Court Improvement Program

ICWA Training

 

Connecting Legacies:

Working Hand in Hand with ICWA

April 12, 2011


General Information: Agenda, Map to Talking Stick ResortPresenter Biographies  


Overview of the History of ICWA
Judge William Thorne


 Are You Prepared to Hike the Placement Trail?
Jennifer Espino; Wendy Brishke  


 What Are Active Efforts?
Judge William Thorne; Michelle Nimmo; April Olson


 ICWA Issues in Adoption Cases
Judge Melvin Stoof; Jay McCarthy


 Permanency Planning in ICWA Cases
Professor Barbara Atwood


 Torn Between Two Judges (Transfer of Cases to Tribal Court)
Judge Kami Hart; Judge Rose Johnson Antone; Judge Stephen Rubin


Severance Findings and Qualified Experts in ICWA cases
Judge William Thorne; Dawn Williams; April Olson


 

 Additional Resources