Wyoming Children‘s Justice Project

What to Say When the Judge Asks a Question: 2020 Annual Legal Update

This presentation includes the annual case law update given every year at the Wyoming Joint Symposium.  This presentation is the 2020 update, presented by Christina McCabe, J.D., of the Wyoming Attorney General's Office, and Joe Belcher, J.D., Chief Deputy of the Wyoming Guardian ad Litem Program.

Tools of the Trade: Using the Rules of Procedure to Craft Your Case

This presentation is a brief overview of the Rules of Procedure applicable to child welfare proceedings in Wyoming.  The presenter is Wendy Ross, J.D., of the Wyoming Attorney General's Office.  This presentation was given at the 2020 Wyoming Joint Symposium on Children and Youth.

Ethics for Child Welfare Attorneys

This presentation is an overview of ethics obligations for child welfare attorneys.  The presenters are Wyoming Bar Counsel, Mark Gifford, J.D., and Lisa K. Finkey, J.D., Wyoming Supreme Court Children's Justice Project Coordinator.  This presentation was given at the 2020 Wyoming Joint Symposium on Children and Youth.

Working with Substance Abusing Parents Part I: Substance Abuse and Child Maltreatment

This is the first in a three part series on Working with Substance Abusing Parents hosted by the Wyoming Children’s Justice Project and Casey Family Programs.  The trainers for these meetings are Dr. Judy Griesel and Paul DiLorenzo.  Dr. Grisel is author of the New York Times Bestseller Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction, and is a professor of psychology at Bucknell University.  Paul is the Interim Executive Director of the Philadelphia Children’s Alliance and has a four-decade history of experience in child welfare and youth development settings.