SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA

FAMILY COURT GUARDIAN AD LITEM TRAINING

Guardian Ad Litem Training January 30, 2019 
Guardian Ad Litem Training January 24, 2017

Family Court Guardian Ad Litem Training 
January 30, 2019 
Charleston Town Center Marriott

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• Pathways to Recovery Part 1 (1.5) - Dr. Lyn O'Connell 
  .pdf of slideshow for this presentation here
• Pathways to Recovery Part 2 (1.6) - Dr. Lyn O'Connell 
  .pdf of slideshow for this presentation here
• Making Recommendations to Judges (0.6) - Judge Ken Ballard and Judge Lera VanMeter
• Impact of Separation on Family Bonds (1.8) - Dr. Timothy Saar 
  .pdf of slideshow for this presentation here
• Appeals in Cases with GALs (1.0) - By Casey Forbes 
  .pdf of slideshow for this presentation here
• Payments - What is needed? (.2) - Lisa Tackett and Pepper Arrowood
• Lethality Training (1.5) - Joyce Yedlosky and Lisa Tackett 
  .pdf of slideshow for this presentation here

Information to report hours to WV State Bar: 
It is your responsibility to report your hours. 
West Virginia State Bar 
Course ID # 36224 
Course Provider: Supreme Court of Appeals of WV 
Course Title: Guardian Ad Litem: Family Court 2019 
.2 Ethics Office/ Management 8.6 Total Hours

Once you have completed the online training please complete the Statement of Completion, and Information Form, and return by mail, or email to Pepper Arrowood at pepper.arrowood@courtswv.gov in order to receive your certificate of completion and be included on the Family Court GAL list.

Family Court Guardian Ad Litem Training 
January 24, 2017 
Charleston Town Center Marriott

Investigation - Where to look? Who to talk to - Hon. Lera VanMeter, Family Court Judge, 11th Family Court Circuit Lisa Tackett, Director, Family Court Services, WVSCA

Lethality Training - Joyce Yedlosky, WV Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and Lisa Tackett, Director, Family Court Services, WVSCA. 
.pdf of slideshow for this presentation here
here DLAG - Dangerousness-Lethality Assessment Guide 
and here -DLAG - Dangerousness-Lethality Assessment Guide - Attorney

Bringing Your Case to Life - Edythe (Eydie) Gaiser, Deputy Clerk, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia 
.pdf of slideshow for this presentation here

Making Recommendations to Judge-Do’s and Don’ts - Hon. Ken Ballard, Family Court Judge, 11th Family Court Circuit and Hon. Mary Ellen Griffith, Family Court Judge, 12th Family Court Circuit

Payments-What is needed? Fee exceptions? Reappointment Orders? - Lisa Tackett, Director, Family Court Services, and Pepper Arrowood, Program Coordinator, Family Court Services, WVSCA

Substance Abuse Panel 
If you need access to any 2017 presentations, contact Pepper Arrowood at pepper.arrowood@courtswv.gov.