The 2025 Brown Bag Training Series for Child Advocates Volunteer Attorneys

All sessions are FREE for Child Advocates' Volunteer Attorneys with open cases. Attendees without an open can (1) sign up to take a case on or by the date of the training to receive free CLE credit, or (2) pay $10.00 per CLE credit.

All sessions are virtual and will be held on Zoom.

Questions? Please reach out to Meghan Johnson ([email protected]) or Sarah Dlugos ([email protected]).

Session 1: Trauma-Informed Youth Engagement and Rapport Building

• Thursday, January 9, 2025 | 12:15 - 1:30 pm
• Speakers: Allie Dolan, MSS, LSW, CEA Training Coordinator, Child Advocates; Shannon Sherwood, Esq., Staff Attorney, Child Advocates; and Nathan Riley, CEA Training Faculty, Child Advocates

Session 2: Best Practices in Advocacy for Unaccompanied and Migrant Youth

• Thursday, March 13, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:30 pm
• Speakers: Elena Lestón, Community Outreach and Education Coordinator, US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants; Stephanie Lubert, Esq., Managing Attorney, HIAS PA's Immigrant Youth Advocacy Program; and Barry Kassel, Esq., Supervising Attorney, Child Advocates

Session 3: Setting and Communicating Healthy Boundaries as a Child Advocate

• Thursday, May 8, 2025 | 12:15 - 1:30 pm
• Speakers: Shoshi Goldfus, JD, LCSW, Outcomes in Behavioral Health Clinical Coordinator, Child Advocates; and KaSandra Rogiers, Esq., Attorney, K.A. Rames P.C., Child Advocates Volunteer Attorney, Child Advocates Board Member

Session 4: Preparing the Child Witness: Trauma-Informed Strategies

• Thursday September 11, 2025 | 12:15 - 1:30 pm
• Speakers: Dana Morici, Esq., Staff Attorney, Child Advocates; and Yeshe Legesse, MSW, Child Advocate Social Worker, Child Advocates

Session 5: Supporting the Child Witness: In the Court and On the Stand

• Thursday, July 10, 2025 | 12:15 - 1:30 pm
• Speakers: Beth Perez, LSW, Esq., Director of Intake and Pro Bono, Child Advocates; and Brenda Harkavy, Esq., Trial Attorney, Raynes & Lawn, Child Advocates Volunteer Attorney, Child Advocates Board Member

Session 6: Supporting Child, Family, and Self After Court

• Thursday, November 13, 2025 | 12:15 - 1:30 pm
• Speakers: Sydney Groll, Esq., Staff Attorney, Child Advocates; and Marcía Hopkins, MSW, Project PROTECT Program Manager

Event Venue

Online