Breakout Session

The Enhanced Resource Guidelines: Improving Court Practice in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases

Judge Douglas Johnson
Breakout Session B
Tue, Jun 16, 2026 | 12:40 - 1:40pm CDT

Session overview

Track:

Advocating for Young Children

Audience level: 

Enhanced

Intended audience:

Anyone who works with young children in the juvenile court system

Session materials: 

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Session Description

Legal and non-legal participants will learn the fundamentals of the ERGs and how to improve hearing quality. Those courts and stakeholders who work together to implement the ERGs have better outcomes for children and parents in child welfare cases

Learning objectives

  1. Understand the fundamentals of the ERGs.
  2. Understand how faithfulness to the ERG model improves outcomes for children and parents in child welfare cases.
  3. Better fulfill one's role in child welfare cases through understanding the nature of quality hearings.
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