A collaborative workshop designed to bridge the gap between the roles of the Guardian ad Litem (GAL), Social Worker, and daily caregiver. This presentation focuses on the role of the GAL and how caregivers and social workers can understand and team with them.

Key Presentation Components:
The GAL’s Role as Investigative Partner: Explaining how GALs represent the child’s “best interests”
The Caregiver’s Voice: Empowering foster parents and kin to provide the “missing pieces” of the puzzle, such as a child’s emotional progress, medical history, and educational needs.
Collaborative Teaming: Strategies for Permanency Teaming, where all parties work simultaneously toward reunification and alternative permanent placements like adoption or Transfer of Custody