Juvenile Law Seminar: A Focus on Dependency Issues April 18–19, 2008 Newport, OR
Friday, April 18 Moderated by Jeff Pridgeon, Newport
Noon	Registration
1:00 p.m.	How Foster Care Damages Kids: Weighing the Risks of Removal / Richard Wexler, Executive Director, National Coalition for Child Protection Reform, Alexandria, VA
2:00 p.m.	Follow-Up Panel: How Foster Care Damages Kids: Weighing the Risks of Removal / Richard Wexler / Julie McFarlane, Juvenile Rights Project / Lois Day, Child Welfare Program Manager, Lane County, Department of Human Services / Dr. James White, Center for Improvement of Child and Family Services, Portland State University
3:00 p.m.	Break/Door Prizes
3:15 p.m.	The Indian Child Welfare Act: DHS Policies and Procedures Used to Verify Indian Heritage and How Attorneys Can Be Advocates in the Process / Betsy Fairlamb, Child Welfare, Human Services, Department of Children, Adults and Families Division, Eugene Willamette Office / Lea Ann Easton, Law Office of Craig Dorsay, Portland
4:15 p.m.	Girls in Juvenile Justice Plus Other Timely Topics / Dr. Marty Beyer, Clinical Psychologist and Consultant, Great Falls, Virginia
5:00 p.m.	Adjourn for the day
5:30 p.m.	Reception for Attendees and Guests
Saturday, April 19 Moderated by Jeff Pridgeon, Newport
8:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast (included)
8:30 a.m.	How to Talk to Very Young Children: What the Child Wants, Your Obligation as a Lawyer, How Not to Do More Harm Than Good / Dr. Marty Beyer, Clinical Psychologist and Consultant, Great Falls, Virginia
10:00 a.m.	Break/Door Prizes
10:15 a.m.	Using the Rules of Evidence in Depedency Proceedings / Dawn Andrews, Metropolitan Public Defender, Portland / Honorable Maureen McKnight, Circuit Court Judge, Portland
11:15 a.m.	What Services Should We Request for Children? / Dr. Redmond Reams, Portland
12:15 p.m.	Lunch (included)
1:15 p.m.	Child Abuse Reporting / David Elkanich, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Portland
2:15 p.m.	Break/Door Prizes
2:30 p.m.	Ethics Panel — Zealous Advocacy of the Child: Representing Multiple Children in the Same Family, Best Interests and Client Contact / Hypotheticals / Scott Morrill, Oregon State Bar, Client Assistance Office / Karen Stenard, Lane Juvenile Lawyers Association, Eugene / Jennifer Kimble, Attorney, Madras
4:00 p.m.	Adjourn
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