2.1.1 General Scope of Services Requirements 2.1.1.1 The contractor(s) will be expected to develop and deliver one, some, or all the three items listed below. Contractor(s) will meet regularly with the Judicial Council and keep them updated on progress of the training series. Contractor(s) will consult on, create a plan for delivery, and develop material for all or some of items 1 through 3: 1. Live trainings: Deliverables 1-8 in Section 2.1.2 a. Six to eight-hour live interdisciplinary regional trainings (in person or by webinar) over one or two days for individual counties or regions depending on the county or counties. The curriculum developed for the interdisciplinary regional trainings must cover at least six topics. This same curriculum must be delivered at no fewer than six (6) regional or individual county trainings in Year 1 as determined by the Judicial Council. For Year 2 through Year 4, Contractor is only required to deliver 4 regional or individual county trainings. Topics for the regional or individual counties trainings can be any of the areas listed in (a)-(m) below negotiated between Contractor(s) and the Judicial Council. b. Six 60-90 minute live Statewide Webinars in Year 1 based on the live interdisciplinary training topics: Contractor will present live statewide webinars based on the training topics delivered in Section 1. a above. For Year 2 through Year 4, Contractor is only required to deliver 4 live Statewide Webinars trainings. 2. Six live or prerecorded 60-90 minute statewide webinars per year in addition to item 1 above. The six webinars can discuss any of the topics listed in (a)-(m) below negotiated between Contractor(s) and the Judicial Council. Please see Deliverables 1-2, and 9-14 in Section 2.1.2 below. 3. Work with E-Learning contractor on one 90 minutes distance learning course per year. Topics delivered can be any of the areas listed in (a) – (m) below negotiated between Contractor(s) and the Judicial Council. Please see Deliverable 15 in Section 2.1.2 below. The list of topics are: a) Understanding the changing landscape of child welfare proceedings, including understanding current data and the impact on attorney and judicial practices and how to incorporate best practices into court proceedings. b) Advanced Team Building and Role Identification. Training shall build upon the directed concepts of: • Legal and ethical requirements of interdisciplinary participants regarding reporting and confidentiality. • The roles and responsibilities of the different participants in the court process. • Understanding who participants' clients are and the duties owed to each. • Trial skills training including direct and cross examination, use of expert witnesses and constructing a theory of the case.
