Friday, May 30, 2025
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
The Children’s Commission will host a webinar on Friday, May 30, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. entitled “Representing Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Child Welfare Cases.”
Dr. Mackenzie Hughes, Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Professor, Texas Children’s Hospital; Dr. Casey Swick, Pediatric Neuropsychologist, Texas Children’s Hospital; and Attorney Kate Black, Disability Rights Texas, will discuss the diagnosis, testing, and treatment for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and considerations for judicial and attorney best practices in child welfare cases. The webinar will also address IQ testing as well psychological and neuropsychological evaluations.
MCLE credit and TBLS credit will be requested. This presentation will be archived, and materials will be available on the Children’s Commission website following the live webinar.