As a New Mexico domestic relations mediator and child protection worker (CASA and GAL), I attend training and blog in these areas with fair regularity. I have previously written in broad outline form about the New Mexico child protection laws, timelines and policies, and now report on training conducted in August 2011 by CYFD)and the Albuquerque Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program, in which CYFD gave a overview on CYFD policies and procedures from intake to placement.
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ICWA Processes and Placement Requirements
Besides my mediation and arbitration work, I am also a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and guardian ad litem (GAL) in New Mexico. Recently, the Second Judicial District CASA Program organized Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Trianing at the Juvenile Justice Center. Bernie Teba, member of the Navajo Tribe and Santa Clara Pueblo, and the CYFD Tribal Liaison, discussed various ICWA processes and placement requirements which I will recount here.
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