An Overview of the Child Advocate / GAL Training Curriculum for New Advocates

In this session, you’ll receive an overview of the Washington Association of Child Advocate Programs 30 hour training curriculum used to train new advocates and staff GALs across Washington State in dependency cases. Approved by the Administrative Office of the Courts in March of 2020, this curriculum has been used to train nearly 1,000 new advocates and staff online since the start of the pandemic. Please come with suggestions for improvement, areas where you feel advocates could use additional training or support, and your questions about volunteer child advocacy in general.