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CALL FOR PAPERS AND MODERATORS FOR THE 2012 (20th ANNIVERSARY)

SCSS NATIONAL MEETING-CONFERENCE -October 26-27, 2012, Long Island, NY 

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CONFERENCES

 

CHILD ABUSE, FAMILY RIGHTS, AND THE CHILD PROTECTIVE SYSTEM (CPS):
LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY IN CRISIS

 

A CONFERENCE FOR LAWYERS, PROFESSIONALS, ACADEMICS,
STUDENTS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC


Co-sponsored by the Society of Catholic Social Scientists

and the Catholic Social Workers National Association


FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012 - 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m

 

THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, Washington, D.C.
Caldwell Hall, Happel Room

 

SCHEDULE OF SPEAKERS AND TOPICS:

 

9:00-10:00 a.m. - Dr. Stephen M. Krason, Esq. (Franciscan University of Steubenville) - "The Mondale Act and Its Aftermath: An Overview of Forty Years of American Law, Public Policy, and Governmental Response to Child Abuse and Neglect.

 

10:00-11:00 a.m. - Michael Rosman, Esq. (Center for Individual Rights) - "Nonjudicial Interference in Family Relations.

 

11:00 a.m.-noon - Michael Farris, Esq. (Home School Legal Defense Assn.) - "Fourth Amendment Litigation and the CPS"

 

Attendees on their own for lunch. Caldwell Hall is very close to the Pryzbyla Center on the CUA campus, where lunch facilities are available

 

1:00-2:00 p.m. - Dr. Patrick Fagan (Family Research Council) - "An Analysis of NIS-4 and Child Abuse Data"

 

2:00-3:00 p.m. - Richard Wexler (National Coalition for Child Protection Reform) - "The Failure of the Political Left on Child Welfare, and Race and Class Bias in the Child Welfare System"

 

3:00-4:00 p.m. - William Saunders, Esq. (Americans United for Life) - "The Family and Parental Rights in Light of Catholic Social Teaching and International Human Rights Law, as a Background for Thinking about the CPS"

 

4:00-5:00 p.m. - Commentary Panel: Prof. Ronald Rychlak, Esq. (University of Mississippi Law School), Prof. D. Brian Scarnecchia, Esq. (Franciscan University of Steubenville); Dr. D. Paul Sullins (The Catholic University of America); Prof. Robert Destro, Esq. (Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America)

 

Sponsored by the Society of Catholic Social Scientists and the Catholic Social Workers National Association

 

The conference is free for the general public with no advance registration. For further information, contact:

Dr. Stephen Krason (catholicsocialscientists@gmail.com or 740-284-5377).

 

The Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education has approved this program for 4.5 hours of credit. Attorneys seeking credit in another jurisdiction are encouraged to self-report their hours. The cost is $100 in advance or $110 at the door. The conference also has been approved for 7 CEU credits by National Association of Social Workers CE Approval Program. The cost is $30. Registration in advance is preferred. Registration information and forms for both lawyers seeking CLE credit and social workers seeking CEUs are at the SCSS website (www.catholicsocialscientists.org).

 

 

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Download the CLE Registration Form

Download the Social Worker CEU Registration Form

 



 


 

 
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