Attorney Resource Letter
The Children’s Commission has created a distribution list of attorneys to inform legal practitioners about issues related to child welfare through a regular communique for Judges and Attorneys Handling Child Protective Services Cases. The resource letter features information about timely announcements, scholarships, upcoming training, updates on child welfare law, and best practices, and is shared via email distribution on a near-weekly basis.
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This is a list of the most recent Attorney Resource letters and announcements:
- 9/12/19: Announcing Live CPS-Related MCLE on Thursday, September 26, 2019
- 8/30/19: Save the Date! Upcoming MCLE Opportunities
- 8/28/19: Back to School 2019-2020
- 8/21/19: Update on the Status of ICWA in Texas
- 8/2/19: 2019 Child Protection Update: 86th Legislative Session
- 7/12/19: Reminder: Registration is Now Open for the 2019 Child Welfare Judges Conference
- 7/3/19: Children's Commission Webcast: 86th Legislative Session Update on CPS-Related Matters
- 6/13/19: Upcoming Webinar on June 21, 2019: LGBTQ and Race Equity
- 5/24/19: Special Issue: Resources Related to Preventing and Addressing Domestic Child Sex Trafficking
- 5/21/19: Save the Date for Children's Commission Webcast: 86th Legislative Session Update on CPS-Related Matters
- 5/2/19: Deadlines Extended: 2019 Summer Scholarship Opportunities for Child Welfare Judges and Attorneys
- 4/26/19: Announcing Judicial Commission on Mental Health Jurist in Residence Resource Letter
- 4/18/19: 2019 Summer Scholarship Opportunities for Child Welfare Judges and Attorneys
- 3/15/19: Engaging Children and Youth in Court
- 3/5/19: Texas Board of Legal Specialization Announces Inaugural Child Welfare Law Specialists
- 2/14/19: Children's Commission Releases Report on Building a Trauma-Informed Child Welfare System: A Blueprint
- 2/5/19: Announcing 2019 Spring Scholarship Opportunities for Child Welfare Attorneys
- 1/17/19: Upcoming Training on Family Drug Court, Child Welfare Information Study, Last Day to submit TST Applications
2019
- 9/12/19: Announcing Live CPS-Related MCLE on Thursday, September 26, 2019
- 8/30/19: Save the Date! Upcoming MCLE Opportunities
- 8/28/19: Back to School 2019-2020
- 8/21/19: Update on the Status of ICWA in Texas
- 8/2/19: 2019 Child Protection Update: 86th Legislative Session
- 7/12/19: Reminder: Registration is Now Open for the 2019 Child Welfare Judges Conference
- 7/3/19: Children's Commission Webcast: 86th Legislative Session Update on CPS-Related Matters
- 6/13/19: Upcoming Webinar on June 21, 2019: LGBTQ and Race Equity
- 5/24/19: Special Issue: Resources Related to Preventing and Addressing Domestic Child Sex Trafficking
- 5/21/19: Save the Date for Children's Commission Webcast: 86th Legislative Session Update on CPS-Related Matters
- 5/2/19: Deadlines Extended: 2019 Summer Scholarship Opportunities for Child Welfare Judges and Attorneys
- 4/26/19: Announcing Judicial Commission on Mental Health Jurist in Residence Resource Letter
- 4/18/19: 2019 Summer Scholarship Opportunities for Child Welfare Judges and Attorneys
- 3/15/19: Engaging Children and Youth in Court
- 3/5/19: Texas Board of Legal Specialization Announces Inaugural Child Welfare Law Specialists
- 2/14/19: Children's Commission Releases Report on Building a Trauma-Informed Child Welfare System: A Blueprint
- 2/5/19: Announcing 2019 Spring Scholarship Opportunities for Child Welfare Attorneys
- 1/17/19: Upcoming Training on Family Drug Court, Child Welfare Information Study, Last Day to submit TST Applications
- 1/10/19: Hands-on Trial Skills Training Applications Extended to Thursday, January 17th
- 1/3/19: Hands-on Trial Skills Training Applications Due Thursday, January 10, 2019
