Children Aid’s Society

When the Children’s Aid Society (CAS) Comes Calling…

This webinar will address:

Steps to take when dealing with the Children’s Aid Society
What can you do when a Children’s Aid Society worker comes to your house
Understanding the Duty to Report
Resources to guide you

This webinar is part of the Family Law Education for Women (FLEW) series, co-presented by Andrea Collins-Fitzpatrick, Legal Director, METRAC: Action on Violence […]

By |April 19th, 2022|Comments Off on When the Children’s Aid Society (CAS) Comes Calling…

Preventing Bias in Service Delivery: A Child Welfare Lens

The webinar addresses the impact of the intersectionality of gender-based violence with unconscious bias through a Child Welfare Lens, you will learn about:

Equity Work is Emotional Work – Expanding our E.I. and not our I.Q
Identifying Systemic Barriers & Roots of Oppression
Unconscious Bias and Intersectionality through a Child Welfare Lens
Exploring Pathways to […]

By |April 9th, 2021|Comments Off on Preventing Bias in Service Delivery: A Child Welfare Lens

When the Children’s Aid Society Gets Involved: What Can a Child/Youth Expect?

This webinar is the first of two discussions about the Children’s Aid Society (CAS) geared toward the rights of young women. It looks at the child protection process, focussing on youth rights and realities when they are the person that the CAS is concerned may be in need of protection. In this discussion, lawyer Seema […]

By |May 11th, 2020|Comments Off on When the Children’s Aid Society Gets Involved: What Can a Child/Youth Expect?

Teenage Mothers and the Children’s Aid Society: What Young Mothers Should Know about the Child Protection Process

This is the second of two discussions about the Children’s Aid Society (CAS) geared toward the rights of young women. In this discussion, lawyer Seema Jain of Jain Family Law and Mediation discusses what teenage mothers should know if the CAS has concerns about the safety of their child(ren), in conversation with METRAC’s Legal Director, […]

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Dealing with the Children’s Aid Society: What Parents Should Know

Learn about changes in Ontario law concerning child protection, under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act. This webinar covers the basic process when the Children’s Aid Society (CAS) gets involved with a family. As part of the Family Law Education for Women (FLEW) series, the discussion is co-presented by METRAC’s Legal Director, Tamar Witelson, […]

By |May 11th, 2020|Comments Off on Dealing with the Children’s Aid Society: What Parents Should Know