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Saturday, January 4, 2003
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10:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Section on Family and Juvenile Law
- Barbara A. Babb, University of Baltimore, Chair
- Sarah H. Ramsey, Syracuse University, Program Chair
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Maryland Suite A & B
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
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Reforming the Child Protective System: Bringing Practice and Multidisciplinary Research into the Classroom
(Program to be published in the Family Court Review.)
Moderator and
Commentator:
Barbara Bennett Woodhouse, University of Florida
Speakers: - Mark E. Courtney, Executive Director, Chapin Hall Center for Children, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
- The Honorable David B. Mitchell (retired), Executive Director, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Reno, Nevada
- Jennifer Lorraine Rosato, Brooklyn Law School
There is general agreement that the child protection system in the United States is not functioning well. Chronic problems include unnecessary removal of children from their homes, a lack of services for children and families, lengthy stays in foster care, and haphazard termination of parental rights proceedings. The system is over and under inclusive; understaffed and overrun with cases. Federal legislation intended to require states to improve their systems, particularly the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 and the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, are notable for delivering yet another series of unfounded mandates to an overburdened system.
This panel will address the need for law reform from two perspectives-the bench and social science research. Our two guest speakers bring a wealth of practical experience to the panel and are influential in policy formation. Judge Mitchell served on the bench for over 17 years. Mr. Courtney was formerly a professor at the School of Social Work, University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has conducted numerous studies of the child welfare system.
The panel will also consider how to effectively bring practice and multidisciplinary work into the classroom. Professor Rosato will address this issue using examples that engage students in discussions about child protective system reform.
Professor Woodhouse will comment on theoretical issues related to child protective system reform and on pedagogical concerns.
Business Meeting at Program Conclusion
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