Child Protection Section

• Guardian Ad Litem Video – The Section celebrated Foster Care Awareness Day in February 2021 by having Judge Andrew Ellis explain the importance of the Guardian Ad Litem program and its need for community volunteers, as well as, attorney volunteers. You can watch it HERE.

The following courses were sponsored by the Child Protection Section. They are available to watch on-demand (self-study) with 24/7 availability so you can easily view programs whenever and wherever it is convenient. Click on the course title to see the description of the course and the cost.

• 2024 Indian Child Welfare Act Conference – April 2024 – 5.5 CLE credits
• 2022 Child Protection Section Spring Conference – April 2022 – 4.5 CLE credits

*Materials from Section Meetings will now be available on Tradewing. Please click on the Tradewing ListServe tab above if you need further assistance.

• June 27, 2025 – Agenda
• May 23, 2025 – Agenda
• March 28, 2025 – Agenda
• February 28, 2025 – Agenda
• January 24, 2025 – Agenda
• October 25, 2024 – Agenda | Materials
• September 27, 2024 – Agenda | Materials
• May 24, 2024 – Agenda | Materials
• March 22 – Agenda
• February 23, 2024 – Agenda | Materials
• January 26, 2024 – Agenda | Materials
• September 22, 2023 – Agenda | Material 1 | Material 2
• May 26, 2023 – Agenda
• April 28, 2023 – Agenda
• March 24, 2023 – Agenda
• February 24, 2023 – Agenda | Material
• January 27, 2023 – Agenda | Material
• October 28, 2022 – Agenda
• September 23, 2022 – Agenda
• May 27, 2022 – Material
• March 25, 2022 – Material
• February 25, 2022 – Material
• January 28, 2022 – Material

For archived materials, please contact Colleen Austin.

• May 20, 2025 – Governing Council
• March 28, 2025 – Section
• March 18, 2025 – Governing Council
• February 28, 2025 – Section
• January 24, 2025 – Section
• January 21, 2025 – Governing Council
• December 17, 2024 – Governing Council
• October 25, 2024 – Section
• October 15, 2024 – Governing Council
• September 27, 2024 – Section
• July 16, 2024 – Governing Council
• May 24, 2024 – Section
• March 22, 2024 – Section
• February 23, 2024 – Section
• January 26, 2024 – Section
• September 22, 2023 – Section
• May 26, 2023 – Section
• March 24, 2023 – Section
• February 24, 2023 – Section
• January 27, 2023 – Section
• October 28, 2022 – Section
• September 23, 2022 – Section
• May 27, 2022 – Section
• March 25, 2022 – Section
• March 22, 2022 – Governing Council
• January 28, 2022 – Section
• January 26, 2022 – Governing Council

For archived materials, please contact Colleen Austin.

• November/December 2023
• February 2022
• June/July 2020

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