2018
- 12/19/18 Hands-on Trial Skills Training Opportunity
- 12/7/18 Update on the status of ICWA in Texas (December 2018)
- 11/30/18 2018 Child Protection Law Bench Book
- 11/9/18 Update on the status of ICWA in Texas (November 2018)
- 10/3/18 The Education of Children & Youth Placed in Residential Treatment Round Table Report
- 9/26/18 New and Updated Education-Related Resources
- 9/12/18 2018 Study of Legal Representation in Child Protective Services Cases
- 9/7/18 CPS MCLE and Related Discounts
- 8/24/18 Back to School Reminders for 2018 - 2019
- 8/17/18 Save the Date: MCLE on CPS-Related Issues September 11, 2018
- 8/1/18 The Relative and Other Designated Caregiver Program
- 7/13/18 Webinar: Kinship Care and Race Equity in Child Welfare
- 6/13/18 DFPS "3 in 30" Program Information and Implementation Schedule
- 5/24/18 Video Conferencing to Increase Family and Youth Engagement
- 5/17/18 Attorney and Judicial Scholarship Deadlines Extended
- 5/9/18 Resources Related to Cultural Competency and Reducing Disproportionality and Disparities
- 5/3/18 Scholarship Deadlines; TBLS Child Welfare Application Extension; TBLS Exam Fee Reimbursement; and DFPS Region 1 Community Meeting
- 4/24/18 TBLS Applications for Specialization Exam in Child Welfare Law Due April 30, 2018
- 4/19/18 Summer Scholarship Opportunities for Child Welfare Attorneys
- 3/22/18 Trial Skills Training Opportunity: July 2018
- 3/13/18 Legal Representation Survey
- 2/26/18 TBLS 2018 Specialization Exam in Child Welfare; Scholarship Opportunity for Inaugural CLE hosted by new Child Protection Law Section of the State Bar of Texas
- 2/23/18 Judicial Commission on Mental Health
- 2/2/18 Drug Court Grant Opportunity
- 1/30/18 NACC Conference Scholarships; New Child Protection Law Section
- 1/22/18 The Texas Response to Human Trafficking
2017
- 12/13/17 2017 Texas Child Protection Law Bench Book
- 12/1/17 Hearing Notification Service Update - Hearing Alerts by Text Message Now Available
- 11/3/17 Trial Skills MCLE Now Available in the TexasBar CLE Online Classroom
- 10/20/17 Website Update and Children's Commission Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary
- 9/29/17 MCLEs and Related Discounts
- 9/18/17 Webcast: MCLE on Trial Skills
- 9/8/17 Undocumented Caregivers in Texas
- 9/1/17 New Laws Effective September 1; Scholarships for 2017 Texas CASA Conference; 2017 Legislative Update Now Available Online
- 8/18/17 Education Considerations for the 2017 - 2018 School Year
- 7/23/17 Texas Higher Education Information and Resource Guide for Foster Care Liaisons
- 7/21/17 2017 Child Protection Judicial Update: 85th Legislative Session
- 7/14/17 Child Protection Legislative Update: 85th Legislative Session Webcast
- 6/16/17 Texas Board of Legal Specialization (TBLS) Child Welfare Law Certification Exam
- 5/12/17 Best Practices for Residential Interventions for Youth and their Families: A Resource Guide for Judges and Legal Partners with Involvement in the Children's Dependency Court System
- 4/21/17 Texas Health Steps Medical Checkup
- 4/7/17 New Education Guides:
- 3/31/17 ICWA Quick Reference Tools for State Courts
- 3/16/17 Current and Upcoming MCLEs on CPS-related Issues
- 3/3/17 Homeless Youth Handbook
- 2/10/17 American Bar Association (ABA) Resources: Upcoming Conferences and Free MCLE
- 2/3/17 Resources for Parent and Parent Advocates: The Family Helpline and Spanish Version of the Children's Commission's Parent Resource Guide
- 1/27/17 Every Student Succeeds Act Update (December 2016)
- 1/13/17 Free ABA Teleconference: Youth Transitioning from Foster Care to Adulthood
2016
- 12/12/16 Notice and Engagement Announcement
- 12/2/16 Importance of Youth Voice in Court Proceedings
