Use of Safety Plans in Philadelphia: What Child Welfare Attorneys Should Know

Use of Safety Plans in Philadelphia: What Child Welfare Attorneys Should Know

Join us for an online training focused on the use of safety plans in Philadelphia’s child welfare system and the role of attorneys in cases involving safety plans. This CLE will provide an overview of what safety plans are and when they are used, constitutional implications of safety plans, and practical information for attorneys and clients to know.

Objectives:

• Understand what safety plans are, how they work in practice, and the pros and cons of using safety plans
• Understand Third Circuit/constitutional law on safety plans
• Learn how to support parents, youth, and kinship caregivers operating under safety plans