Presented by: Crossroads For Florida Kids, Inc., Florida’s Children First, Inc., and the Community Law Program, Inc. on October 30, 2015.
Trainer: See Training Topics and Presenters
Florida Bar CLE Approval (apply online at www.floridabar.org):
Reference Number: 1805306N
Level:  Basic
Course Title:  Representing Teens in Foster Care
CLE Provider:  Crossroads For Florida Kids, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Number of  Credits:  General 7.0, Mental Illness 1.0
Certification Credits:  Juvenile Law 7.0
Approval Period:  11/02/2018 – 05/02/2020

This training focuses on issues related to the population of older children Crossroads pro bono attorneys represent. Many of our clients are teens who have picked up delinquency charges, and some clients have mental health issues.

Training Topics and Presenters:

Delinquency and Criminal Considerations – Assistant Public Defenders, Michelle Book and Paul Figueroa, Law Offices of Julianne M. Holt; and the Honorable Ralph C. Stoddard, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Crossover Dependency/Delinquency Division
Educational Needs –  Supervising Attorneys Melissa Duncan and Shahar Pasch, Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County
Dependency Hearings  and Young Adult Rights – Jessica Rae, Community Law Program, St. Petersburg, Florida
SIPP Evaluations and Residential Treatment Centers – Robin Rosenberg, Deputy Director of Florida’s Children First

Crossroads For Florida Kids is grateful to the Hillsborough County Bar Association Trial Lawyers and Litigation Section for sponsoring this training.

DOCUMENTS RELATED TO TRAINING

Residential Treatment/ SIPP Specific Items Florida Qualified Evaluator Network Overview
Qualified Evaluator Network Guidelines Request for Reconsideration
Onsite care Coordination – Magellan 
Medicaid Managed Care Contract Documents Managed Medical Assistance Core Contract Provisions
Sunshine Child Welfare Contract Addendum 
Sunshine Child Welfare Member Handbook 
AHCA- Medicaid Specialized Therapeutic Services Coverage and Limitation Handbook
AHCA – Child Welfare Specialty plan fact sheet 
AHCA Frequently Asked Questions about Managed Medical Assistance (Medicaid Managed Care)
Suitability Assessment Referral Form 

Please contact Rosemary Armstrong, Executive Director of Crossroads For Florida Kids, if you are a Florida Bar member interested in joining our pro bono program.  Email address:  rosemary@crossroadsfloridakids.org.