2026 Wisconsin Summit on Domestic Violence and Child Welfare: Intersection and Action

Registration for the Summit is now closed. For any questions, please contact ccip@wicourts.gov.


The Children's Court Improvement Program (CCIP) and the Office of Court Operations invite you to attend the Summit on Domestic Violence and Child Welfare: Intersection and Action. Given the frequency with which family violence and child maltreatment overlap, and the impact on families, this event is intended to bring together multidisciplinary teams to improve procedures and outcomes in cases where domestic violence and child welfare issues intersect.

We intend for participants to attend as a county or tribal team in order to bring together judicial officers, attorneys (prosecutors, parents’ defense counsel, guardians ad litem), child welfare professionals, victim/witness professionals, and domestic violence advocates. We invite counties and tribes to create their own multidisciplinary teams and to use the Team Time portion of the Summit to reflect on the Summit content and strategically plan improvements for their jurisdictions.

A virtual attendance option will not be available.

Target Audience

This Summit is open to judges, court commissioners, attorneys, child welfare professionals, victim/witness professionals, domestic violence advocates, and state agency professionals.

Cost and Lodging

The Summit is free to attend, although lodging and travel expenses will be the responsibility of the individual attendee or agency (with the exception of judges and court commissioners). Instructions for booking lodging will be sent out after registration. Please do not make reservations at this time.

Continuing Education Credits

CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES & COURT COMMISSIONERS

Please complete the judicial Certificate of Attendance provided in your folder. Feel free to turn it in at the registration table or email it to ccip@wicourts.gov.

Circuit court judges and commissioners will earn one judicial education credit for each half-day. A total of three credits are available for attending the entire event.

ATTORNEYS

Continuing Legal Education credits, including GAL Minor and GAL Family credits, have been approved for 12 credit hours through the Board of Bar Examiners (BBE). Credit information can be found by searching for the event at: www.wicourts.gov/services/attorney/coursesearch.htm.

Generally, attorneys receive one credit for every 50 minutes of qualifying instruction, excluding breaks and non-educational sessions, rounded down to the nearest half or whole hour.

SOCIAL WORKERS

Continuing education hours (CEHs) may be claimed by the individual participant through entering the event as an external training in PDS Online. One CEH is awarded for each hour of instruction.

If you have any questions, please contact the Wisconsin Child Welfare Professional Development System at: office@wcwpds.wisc.edu.

OTHER PROFESSIONS

Please see staff at the registration table if you need any type of proof of attendance for purposes of continuing education.


Questions

For questions or concerns please contact CCIP@wicourts.gov.

Registration for the Summit is now closed. For any questions, please contact ccip@wicourts.gov.


The Children's Court Improvement Program (CCIP) and the Office of Court Operations invite you to attend the Summit on Domestic Violence and Child Welfare: Intersection and Action. Given the frequency with which family violence and child maltreatment overlap, and the impact on families, this event is intended to bring together multidisciplinary teams to improve procedures and outcomes in cases where domestic violence and child welfare issues intersect.

We intend for participants to attend as a county or tribal team in order to bring together judicial officers, attorneys (prosecutors, parents’ defense counsel, guardians ad litem), child welfare professionals, victim/witness professionals, and domestic violence advocates. We invite counties and tribes to create their own multidisciplinary teams and to use the Team Time portion of the Summit to reflect on the Summit content and strategically plan improvements for their jurisdictions.

A virtual attendance option will not be available.

Target Audience

This Summit is open to judges, court commissioners, attorneys, child welfare professionals, victim/witness professionals, domestic violence advocates, and state agency professionals.

Cost and Lodging

The Summit is free to attend, although lodging and travel expenses will be the responsibility of the individual attendee or agency (with the exception of judges and court commissioners). Instructions for booking lodging will be sent out after registration. Please do not make reservations at this time.

Continuing Education Credits

CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES & COURT COMMISSIONERS

Please complete the judicial Certificate of Attendance provided in your folder. Feel free to turn it in at the registration table or email it to ccip@wicourts.gov.

Circuit court judges and commissioners will earn one judicial education credit for each half-day. A total of three credits are available for attending the entire event.

ATTORNEYS

Continuing Legal Education credits, including GAL Minor and GAL Family credits, have been approved for 12 credit hours through the Board of Bar Examiners (BBE). Credit information can be found by searching for the event at: www.wicourts.gov/services/attorney/coursesearch.htm.

Generally, attorneys receive one credit for every 50 minutes of qualifying instruction, excluding breaks and non-educational sessions, rounded down to the nearest half or whole hour.

SOCIAL WORKERS

Continuing education hours (CEHs) may be claimed by the individual participant through entering the event as an external training in PDS Online. One CEH is awarded for each hour of instruction.

If you have any questions, please contact the Wisconsin Child Welfare Professional Development System at: office@wcwpds.wisc.edu.

OTHER PROFESSIONS

Please see staff at the registration table if you need any type of proof of attendance for purposes of continuing education.


Questions

For questions or concerns please contact CCIP@wicourts.gov.

Page last updated: 14 Oct 2026, 09:03 AM