindfulness in High Conflict |
| You Don't Have to Do it Alone - Building an Advocacy Team through Due Process Services for Attorneys for Children |