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INTERDISCIPLINARY CHILD WELFARE INSTITUTE (ICWI)
At Capital University Law School
July 26 - July 30, 2010
Columbus, Ohio
ICWI is co-taught by: Angela Upchurch, Associate Professor of Law at Capital University, and Carla Carpenter, MSSW and Associate Director of the National Center for Adoption Law & Policy
Row One from Left to Right: 2009 Class Photo, Professor Carla Carpenter with guest practitioner, and Professor Upchurch engaging students in a class exercise.
Row Two from Left to Right: Guest Practitioner Panel, Students listening to class lecture, Practitioner Luncheon – Opportunity in which students were able to talk and network with current child welfare professionals, and Raul Muniz – A visiting student who participated in SALI 2008 and returned for ICWI 2009.
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Capital University Law School, in conjunction with the National Center for Adoption Law and Policy, is pleased to offer a one-week intensive Interdisciplinary Child Welfare Institute (ICWI). This two-credit course will provide law students and graduate level social work students with a mutual understanding of the legal and sociological principles central to child welfare practice. In the increasingly complex world of child welfare, quality collaboration among legal and social work professionals is critical to keeping children safe and strengthening families. Interdisciplinary learning provides a common foundation for students from different professional programs and an environment for developing the skills required of future child welfare attorneys and social workers.
Other Child Welfare Intensive Summer Courses
Capital University also offers the Summer Adoption Law Institute, another two-credit, one-week intensive course offered August 2 – 6, 2010 that will explore adoption and related child protection issues from both academic and practitioner perspectives. For more information on this course click here.
TUITION
The tuition for the summer 2010 is yet to be determined. 2009 tuition was $1,074 per credit hour for a total amount of $2,148 for this two-credit course.
COURSE CONTENT
ICWI will cover such topics as:
Constitutional rights of parents and children and the responsibility of the State to protect children from maltreatment
History of child welfare law
Child welfare systems in the United States: key federal policy and statutes and state structures
Legal definitions and practice implications
Child development and interviewing children
Family dynamics of child maltreatment
Ethical and professional considerations for interdisciplinary practice
Preparing for trials and providing expert testimony
Permanency planning and negotiating for best solutions for children and families
LODGING INFORMATION
You can find information about area hotels at:http://www.law.capital.edu/About/Accommodations.asp.
Dorm rooms are available on a first-come-first-served basis. Rate may range from $28 to $35 per person per night. This fee must be paid in advance of the class. The dorms are not located at the law school and are about a ten minute car ride or 30 minute bus ride between the two campuses. Transportation to and from is not provided. If you would like to reserve a room please contact Jenifer Thompson.
For a description of the various dorm rooms please click here. ICWI students will be in College Avenue Hall.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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CONTACT US
If you have general questions, please email icwi@law.capital.edu or call 614.236.6730.
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