TexasBarCLE will host the 2024 Child Abuse and Neglect (CAN) one-day Workshop during the Annual State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course in San Antonio, TX. This one-day training covers current topics of interest to Texas attorneys who practice child welfare law. More information is available on the TexasBarCLE website.
The Children’s Commission will provide up to 100 registration scholarships to attorneys to attend the 2024 Child Abuse and Neglect (CAN) Workshop on one of the dates and locations listed below. Please read below for details about scholarships to attend the CAN Workshop, criteria for applicants, logistics, and a link to apply.
Dates and Locations:
The one-day live CAN Workshop will be held on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, as an in-person event in San Antonio, Texas, and as in-person video replays held on September 13, 2024, in Dallas, Texas and on October 25, 2024, in South Padre Island, Texas. Individuals who prefer to access the course remotely may attend one of two video replays on September 26, and October 10, 2024. More information about the course is available on the current CAN Workshop Brochure.
Live CAN One-Day Workshop
August 7, 2024
Marriott Rivercenter
101 Bowie Street
San Antonio, TX 78205
Webcast Replay (virtual option)
September 13, 2024
October 10, 2024
Video Replays:
September 13, 2024
Courtyard Dallas Carrollton Conference Center
1201 Raiford Rd.
Carrollton, TX 75007
October 25, 2024
Hilton Garden Inn
7010 Padre Blvd.
South Padre Island, TX
Scholarship Details and Criteria:
This scholarship will be awarded in the form of waived registration fees ($125) to attend one of the CAN Workshop dates listed above. The scholarship covers registration for the CAN Workshop only and not the full Advanced Family Law Course. The Children’s Commission is not able to reimburse attorneys who pay the State Bar of Texas directly for registration to attend the one-day CAN Workshop.
Preference may be given to attorneys who have not received scholarships from the Children’s Commission within the past 2 years, and applicants who meet all the criteria detailed below will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis for a scholarship. To meet the criteria for this scholarship, the applicant must:
- currently represent DFPS or currently receive court appointments on a child welfare docket,
- be in good standing with the State Bar of Texas,
- receive support from their primary or appointing judge (to be requested by the Children’s Commission), and
- commit to completing a post-event survey from the Children’s Commission.
Judges with applicants from their jurisdiction will be notified by the Children’s Commission and asked to confirm that the applicant currently represents DFPS or currently receives appointments on their child welfare docket.
Attendance Policy:
This event is hosted by the State Bar of Texas. This scholarship opportunity is funded by a federal grant, which is managed by the Supreme Court of Texas Children's Commission. The Children's Commission is responsible for reporting attendance in support of the grant expenses. All scholarship recipients will be expected of the following:
- Participate in the training on the event date they selected in their application.
- Complete a post-event survey from the Children’s Commission thereafter.
- Scholarship recipients attending virtual webcast replay courses will be asked to verify completion of the training within 30 days of the event.
- Awardees are required to notify the Children’s Commission in writing and in advance if they can no longer participate in their selected training or if they no longer need the registration scholarship. Please note that failure to attend the training may disqualify the awardee from receiving a Commission scholarship in the future.
Application Link and Deadline to Apply:
Applications will be accepted until midnight on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. This application period is now closed.
Scholarship Notification and Logistics:
This scholarship will be awarded in the form of waived registration fees. The Children’s Commission will notify scholarship recipients after the application period has ended and upon verification of eligibility. We hope to notify all applicants of their scholarship status no later than June 28, 2024.
The Children’s Commission will work with the State Bar to register all awardees directly. Awardees do not need to register themselves for the CAN Workshop date selected in their application. The registration scholarship will cover registration for the CAN Workshop only and not the full Advanced Family Law Course. Please note that the Children’s Commission is not able to reimburse attorneys who pay the State Bar of Texas directly for registration to attend the CAN Workshop.
All scholarship awardees are responsible for monitoring notices and emails from the event organizer. The Children’s Commission is not affiliated with the event and may not be aware of notices issued by the event organizer regarding cancellation policies, CLE notices and reporting rules, notices or policies regarding COVID-19, etc.