A Day of the Child
Join us for the second annual program focused on children in New Jersey. This year’s program features a presentation of the second annual report of the Staffing and Oversight Review Subcommittee of the Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect, the statutory entity required to review, analyze and make recommendations to the Division of Child Protection & Permanency on child welfare issues.
Programming will feature resources for aging out foster youth, with discussions on resources for older youth in New Jersey, the resources available for families of older foster youth, and extended foster youth. Learn about new updates in the law relative to Social Security benefits for children in out of home placement and benchmark hearings.
This program welcomes practitioners in child welfare, family law, resource parents and advocates.
This comprehensive program will educate and provide the necessary tools and resources for legal professionals, social workers, and parent and child advocates who are looking to empower youth and advance children’s rights.
This program is hosted and presented by NJSBA / NJICLE. Cosponsored by Embrella and the New Jersey State Bar Foundation.
- Wednesday, August
- 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- In-Person at the New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick
- Virtually via Zoom
- 3.5 Caregiver Credits are available for Resource Parents for the morning portion of the program.
- 7.0 CLE Credits available for attorneys for the entire program. NJG: 7.0; NYPT: 7.0; PAS: 5.5
Agenda:
9:05-9:50 a.m. ~ Keynote Speaker – Tawanna Brown
9:55-11:10 a.m. ~ Resources for Aging Out Foster Youth: Roundtable discussion on resources for older foster youth on wraparound services. How to coordinate with stakeholders including the case worker, law guardian and professionals to ensure services are built into the overall case plan.
11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. ~ New Jersey and the Numbers: Members of the Staffing and Oversight Review Subcommittee of the Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect discuss this year’s second annual report of New Jersey’s child welfare system. Review the state of child welfare relative to parent child visits, kinship care, wellness, and sibling care. Panelists will discuss the priorities going into next year’s report including mental health, education and aging out foster youth.
12:45-1:30 p.m. ~ Lunch
1:30-2:45 p.m. ~ Social Security and the Child Welfare System: P.L. 2025, c. 162 prohibits use of property or benefits belonging to a child for resource care maintenance costs. The newly passed legislation addresses specific issues related to children with Social Security benefits, including but not limited to asset limits for Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. This presentation will walk through the new law and provide an overview of its provisions and practical implications.
2:45-4:05 p.m. ~ Best Practices for Practitioners in Benchmark Hearings: The Revised Benchmark Hearings Protocol and Checklist provides a roadmap for aging out youth to ensure they have what they need to succeed in life after foster care. The panelists talk about best practices in preparing for these hearings to ensure a successful outcome for older youth in foster care.
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Speakers include: