Juvenile.

The American Bar Association Center for Children and the Law (Washington, D.C.) has published four books designed to assist lawyers providing assistance to children in the legal system. "Court Improvement Progress Report 2004 National Summary" contains online state summaries and national summary sections that list current court improvement projects in each jurisdiction that receives court improvement grant funds, a hardcopy of the National Summary and a state contact list of Court Improvement Directors. It costs $10. 'Legal Ethics in Child Welfare Cases' addresses ethical issues for lawyers representing parents, children, and child welfare agencies in child abuse/neglect and termination of parental rights proceedings. Specific issues addressed include conflicts of interest, dealing with clients with diminished capacity, confidentiality, high caseloads, and litigation issues. The book costs $16. 'Learning Curves: Education Advocacy for Children in Foster Care' focuses on how to meet the education needs of children in the foster care system. Content includes discussions on general education advocacy strategies, education rights and relevant federal laws, the special education process, school discipline policies, and potential education barriers. The book costs $16. Finally, 'How to Work with Your Court: A Guide for Child Welfare Agency Administrators' is designed to help improve agency/court relationships and contains recommendations for strengthening child welfare agency attorney offices and improving agency-court collaborations. It includes strategies for working with courts and judges and information on developing special court projects, training workers for court appearances, using agency attorneys and advice for improving child welfare agency legal representation. It costs $16.