Utah's Court Improvement Program
About Utah's Court Improvement Program
The Court Improvement Program (CIP) was created as part of the Omnibus and Reconciliation Act of 1993, Public Law 103-55. CIP is administered by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children, Youth and Families. CIP provides funding and guidance to state court systems to develop and implement plans for improvement in the management of child welfare cases.
The Administrative Office of the Utah State Courts administers three CIP grants in accordance with federal guidelines and requirements. The basic CIP grant program was expanded in 2006, adding components for training and data collection and analysis. Utah’s CIP is governed by the Court Improvement Program Committee and its executive committee, the Statewide Table of Six. From its inception, CIP has made measurable improvements in Utah’s child welfare system, including:
- Model child welfare court programs
- CARE/SAFE Interface
- Statewide and regional cross-discipline trainings
- Expedited child welfare appeals
Return to TopUpcoming Events
- CIP Summit – October 19-20, 2010
Training Resources
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| American Indian Strengthening Families Program |  |
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| Anyone You Want Me to Be | |
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| Children in the Courtroom | |
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| Communication Tools to Help You Tap into Their Story | |
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| Courtroom Etiquette |  |
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| Drug Testing 101 (Gwen McMillin Ph.D) | |
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| Dual-Adjudication Youth |  |
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| Father Involvement | |
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| Educating Youth in State Care (ht.utah.gov) |  |
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| Health Implications for Drug Endangered Children | |
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| Impact of Opiods on Children | |
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| Pharmaceutical Awareness | |
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| State of Utah’s Children in Care | |
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| The Good and Bad Adoptions | |
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| The Health of Children in Utah's Child Welfare System | |
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| Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act | |
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Key for Document Types
¹ Documents -
PDF Document |
WordPerfect Document |
Word Document
² Other -
HTML Page |
Excel Document |
ZIP File |
Audio File
Related Links
- National Center for State Courts (ncsc.org)
- National Council for Juvenile and Family Court Judges (ncjfcj.org)
- ABA Center for Children and the Law (americanbar.org)
- Utah Division of Child and Family Services (hsdcfs.utah.gov)
- Utah Division of Juvenile Justice Services (hsdyc.utah.gov)
- CIP Community of Practice (inotes.icfconsulting.com)
- National Children’s Advocacy Center (nationalcac.org)
- Parental Defense Alliance of Utah (parentaldefense.org)
- Office of Guardian ad Litem
- Office of Attorney General- Child Protection (attorneygeneral.utah.gov)
- Children’s Justice Centers (attorneygeneral.utah.gov)
- Utah Bar Association (utahbar.org)
Recent Child Welfare Opinions
- State of Utah, in the interest of A.B., and D.T.
- State of Utah, in the interest of B. B.
- State of Utah in the interest of W.A.
- State of Utah, in the interest of M.M., A.M., and S.S.
- State of Utah in the interest of C.L., D.S., and R.S.
- State of Utah, in the interest of B.R., J.R., N.R. and K.M.
- State of Utah, in the interest of B.A.P., and A.S.P.
- State of Utah, in the interest of A.C.M.
- State of Utah, in the interest of Z.C.
- State of Utah, in the interest of D.A.
- State of Utah, in the interest of Z.D. and A.D.
- State of Utah, in the interests of K.M.
- State of Utah, in the interest of K.F.
- State of Utah, in the interest of S.M., K.K., A.K., M.K., M.K., J.K., J.K., K.K., M.K., R.K., and L.K.
Contact Information
Katie GregoryCIP Program Director |
Misty ButlerCIP Project Coordinator |