- 11/18/16 MCLE Video on Trauma-Informed Advocacy for Attorneys
- 10/28/16 Archived MCLE on CPS-related Issues
- 9/30/16 Child Adolescent Needs and Strengths Assessment (CANS) and Family Strength and Needs Assessment (FSNA)
- 5/25/16 Ombudsman for Children and Youth in Foster Care
Alphabetical Order:
- 2017 Child Protection Judicial Update: 85th Legislative Session
- 2017 Child Protection Law Bench Book
- 2018 Study of Legal Representation in Child Protective Services Cases
- 2018 Child Protection Law Bench Book
- 2019 Child Protection Update: 86th Legislative Session
- 2019 Spring Scholarship Opportunities for Child Welfare Attorneys
- 2019 Summer Scholarship Opportunities for Child Welfare Judges and Attorneys
- American Bar Association (ABA) Resources: Upcoming Conferences and Free MCLE
- Announcing Judicial Commission on Mental Health Jurist in Residence Resource Letter
- Archived MCLE on CPS-related Issues
- Attorney and Judicial Scholarship Deadlines Extended
- Back to School Reminders for 2018 - 2019
- Back to School 2019-2020
- Best Practices for Residential Interventions for Youth and their Families: A Resource Guide for Judges and Legal Partners with Involvement in the Children's Dependency Court System
- Child Adolescent Needs and Strengths Assessment (CANS) and Family Strength and Needs Assessment (FSNA)
- Children's Commission Releases Report on Building a Trauma-Informed Child Welfare System: A Blueprint
- Children's Commission Webcast: 86th Legislative Session Update on CPS-Related Matters
- Child Protection Legislative Update: 85th Legislative Session Webcast
- CPS MCLEs and Related Discounts
- CPS-Related MCLE on Thursday, September 26, 2019
- Current and Upcoming MCLEs on CPS-related Issues
- DFPS "3 in 30" Program Information and Implementation Schedule
- Drug Court Grant Opportunity
- Education Considerations for the 2017 - 2018 School Year
- The Education of Children & Youth Placed in Residential Treatment Round Table Report
- Engaging Children and Youth in Court
- Every Student Succeeds Act Update (December 2016)
- Family Drug Court Learning Academy
- Free ABA Teleconference: Youth Transitioning from Foster Care to Adulthood
- Hands-on Trial Skills Training Opportunity
- Hearing Notification Service Update - Hearing Alerts by Text Message Now Available
- Homeless Youth Handbook
- ICWA Quick Reference Tools for State Courts
- Importance of Youth Voice in Court Proceedings
- Information Regarding Children and Families Separated at the Border and State Courts
- Judicial Commission on Mental Health
- Legal Representation Survey
- MCLE Video on Trauma-Informed Advocacy for Attorneys
- MCLEs and Related Discounts
- NACC Conference Scholarships; New Child Protection Law Section
- New and Updated Education-Related Resources
- New Education Guides:
- New Laws Effective September 1; Scholarships for 2017 Texas CASA Conference; 2017 Legislative Update Now Available Online
- Notice and Engagement Announcement
- Ombudsman for Children and Youth in Foster Care
- The Relative and Other Designated Caregiver Program
- Resources for Parent and Parent Advocates: The Family Helpline and Spanish Version of the Children's Commission Parent Resource Guide
- Resources Related to Cultural Competency and Reducing Disproportionality and Disparities
- Save the Date! Upcoming MCLE Opportunities
- Save the Date: MCLE on CPS-Related Issues September 11, 2018
- Scholarship Deadlines; TBLS Child Welfare Application Extension; TBLS Exam Fee Reimbursement; and DFPS Region 1 Community Meeting
- Special Issue: Resources Related to Preventing and Addressing Domestic Child Sex Trafficking
- Summer Scholarship Opportunities for Child Welfare Attorneys
