Creating a Trauma Informed Court: Why Physical Space Matters

Creating a Trauma Informed Court: Why Physical Space Matters

Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Time: 2:30 - 4:00 pm

Cost: General registration, CEU registration, and registration for Child Advocates Volunteer Attorneys is free. There is a $15 fee for CLE credit.

Professional Credit: This training is eligible for 1.5 CEU and CLE (1.5 substantive) credits.

Learning Objectives:

• Hear from the Honorable Judge McCrady of Allegheny County about the importance of physical space in improving court experiences for youth and the family-centered process that guided a renovation of the Allegheny County Family Court
• Gain additional strategies for supporting youth access to court and mitigating traumatization at court
• Recap the lessons learned at the 2024 Kids at Court Conference: Trauma-Sensitive Engagement for Attorneys and the 2025 Kids at Court Statewide Webinar Series

Presenters:

• The Honorable Judge McCrady of Allegheny County

**Support Center for Child Advocates, Center for Excellence in Advocacy is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors to offer continuing education for social workers, marriage and family therapists and professional counselors. Support Center for Child Advocates, Center for Excellence in Advocacy maintains responsibility for the program(s).

**SD to update This project was supported by PCCD Subgrant #43612 awarded by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD). The awarded funds originate with the U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings and conclusions expressed within this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of PCCD or the U.S. Department of Justice.