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Appeal Handbook
Grievance Policy
CAAP provides contracts and oversight of contract legal counsel throughout the state on civil mental health matters. If you wish to bring something to CAAP’s attention concerning your attorney please use the form (opens as a PDF) located here
Corinne Wolfe Children's Law Center
The Corinne Wolfe Children’s Law Center offers many resources for the child welfare The 2018 New Mexico Child Welfare Handbook can be viewed on-line. It provides summaries of the child abuse and neglect process and highlights best practices. Check Corinne Wolfe Children’s Law Center for updates and other resources.
Corinne Wolfe also hosts an on-line listserv discussion group for respondent attorneys and for guardian ad litems and youth attorneys. Contact Cristen Conley at
conley@law.unm.edu or call 505-277-5933 to join the pertinent list serve.
Conferences and training opportunities
4th Annual Indian Child Welfare Summit
INDIAN CHILD WELFARE SUMMIT October 10, 2023 | Albuquerque, NM
ABA Children’s Law National Conference
2024 National Conferences
The Center will host its National Conference on Access to Justice for Children and Families (April 9-10, 2024) and its National Parent Representation Conference (April 11-12, 2024).
Indian Family Protection Act
UPCOMING TRAINING TO BE ANNOUNCED
NMOneSource Children’s Code with Indian Family Protection Act additions
Training Materials and Information
June 23, 2023 from 12:00 -1:30 [virtual] Human-Centered Lawyering: Using a Compassion-Based Framework to Better Understand and Connect with Families in the Child Protection System, presented by Professor Vivek Sankaran and Sheri Freemont Registration required
June 26, 2023 Implementing the Spirit and Intent of the Indian Family Protection Act. Presented by Virginia Tenorio, Santo Domingo Pueblo Family Services and Judge John Romero (Ret.) Registration Required
June 26, 2023 Implementing the Spirit and Intent of the Indian Family Protection Act. Presented by Virginia Tenorio, Santo Domingo Pueblo Family Services and Judge John Romero (Ret.) Registration Required
April 27, 2023 IFPA Cultural Compacts Julie Bird and Judge Romero 3:00-4:30
- Recording from April 27th Presentation IFPA Cultural Compacts
- Speaker Bio
- CLE Form(live attendance only)
June 2022 NADLC Training materials and videos
Recording from June 17th Introductory session
2022-06-17-IFPA-Training-Presentation-4.pdf
NADLC ICWA-IFPA-Childrens-Code-Crosswalk
Recording from June 23rd session
2022-06-23-IFPA-Training-Presentation.pdf
Recording from June 30th session
Review produced by Debra Dyer-Webster, JD, MSW a Management Consultant at Public Knowledge®