ChildProtect: Trial Advocacy for Civil Child Protection Attorneys is a course hosted by the National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse (NCPCA) and the National Child Protection Training Center (NCPTC).  It will run from July 19-23, 2010 at NCPTC's state-of-the-art training facility in Winona, MN.

ChildProtect addresses a critical need for trial advocacy training for child protection attorneys and for collaboration between the child protection and criminal justice communities.  The course will be presented by experienced prosecutors, civil child protection attorneys, child development professionals, and physicians.  Topics will include: Court Procedures; Ethical Issues; Effective Trial Strategies; Issues of Neglect; Direct Examination; Preparing Children for Court; Expert Witnesses; Psychological Issues; Cross Examination; and Typical Defenses.  Students will have the opportunity to hone the skills necessary to manage, evaluate and try civil child protection cases by participating in mock trial exercises and receiving courtroom and individual DVD recorded critiques.

There is no cost to register, and we are covering student lodging, refreshments, and transportation between the hotel and NCPTC.  The application is due Thursday, April 29, 2010. A flyer and the application are available at http://www.ndaa.org/education/upcoming.html