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 | General Explore the new Washington State Office of Public Defense Parents Representation Program Virtual Academy!
What is our mission? "Ensuring a fair and equitable child welfare system by leading, administering, and supporting the effective and... | ||||
 | General Using the Caseload and Time Tracking System (CATTS) is an important way for OPD to report back to the legislature contractors caseloads, time spent, and other important data that can help keep the program funded and properly resourced. Arguments... | ||||
 | General A short instructional video on what OPD contractors need to do to get paid. | ||||
 | General In this section of the Parents Representation Program Orientation, you will learn about our Extraordinary Compensation policy. The learning objectives for this short course are: 1. Understand what constitutes extraordinary work under the policy. 2.... | ||||
 | General Practicing as a contractor in the field of child welfare can be difficult work - but you are not alone! OPD provides resources to ensure that contractors can provide high-quality representation for all of their clients - and one of those... | ||||
 | General Everyone needs the ability to take time off from their work. OPD's contracts anticipate that contractors will take time off for various reasons. In this course you will learn about OPD policy regarding time off and the need to ensure that your... | ||||
 | General OPD's Parents Representation Program Social Workers are one of the most important parts of the multi-disciplinary team that we have to best represent parents in dependency and termination cases. PRP Social Workers work as an agent of the defense... | ||||
 | General Forensic social workers can be a valuable asset in a multi-disciplinary approach to client-centered representation. In this course, participants will learn about the role of the forensic social worker, learn how to effectively utilize forensic... | ||||
 | General The Parents for Parents program (P4P) connects parents who have successfully navigated the child welfare system to parents who have recently become engaged with the child welfare system. P4P's goal is to provide early outreach, education and... | ||||
 | General Opening, and running, a solo law practice is no easy feat. However, many of the contractors with OPD who do the necessary work representing indigent parents in dependency and termination cases are solo practitioners. In this training,... |
