Child Development for Judges
- Chapel Hill, NCApril 16 - 18, 2024
This three-day course, offered by the North Carolina Judicial College, is designed for North Carolina district court judges who hear abuse, neglect, and dependency; delinquency and undisciplined; or child custody cases. The objective of the course is to allow participants to learn about child development in a small-group, interactive setting. To make this possible, attendance will be limited to 30 participants and an application is required.
Program Topics:
- Normative child development: infancy to adolescence
- Impact of abuse, neglect, and other trauma on development and practical strategies to build a trauma-informed courtroom
- Autism spectrum disorders, early onset behavior disorders, and mental health conditions
- Making developmentally appropriate judicial decisions
The application for this course closed on March 7, 2024.
This course qualifies for CJE credit. This is one of five courses required for juvenile certification and one of two courses required for judges new to a family court rotation in a family court district.
CJE | 16.25 hrs |
- Chapel Hill, NCApril 16 - 18, 2024UNC School of Government
Knapp-Sanders Building
400 South Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27514View Additional InformationMust apply30Registration and payment for this course grants access for a single attendee. In order to register a group of attendees, please register each person individually. If you have questions, please contact our registration office at registration@sog.unc.edu or 919.966.4414.
For all registration questions, resetting passwords, or login issues please contact:
For questions regarding course details, including location, schedule, materials, and continuing education credits, please contact:
Erica Carlisle
Program Manager, Courts Group
Albert and Gladys Hall Coates Distinguished Term Associate Professor of Public Law and Government