The Children’s Commission will host a webinar on Thursday, July 18, 2024, from 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. entitled “Understanding the Federal Intersection with Key Texas Child Welfare Laws.”



Allison Green, Legal Director at the National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC) and Kellie Price, Special Projects Attorney at the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) will provide a high-level overview of several significant federal child welfare laws and an in-depth look at related provisions in the Texas Family Code. The presentation will highlight the similarities and differences between these federal and state laws.

MCLE and TBLS credit for this webinar is pending. The presentation will be archived and materials will be available on the Children’s Commission website following the live webinar.

The Texas Indigent Defense Commission is pleased to introduce the 2024 Family Protection Representation Mentorship Program, a one-year project designed to improve representation and support child welfare law practitioners. This call for applications is for both prospective mentors and mentees and is due on July 8, 2024.

Over a period of one year, attorneys with at least 5 years of experience handling appointments in child welfare cases will assist an assigned mentee. Mentors will provide guidance to mentees and will meet at least once a month, towards the goal of improving the quality of representation for indigent clients and creating community for attorneys new to child welfare appointments. Participants will receive quarterly remote training sessions in areas relevant to the practice of child welfare law.

The mentorships are intended for attorneys who have only recently begun accepting appointments in child welfare. The TIDC Mentorship Program offers several benefits and opportunities for both mentees and mentors, including mentees receiving quarterly training and workshops in areas relevant to their interests and the practice and mentors raising the bar of representation in child welfare law and creating a community of likeminded advocates and leaders in the field of practice.

Prospective mentees and mentors can link through to review the eligibility criteria listed in the related article on the TIDC Family Representation webpage. The TIDC Family Protection Mentee and Mentor Applications can be found below.

 For questions, please email Natalie Corvington at NCorvington@tidc.texas.gov.

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