Child welfare social workers – are you prepared to testify in court?  The resources below are valuable tools developed by UNC’s Family and Children’s Resource Program which is housed in the UNC School of Social Work.

Getting Ready for Court is a Webinar that provides basic information on preparing for court and testifying. Watch the webinar to pick up tips from Angie Stephenson, Alice Ann Espenshade, and Holly McNeill. If you only want to review the materials, click on the link under Related Files.

A second resource is this three-part video series. Each video is between three and four minutes and covers a different aspect of preparing for court.

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