Social Services Attorneys Winter Conference

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Social Services Attorneys Winter Conference

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February 19 - 20, 2026

Attendees are limited to attorneys and paralegals representing county departments of social services. The 2026 program will be held February 19-20, 2026 (Thursday and Friday) via Zoom.

2026 Social Services Attorneys Winter Conference topics:

Child Welfare Case Update

DHHS Update

ICWA Part 2

Paternity

Adult Protective Services

Ethics

Tech

A 30 minute business meeting of the Social Services Attorneys Association will also be held during the conference on Thursday.

The summer conference for DSS Attorneys / County Attorneys will be held on July 23-25, 2026 at Wrightsville Beach. Please visit the course webpage here for additional information.

Additional information

Attendees are limited to attorneys and paralegals representing county departments of social services.

An announcement will be sent to all registrants when materials are available for downloading/printing.

For materials from past conferences, click here.

As a webcast (Zoom) conference participant, you will view the presentations on a computer for the duration of the conference.

CONTINUING EDUCATION: This course is pending approved with the North Carolina State Bar for 8.5 hours of CLE credit.

CLE Value:

General	6.50 hrs
Ethics	1.00 hrs
Technology	1.00 hrs
Total	8.50 hrs

Online
Dates
February 19 - 20, 2026

View Cancellation Policy
Course participants who cancel their registration on or before February 11, 2026 will receive a full refund. No refund will be made for cancellations on or after February 12, 2026, but you will receive a transferrable credit to be used within 12 months. Click here to view the School’s full cancellation and refund policy.

$300.00

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Registration 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.

The Materials for this course will be posted here for participants to access. Hard copies will not be provided, on-site and webcast participants may print the items they would like hard copies of.

Materials for this course will be available here for printing/downloading.

For all registration questions, resetting passwords, or login issues please contact:

Dale Zuckert

Assistant Registrar

919.966.4414

registration@sog.unc.edu

For questions regarding course details, including location, schedule, materials, and continuing education credits, please contact:

Charmain Cale

Team Lead, Law and Finance Group

919.966.4157

ccale@email.unc.edu

Lead Faculty

Sara DePasquale

Professor of Public Law and Government

Sara@sog.unc.edu

Kristi Nickodem

Assistant Professor of Public Law and Government

nickodem@sog.unc.edu