- TBLS 2018 Specialization Exam in Child Welfare; Scholarship Opportunity for Inaugural CLE hosted by new Child Protection Law Section of the State Bar of Texas
- TBLS Applications for Specialization Exam in Child Welfare Law Due April 30, 2018
- Texas Board of Legal Specialization Announces Inaugural Child Welfare Law Specialists
- Texas Board of Legal Specialization (TBLS) Child Welfare Law Certification Exam
- Texas Health Steps Medical Checkup
- Texas Higher Education Information and Resource Guide for Foster Care Liaisons
- The Texas Response to Human Trafficking
- Trial Skills MCLE Now Available in the TexasBar CLE Online Classroom
- Training on Family Drug Court, Child Welfare Information Study
- Trial Skills Training Opportunity: May 2019
- Trial Skills Training Opportunity: July 2018
- Undocumented Caregivers in Texas
- Update on the Status of ICWA in Texas (August 2019)
- Update on the status of ICWA in Texas (December 2018)
- Update on the status of ICWA in Texas (November 2018)
- Video Conferencing to Increase Family and Youth Engagement
- Webinar: Kinship Care and Race Equity in Child Welfare
- Webinar: LGBTQ and Race Equity
- Webcast: MCLE on Trial Skills
- Website Update and Children's Commission Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary
Current Scholarships and New Training Announcements:
- CPS-Related MCLE on Thursday, September 26, 2019
- Save the Date! Upcoming MCLE Opportunities
- Recorded Webcast: 86th Legislative Session Update on CPS-Related Matters
- Reimbursement Scholarships for Child Welfare Law Specialization Through the National Association of Counsel for Children
Previous Announcements:
2019
- 7/3/19: Children's Commission Webcast: 86th Legislative Session Update on CPS-Related Matters
- 5/2/19: Deadlines Extended: 2019 Summer Scholarship Opportunities for Child Welfare Judges and Attorneys
- 4/18/19: 2019 Summer Scholarship Opportunities for Child Welfare Judges and Attorneys
- 2/5/19: 2019 Spring Scholarship Opportunities for Child Welfare Attorneys
- 1/17/19: Upcoming Training on Family Drug Court, Child Welfare Information Study, Last Day to submit TST Applications
- 1/10/19: Hands-on Trial Skills Training Applications Extended to Thursday, January 17th
- 1/3/19: Hands-on Trial Skills Training Opportunity
2018
- 12/19/18 Hands-on Trial Skills Training Opportunity
- 9/7/18 CPS MCLE and Related Discounts
- 8/17/18 Save the Date: MCLE on CPS-Related Issues September 11, 2018
- 5/17/18 Attorney and Judicial Scholarship Deadlines Extended
- 5/3/18 Scholarship Deadlines; TBLS Child Welfare Application Extension; TBLS Exam Fee Reimbursement; and DFPS Region 1 Community Meeting
- 4/24/18 TBLS Applications for Specialization Exam in Child Welfare Law Due April 30, 2018
- 4/19/18 Summer Scholarship Opportunities for Child Welfare Attorneys
- 3/22/18 Trial Skills Training Opportunity: July 2018
- 2/26/18 TBLS 2018 Specialization Exam in Child Welfare; Scholarship Opportunity for Inaugural CLE hosted by new Child Protection Law Section of the State Bar of Texas
- 1/30/18 NACC Conference Scholarships; New Child Protection Law Section
2017
- 11/3/17 Trial Skills MCLE Now Available in the TexasBar CLE Online Classroom
- 9/29/17 MCLEs and Related Discounts
- 9/18/17 Webcast: MCLE on Trial Skills
- 9/1/17 New Laws Effective September 1; Scholarships for 2017 Texas CASA Conference; 2017 Legislative Update Now Available Online
- 7/14/17 Child Protection Legislative Update: 85th Legislative Session Webcast
- 6/16/17 Texas Board of Legal Specialization (TBLS) Child Welfare Law Certification Exam
- 3/16/17 Current and Upcoming MCLEs on CPS-related Issues
- 2/10/17 American Bar Association (ABA) Resources: Upcoming Conferences and Free MCLE
- 1/13/17 Free ABA Teleconference: Youth Transitioning from Foster Care to Adulthood