For Attorneys

Legal Training

Web Based Training:

The Office of the Child Advocate is now providing Web-based Continuing Legal Education and Professional Trainings online in addition to the traditional onsite continuing education opportunities. Many courses will include Free Legal Education Credits or Professional Credits. These trainings are primarily designed for attorney guardians ad litem, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), CASA attorneys, and parent attorneys.

Web-based training is available on the Office of the Child Advocate's Online Training System, which also hosts a variety of training programs developed by the Child Protection Accountability Commission and its child welfare partners. To access the training content, please follow the link: ocade.server.tracorp.com. You must register and create a user name and password. Please also select the group code, All Training.

PLEASE NOTE: You will need Adobe Reader 9 to access the web-based trainings. If you do not have the latest version, please download it here. This training may not be compatible with Safari—you may need to use Internet Explorer or Firefox to view the training.

For questions, please contact Rosalie Morales at (302) 255-1730 or rosalie.morales@delaware.gov

Web-based trainings:

2018 Office of the Child Advocate Training Calendar:

New Volunteer Attorney Trainings

NUTS & BOLTS OF REPRESENTING CHILDREN IN DSCYF CUSTODY

Register at this link for any New Volunteer training!

DATE	COUNTY	LOCATION
~~1/4/18~~	~~Kent/Sussex~~	~~Kent County Courthouse, Mortgage Mediation Room~~
~~2/1/18~~	~~New Castle~~	~~Skadden~~
~~4/5/18~~	~~Kent/Sussex~~	~~Kent County Courthouse, Mortgage Mediation Room~~
~~5/3/18~~	~~New Castle~~	~~Location TBD~~
7/5/18	Kent/Sussex	Kent County Courthouse, Mortgage Mediation Room
8/2/18	New Castle	Skadden
10/4/18	Kent/Sussex	Kent County Courthouse, Mortgage Mediation Room
11/1/18	New Castle	Richards, Layton & Finger

Family Court Called— You've Been Appointed

REPRESENTING KIDS IN NON-DSCYF PROCEEDINGS

Register at this link for Representing Kids in Non-DSCYF Proceedings!

Date	County	Location
~~3/1/18~~	~~New Castle~~	~~NCCCH Lower Level Two Conference Room~~
6/7/18	Kent/Sussex	Kent County Courthouse, Mortgage Mediation Room
9/6/18	New Castle	TBD

Monthly In-Service/Advanced Topic Trainings

NEW CASTLE COUNTY

Register at this link for any Monthly In-Service/Advanced Topic Trainings in New Castle County!

DATE	TOPIC	LOCATION
~~1/11/18~~	~~Education/Compassionate Schools~~	~~DPH Training Center at Edgehill Shopping Center, 43 South Dupont Highway Dover, DE 19901~~
~~2/15/18~~	~~Educational Surrogate Prent Training~~	~~Woodlawn Library~~
~~3/15/18~~	~~Parent Case Plans~~	~~Woodlawn Library~~
~~4/19/18~~	~~Domestic Violence Teen Programs~~	~~Location TBD~~
6/21/18	Permanency	Location TBD
7/19/18	Juvenile Justice/YRS/Expungement	Location TBD
8/16/18	Extended Jurisdiction/YAC	Location TBD
9/20/18	Independent Living	Location TBD
10/18/18	Darkness Into Light	Location TBD
11/15/18	PBH/Child Mental Health	Location TBD

Monthly In-Service/Advanced Topic Trainings

KENT COUNTY

Register at this link for any Monthly In-Service/Advanced Topic Trainings in Kent County!

DATE	TOPIC	LOCATION
~~1/11/18~~	~~Education/Compassionate Schools~~	~~DPH Training Center at Edgehill Shopping Center, 43 South Dupont Highway Dover, DE 19901~~
~~2/27/18~~	~~Educational Surrogate Prent Training~~	~~DelDot Central District Headquarters Conference Room~~
~~3/27/18~~	~~Parent Case Plans~~	~~DelDot Central District Headquarters Conference Room~~
~~4/24/18~~	~~Domestic Violence Teen Programs~~	~~DelDot Central District Headquarters Conference Room~~
6/26/18	Permanency	DelDot Central District Headquarters Conference Room
7/24/18	Juvenile Justice/YRS/Expungement	DelDot Central District Headquarters Conference Room
8/28/18	Extended Jurisdiction/YAC	DelDOT Central District Headquarters Conference Room
9/25/18	Independent Living	DelDot Central District Headquarters Conference Room
10/23/18	Darkness Into Light	DelDot Central District Headquarters Conference Room
11/27/18	PBH/Child Mental Health	DelDot Central District Headquarters Conference Room

Monthly In-Service/Advanced Topic Trainings

SUSSEX COUNTY

Register at this link for any Monthly In-Service/Advanced Topic Trainings in Sussex County!

DATE	TOPIC	LOCATION
~~1/11/18~~	~~Education/Compassionate Schools~~	~~DPH Training Center of Edgehill Shopping Center, 13 South Dupont Highway, Dover, DE 19901~~
~~2/14/18~~	~~Educational Surrogate Parent Training~~	~~Lewes Library~~
~~3/14/18~~	~~Parent Case Plans~~	~~Lewes Library~~
~~4/11/18~~	~~Domestic Violence Teen Programs~~	~~Lewes Library~~
6/13/18	Permanency	Lewes Library
7/11/18	Juvenile Justice/YRS/Expungement	Lewes Library
8/28/18	Extended Jurisdiction/YAC	DelDOT Central District Headquarters Conference Room (Dover)
9/12/18	Independent Living	Lewes Library
10/10/18	Darkness Into Light	Lewes Library
11/14/18	PBH/Child Mental Health	Lewes Library