ICWA Webinar Series: Tribal Consultation & Collaboration

This 90-minute webinar focuses on collaboration and consultation with a child’s Tribe in a case under the Indian Child Welfare Act. The course will explore how consultation and collaboration are key to providing active efforts, when the worker should consult with the Tribe over the course of a case, approaching the Tribe in a culturally appropriate manner, and what issues should be discussed with the Tribe.

After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:
•   Understand how to initiate and maintain Tribal collaboration throughout the case.
•   Understand the different stages throughout the case when consultation should occur.
•   Understand the key issues on which Tribal consultation should occur.
•   Set up and conduct a CFT that minimizes the power imbalance between the agency and other participants, including the Tribe.
•   Engage and collaborate with the Tribe in a way that recognizes and honors Tribal sovereignty.
•   Appreciate the contributions Tribes can make towards the best interest of Indian children.

CEUs

0.15

Section Number

243SSA105

Instruction Method

Online class

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Section Schedule

Tues., Mar 11th, 2025, 9:30am to 11:00am

Fees

Instructors

Roger Coffman

Roger Coffman, J.D., is a retired senior deputy county counsel for Placer County. He served as a deputy for 39 years in Placer, Tulare and El Dorado Counties. Coffman has 34 years of experience representing county child welfare agencies, providing court representation, general legal advice, appellate representation and on-going training to child welfare staff. He has been an instructor with the Northern Academy at UC Davis since 1989, the Bay Area Academy for approximately 15 years and an occasional instructor with the Central Academy. He has practiced in state trial and appellate courts and in the federal district courts and the Federal Court of Appeal.

Antoinette Fabela

Antoinette Fabela, M.A., is of Ojibwa, Aztec and Mayo ancestry and lives in Auburn, California. She retired from Placer County in 2011 after 15 years as a social worker in the areas of ER, on-going, mental health, MDIC and ICWA cases. She has been an ICWA Qualified Witness, advocate and consultant for 15 counties since 2012 and has consulted with more than 75 tribes.