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Courtroom Advocacy Training Topics

Aging Out of Foster Care

Checklists, Tips and Forms
Chafee Assessment
Entering Foster Care Form
Checklist of Foster Youth Belongings
Foster Care Structure
About Me Form
Transitioning Out of Foster Care Checklist
What Are My Options?

References
It's My Life: A Framework for Youth
It's My Life: Postsecondary Education & Training Guide

Resources for Youth
Foster Care Alumni of America
Foster Club
Leaving Foster Care: Questions & Answers
Creative Community Services
Orphan Foundation of America
Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiatives
Casey Life Skills Assessment
Your Rights in Foster Care
Independent Living Program
DFCS Child Welfare Manual, Chapter 11, Independent Living - coming soon
EmpowerMEnt
Multi-Agency Alliance for Children
V-Street

In-Service
National CASA's E-Learning Website (Series 2: Aging Out) (must register through your affiliate CASA program)

Educational Advocacy

Checklists, Tips and Forms
Judicial Checklist
Forms & Sample Letters
Tips for a Successful IEP Meeting
5 Ways to Advocate for Educational Success
CASA/GAL Volunteers and Educational Advocacy

References
TeamChild Manual
Getting Out of the Red Zone
Casey Family Programs - Publications
Georgia School Locator
Georgia Department of Education
National Working Group on Foster Care and Education

Legislation
Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act:
Summary
FAQs on the Provisions Designed to Impact Youth and Young Adults (1st link)
FAQs on the Provisions Designed to Impact Youth and Target Adults (2nd link)
Questions and Answers: Education Provisions
Chafee Educational Training and Voucher Program:
6 States' Experiences with Chafee Program
FAQs about Chafee Program
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act:
Information on McKinney-Vento Act (1st link)
Information on McKinney-Vento Act (2nd link)
McKinney-Vento Liaisons in Georgia
IDEA:
IDEA Data
IDEA 2004
IDEA Law & Policy Resources
O.C.G.A. § 15-11-9 and § 15-11-9.1:
Georgia Laws Governing Child Abuse & Neglect Cases
Georgia Statute for CASA

In-Service
National CASA's E-Learning Website (Series 1: Education & Youth in Out-of-Home Care) (must register through your affiliate CASA program)

Permanency

References
Casey Family Programs
Committee on Justice for Children: Placement Stability Project
Placement Stability - Multiple Placements in Foster Care: Literature Review of Correlates and Predictors
Concurrent Planning to Promote Permanency
Permanency Planning Handbook
Family to Family, Tools for Rebuilding Foster Care - Team Decision Making: Involving the Family and Community in Child Welfare Decisions
Guide to Future Care and Custody Planning for Children
Foster Parent’s Role in Permanency
Child Welfare Mediation
Permanency: More Than Just Homes - The Connection – Summer 2009

Checklists, Tips & Forms
My Child Worksheet