This January, CAFL Training hosted a Racial Justice Drop-In focusing on Race Bias in Language used in the family regulation context. We are following up on this rich discussion with Words Mean Things: Racial Bias in the Language of Family Policing with Clinical Psychologist Dr. Aleesha Young, LPC, PsyD, and Suffolk based family defense practitioner […]
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SAVE THE DATE: Virtual MHLD Appellate Certification Training 9:30am – 1pm More details TBD Any questions, contact Karen Talley [email protected]
Need a refresher on parentage in C&Ps? Curious about how the new Massachusetts Parentage Act (MPA) affects your advocacy? Open to all CAFL practitioners! The new MPA, effective January 1, 2025, updates our state law on establishing and recognizing legal parent-child relationships. The new law includes and protects more families and individuals, including LGBTQ+, families […]
This training, presented by an attorney and social service expert duo, is open to already certified parole attorneys as well as social service experts who handle or are interested in handling parole cases. This training will be held via Zoom Contact [email protected] for more information 1.5 CLEs for parole.
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All administrative & support staff members of CPCS invited and encouraged to attend! More information coming soon.
CoCounsel is a GenAI assistant for legal professionals. Please attend this foundational overview session to learn how to delegate substantive work such as reviewing, comparing, and summarizing documents to GenAI and trust the results. CoCounsel foundational training will provide an overview of CoCounsel as well as a live demonstration.
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SAVE THE DATE: Virtual MHLD Appellate Certification Training 9:30am – 1pm More details TBD including registration link Any questions, contact Karen Talley [email protected]
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A Three-Part Virtual Training: May 21, 28 and June 5, 2025 People with disabilities and Deaf people are arrested and incarcerated at vastly higher rates than people without disabilities. In fact, the majority of people behind bars have at least one disability. Although psychiatric disabilities (mental illnesses) are often included in discussions about mass incarceration […]