Child and Adolescent Development

Webinar
September 28, 2021
90-minute presentation
3:00 p.m. EDT

Over the past 25 years, there have been significant strides in what we know about the developing brain from birth through adolescence. This presentation will provide an overview of that research, along with promising practices and protocols that build resilience. We will explore topics including risk, resiliency, and protective factors, along with an examination of the underlying impact that Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can have on cognitive and emotional development and decision-making. This module will also cover the latest developments in research on adolescent brain development and examine how brain science has changed what we know about teenage behavior to assist prosecutors in becoming more familiar with the developmental approach. This will not only increase their understanding of the general principles, but will also inform their positions on intake, detention, and case dispositions.

Presented by: 

STACY L. MILLER, J.D.

Stacy L. Miller is an Asst. Dist. Attorney in the 20th Judicial District. She currently serves as a Team Leader for the Office of The District Attorney in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. She is certified as a Specialist in Juvenile/Child Welfare Law.

She has served the State of Tennessee in a variety of capacities during her legal career. She has worked for the Administrative Office of the Courts in the Court Improvement Program, and she has worked for the Department of Children’s Services as a staff attorney, a supervising attorney, and as the General Counsel. In addition to State service, Ms. Miller was in private practice for 10 of her 28 years as an attorney. Ms. Miller also served as an Adjunct Professor at Middle Tennessee State University where she taught Family Law and Introduction to Law for 20 years.

Cost:
FREE
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Questions?

Please contact Program Director, Susan Broderick.