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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

Useful Links

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

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  

2022-06-30-IFPA-Training.pdf

Review produced by Debra Dyer-Webster, JD, MSW a  Management Consultant at Public Knowledge®