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Court Improvement Program Resources and Articles.
 

COURT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM MISSION, PURPOSE, AND GOAL STATEMENT:

"The Court Improvement Program is a multidisciplinary project which seeks improvement of interrelated systems that serve children and families who enter the child welfare system.  The program operates through team-oriented court and agency initiatives.  The goal of the CIP is to make the systems more effective.”
 
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  Link   CIP Conference 2011
CIP’s 2011 statewide conference featuring innovations in programming and practice to provide new opportunities for courts, agencies, and the legal community to improve the outcomes for children, youth, and families who enter the child welfare system.
  Link   Advocating for Very Young Children in Dependency Proceedings: The Hallmakrs of Effective, Ethical Representation
Explains how attorneys representing very young children can profoundly influence the health, development, and well-being of their clients. The brief sets out four hallmarks of advocacy to enhance effectiveness of representation and strengthen an attorney’s ability to handle ethical dilemmas.
  Link   Healing the Youngest Children: Model Court-Community Partnerships
Examines programs that apply research to court practices to improve outcomes for maltreated infants, toddlers and their families. The brief includes sample cases and shares tips for implementing successful partnerships drawn from the model programs it profiles.
  Link   Healthy Attachment for Very Young Children in Foster Care
Understanding secure and insecure attachments can help attorneys and judges make informed decisions about placements, visits, and other issues that affect the lives of foster children.
  Link   Practicing Preventative Law: A Day in the Life of a Medical-Legal Partnership Attorney
Around the country, lawyers and medical professionals in Medical-Legal Partnerships (MLPs) are working together to address families' legal and medical problems.
  Link   Mental Health Assessments for Infants and Toddlers
Infant mental health is the capacity of the child from birth to three to experience, regulate and express emotions; form close and secure interpersonal relationships; and explore the environment and learn. Infant mental health is synonymous with healthy social and emotional development.
  Link   Child Abuse Prevention

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