Children and Youth Interview Skills Workshop 2024
Course Date: May 17, 2024
Total: 3h 58min
Total Ethics: 1h
Course Date: May 17, 2024
Teresa Sheward — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
Suzette Narbonne — Managing Lawyer, Child and Youth Legal Centre, Society for Children and Youth of BC, Vancouver
Michael Zimmerman — Managing Lawyer (Roster), Child and Youth Legal Centre, Society for Children and Youth of BC, Vancouver
- a family speaks about their lived experience
- what it means in practice to hear the child's voice in legal processes
- providing meaningful participation to young people involved in the legal system
Cheyenne Stonechild — Indigenous Youth Advocate, Burnaby
Estella Swann — North Vancouver
Ashli Swann — North Vancouver
- how to create a safe, trauma-informed, culturally-aware space for an interview
- how to create an Indigenous-informed safe space for Indigenous children and families
Frances Rosner — Barrister & Solicitor, Vancouver
Cheyenne Stonechild — Indigenous Youth Advocate, Burnaby
- practical considerations when conversing with and gathering information from young people involved as clients or witnesses in legal processes
- how to collect and use information from young people while honouring and respecting their rights
- how to adapt your practice to ensure that you are creating a safe space, respecting boundaries, and providing meaningful participation when working with and interviewing young people
- tools to help you honour the rights of young people in your daily practice, and when representing young people in family processes
- ethical issues and best practices for working with young people
Brandys Evans, RCC — Clinical Director, Boomerang Counselling Centre, North Vancouver
Suzette Narbonne — Managing Lawyer, Child and Youth Legal Centre, Society for Children and Youth of BC, Vancouver
Michael Zimmerman — Managing Lawyer (Roster), Child and Youth Legal Centre, Society for Children and Youth of BC, Vancouver
Suzette Narbonne — Managing Lawyer, Child and Youth Legal Centre, Society for Children and Youth of BC, Vancouver
Michael Zimmerman — Managing Lawyer (Roster), Child and Youth Legal Centre, Society for Children and Youth of BC, Vancouver
- create a safe, trauma-informed, culturally-aware space for an interview
- create an Indigenous-informed safe space for Indigenous children and families
- build rapport with young people
- invite and encourage young people to share their views
- ensure young people understand how and why their views are being shared and how they will be used
- assess capacity and ability of each child or youth
- access the Child Rights Toolkit and other resources you can start using right away
Coaches
Adrienne Edmunds — Child and Youth Lawyer, Child and Youth Legal Centre, Society for Children and Youth of BC, Vancouver
Alicia S. Hubbard — Child and Youth Lawyer, Child and Youth Legal Centre, Society for Children and Youth of BC, Vancouver
Phyllis M. Kenney, KC (she/her/hers) — Child and Youth Lawyer, Child and Youth Legal Centre, Society for Children and Youth of BC, Vancouver
Suzette Narbonne — Managing Lawyer, Child and Youth Legal Centre, Society for Children and Youth of BC, Vancouver
Michael Zimmerman — Managing Lawyer (Roster), Child and Youth Legal Centre, Society for Children and Youth of BC, Vancouver
Floats
Brandys Evans, RCC — Clinical Director, Boomerang Counselling Centre, North Vancouver
Cheyenne Stonechild — Indigenous Youth Advocate, Burnaby
Estella Swann — North Vancouver
Ashli Swann — North Vancouver
Suzette Narbonne — Managing Lawyer, Child and Youth Legal Centre, Society for Children and Youth of BC, Vancouver
Michael Zimmerman — Managing Lawyer (Roster), Child and Youth Legal Centre, Society for Children and Youth of BC, Vancouver
- continuation of interview skills practice in breakout groups
Suzette Narbonne — Managing Lawyer, Child and Youth Legal Centre, Society for Children and Youth of BC, Vancouver
Michael Zimmerman — Managing Lawyer (Roster), Child and Youth Legal Centre, Society for Children and Youth of BC, Vancouver
Contributor(s):
Aboriginal Law
» Child protection
Family Law
» Client Relations, Professional Responsibility, Access to justice for children, Child rights, Trauma-informed practice
Access to Justice
» Children, Indigenous child welfare
Childrens Law
» Access to justice for children, Child rights, Indigenous child welfare, Trauma-informed practice
Contributor(s):
Aboriginal Law
» Child protection, Family law
Family Law
» Professional Responsibility, Access to justice for children, Child rights
Access to Justice
» Children, Indigenous child welfare, Trauma-informed practice
Childrens Law
» Access to justice for children, Child rights, Indigenous child welfare, Trauma-informed practice
Contributor(s):
Aboriginal Law
» Child protection, Family law
Access to Justice
» Children, Indigenous child welfare, Trauma-informed practice
Childrens Law
» Access to justice for children, Child rights, Trauma-informed practice
Family Law
» Access to justice for children, Child rights, Trauma-informed practice, Views of child
Contributor(s):
Aboriginal Law
» Child protection, Family law
Access to Justice
» Children, Indigenous child welfare, Trauma-informed practice
Childrens Law
» Access to justice for children, Child rights, Trauma-informed practice
Family Law
» Access to justice for children, Child rights, Trauma-informed practice, Views of child