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JOHNSON CHILDREN AND THE LAW WORKSHOP Time: 1:30pm - 3:30pm Location: 218 Hutchins Hall
The Capacity of Children to Participate In Decisions Affecting Their Welfare The Child Advocacy Law Clinic (CALC) at the University of Michigan Law School is pleased to announce the inaugural Johnson Children and the Law Workshop. The workshop will bring together speakers and students from a variety of disciplines including law, psychology and public policy to pursue questions that continue to perplex the law and policymakers and that are currently ripe for major policy reform. This year the workshop will focus on the capacity of children to participate in decisions affecting their welfare. We invite you to participate in the workshop by attending the following presentations. The presentations will take place from 1:30 to 3:30 in Room 218 Hutchins Hall at the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor. Should you have any questions about the workshop, please contact the CALC office at 734-763-5000. We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming presentation. January 21 Brain Development (Neuroscience) Issues Related To Older Children And How That Impacts Their Ability To Participate In Legal Decision-Making Daniel Keating, PhD, Director and Research Professor, University of Michigan Center for Human Growth and Development, Professor of Psychology, College of LS&A; Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatric and Communicable Diseases, Medical School January 28 Child Development Issues In Juvenile Justice: Criminal Responsibility, Ability To Direct Counsel, And Participation of Youth Frank Vandervort, JD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Law, Child Advocacy Law Clinic, University of Michigan Law School February 11 Due Process For Children: Designing A Court Process That Takes Account Of Their Development Emily Buss, JD, Professor of Law, University of Chicago February 18 Developmental Considerations That May Affect Decision- Making For Young Children In The Child Welfare And Judicial Systems Katherine Rosenblum, PhD, Clinical Developmental Psychologist, Research Scientist, University of Michigan Center for Human Growth and Development March 4 The Capacity Of Foster Children To Participate In Decisions Affecting Their Lives David Berns, MSW, MPA, Executive Vice President of Child and Family Services, Casey Family Programs
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