An Overview of Special Education Considerations: What Juvenile Court Prosecutors Need to Know

On-Demand Webinar Title: Overview of Special Education Considerations: What Juvenile Court Prosecutors Need to Know

Live Webinar Date: Wednesday, January 27th, 2021

Duration: 95-minute presentation

CLE: This course, originally a live webinar on January 27th, 2021, was recorded for on-demand attendance. The live webinar was approved for CLE credit in certain states; however, NDAA is not responsible for applying for CLE approval or reporting CLE credits for this on-demand webinar. Attendees are responsible for ensuring their state accepts their applications for self-study CLE credits. Upon completion of your on-demand course (video, quiz and survey), you will be able to access a CLE Uniform Certificate of Attendance. If your state accepts self-study credits, you can submit this Certificate and other required materials directly to your state bar. NDAA does not apply for CLE approval for recorded content or report on-demand CLE attendance for this webinar. Attendees must self-submit this course for approval in their home state. All attorneys are responsible for any fees associated with CLE filing. Attorneys seeking CLE credit should contact their state bar associations for more information. General questions or additional information regarding CLE credit can be directed to cle@ndaajustice.org.

Summary: Carrie Mason, J.D., Ph.D. an attorney with the Court Improvement Program for the Tennessee Supreme Court, provides this overview of special education laws for juvenile court prosecutors. Special education laws and resources for families are important for juvenile court prosecutors to be aware of as their caseloads often involve a large percentage of youth with special education needs. The focus of the presentation is the child welfare to juvenile justice pipeline. Youth with or at risk for child welfare involvement are also at risk for juvenile justice involvement. Specific areas of risk and tools in federal law that can be used to support children and intervene on risk at school is discussed.

Learning Objectives:

- Learner will understand the association between child welfare and delinquency
- Learner will understand the ways in which learning and social development may be vulnerable following significant childhood stress and why
- Learner will understand tools available to at risk youth at school to intervene on academic and social deficits in the school setting, and support student success and engagement in the community

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On-Demand Access: 

This webinar was originally recorded on January 27th, 2021, and made available for NDAA Learning Management System with the help of OJJDP's NTTAC, who also posted the webinar on the OJJDP's YouTube channel free for the general public. NDAA has made it available here for those seeking CLE credit. 

Attribution & Disclaimer: 

This project is supported by Grant #2019-MU-MU-K002 awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.

The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of Justice.

OJJDP Priorities

•Treating Children as Children 

•Serve Children at Home, with their Families, In their communities 

•Open Up Opportunities for Young People Involved in the Justice System