Topic: Cultural Competency, Race Equity & Implicit Bias in CPS Cases
Speakers: Tanya Rollins, MSW, CPS Disproportionality Manager/Texas
Department of Family Protective Services/Co-Founder at Child Welfare
Race Equity Collaborative (CWREC); Hon. Aurora Martinez Jones,
Associate Judge, Travis County Civil District Courts/Co-Founder at
Child Welfare Race Equity Collaborative (CWREC)
The Child Welfare Race Equity Collaborative (CWREC) was established to
address disproportionality in the child welfare system in Travis
County. The CWREC’s mission is to focus on racial inequities within
the child welfare system, confront and acknowledge the racial
disparities in the community through building awareness, providing
education, advocacy and holding systems accountable for equitable
policies. In this CLE, the Co-Founders of the CWREC will discuss the
data that sparked the formation of this collaboration and discuss how
child welfare professionals can use this information to make competent
decisions about how to best support equitable outcomes for the parents
and children served in CPS cases. Discussion will include
understanding implicit bias as well as how to deepen cultural
competency and use this knowledge to be effective advocates in the
courtroom.
1.5 hours partic. CLE
1 hour Ethics
Free.
Questions? Contact April Morton at april.morton@traviscountytx.gov.
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