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, and family law lawyer Julie Ralhan, who specializes in representing parents dealing with the CAS.
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, Tamar Witelson.
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 Jain of Jain Family Law and Mediation discusses what young people should know about being involved in the child protection process, in conversation with METRAC’s Legal Director, Tamar Witelson.
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 Social Justice within Gender-Based Violence
- How to be an effective ally within the systems and structures?
- Please join us as we engage in critical dialogue to explore the intersectionality of anti-oppression and the Child Welfare system, including Q&A
This webinar is part of the Family Law Education for Women (FLEW) series, co-presented by Estella Muyinda, Interim Legal Director, METRAC: Action on Violence and guest presenter Jean Samuel, President & Owner at Arise International Promotions.
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 and guest presenter Family Law Lawyer, Kerry Gearin.