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Helping Families Avoid Negative Court Involvement Teach-Out

Helping Families Avoid Negative Court Involvement Teach-Out

Instructors: Chlece Walker-Neal-Murray, JD, MSW, MS

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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No prior experience required

4 hours to complete

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Learn at your own pace

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There are 3 modules in this course

This course will teach learners how to understand when issues can become legal issues, encourage learners to recognize legal problems early, identify possible “legal soft spots” in their own situations, and act when issues are identified to avoid them escalating. This course will also teach and encourage learners to think preventatively and provide some tools to use with an eye toward preventing future legal issues. Finally, this Teach-out seeks to expand the idea of legal health checks to a community level by encouraging learners to take on the task of informing others of legal soft spots and prevention tools to prevent and mitigate future legal problems.

This module lays the groundwork for preventive law. You will learn the history of preventive law, what it means, and how it can be applied in the family law context. This module also explains how the Domestic Relations Court system works in the State of Illinois, USA.

What's included

1 video5 readings

In this module, you will learn what it means to think preventively. You will build the skills to think preventively using concrete examples and prompts.

What's included

12 videos4 discussion prompts4 plugins

12 videosTotal 92 minutes

Introduction1 minute
Self-Advocacy1 minute
Interview with A Dating Couple about Self-Advocating in Real Life12 minutes
Interview with Newlyweds about Self-Advocating in Real Life16 minutes
Communication1 minute
Interview with A Dating Couple about Communicating in Real Life9 minutes
Interview with Newlyweds about Communicating in Real Life12 minutes
Planning1 minute
Interview with A Dating Couple about Planning in Real Life7 minutes
Resources1 minute
Interview with A Dating Couple about Leveraging Resources in Real Life13 minutes
Interview with Newlyweds about Planning in Real Life and Leveraging Resources in Real Life19 minutes

4 discussion promptsTotal 40 minutes

What is so difficult about self-advocacy? 10 minutes
Are you a good communicator?10 minutes
Call to Action: Identify some ways to ensure that you use your plans10 minutes
Call to Action - Applying Preventative Thinking to your own life10 minutes

4 pluginsTotal 20 minutes

Your Turn: Interview Jason about Self-Advocating in Real Life5 minutes
Your Turn: Interview Jason about Communicating in Real Life5 minutes
Your Turn: Interview Jason about Planning in Real Life5 minutes
Your Turn: Interview Jason about Leveraging Resources in Real Life5 minutes

In this module, you will review concrete examples of how to apply preventive law to family law issues for the purpose of preventing or mitigating court involvement for families.

What's included

1 video3 readings2 discussion prompts

1 videoTotal 5 minutes

Applying Preventative Law to Family Law: Anticipatory Planning5 minutes

3 readingsTotal 23 minutes

Sample Plans10 minutes
Planning lists10 minutes
Closing Thoughts3 minutes

2 discussion promptsTotal 20 minutes

Do you see any of these preventative law tools as being useful in your life?10 minutes
Call to Action - Teaching Others about Preventative Law10 minutes

Instructors

Chlece Walker-Neal-Murray, JD, MSW, MS

Johns Hopkins University

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