The Children’s Commission Fall 2024 Trial Skills Training Contested Hearing Practices Pilot (Contest Hearings Pilot) application deadline is midnight on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. This will be the final opportunity for attorneys to apply to this hands-on training focused on improving the litigation skills of child welfare practitioners.  Due to the interactive nature of this training, only 21 spots are available.  

The Contested Hearings Pilot includes one day of virtual instruction on September 18, 2024, and two days of in person instruction on September 25-26, 2024, in Dallas, Texas. For more information about the full application criteria and to submit an application for the training, please visit the Trial Skills Training webpage. Questions about the application may be sent to CCTraining@txcourts.gov.

The Children’s Commission will host a webinar on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. entitled “Representing Older Youth in Care.”  

The webinar will feature a discussion of how to address the unique interests of older youth in foster care, such as navigating issues with identification documents, connecting youth to benefits and educational opportunities, and supporting youth with disabilities. The presenters are Hon. Katrina Griffith, Associate Judge of the Harris County Child Protection Court, and Sarah Worthington, Director of the Texas Foster Youth Justice Project at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid. 

MCLE and TBLS credit is approved for 1.0 hour. This presentation will be archived and materials will be available on the Children’s Commission website following the live webinar.

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