Parenting, Disabilities, and the Law: Child Welfare Challenges and Strategies

Join us for a panel discussion on parenting, disabilities, and the law.

Anne Murphy, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and an associate professor of pediatrics. She directs the Infant-Court Project at Einstein-Montefiore and is a national expert on adverse childhood experiences care and research. Murphy will present on the application of a trauma-informed approach by the court and child welfare systems.

Mary Anne Mendenhall, J.D., is a supervising attorney at the Family Defense Practice at Bronx Defenders. Mendenhall will present on practical considerations for representing parents with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD) in child welfare proceedings.

Amy Mulzer, J.D., is a staff attorney and instructor of clinical law at the Disability and Civil Rights Clinic at Brooklyn Law School. Mulzer will discuss litigation/legal approaches to representation of parents with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD) in child welfare proceedings under the ADA, the Family Court Act, and the New York Social Services Law.

This event is supported by the U.S. Administration on Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities: (90DDUC0035-01-00). It is presented by Fordham University School of Law and the Einstein-Montefiore University Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). Light refreshments will be served.