TRAINING AND REFERENCE MATERIALS INDEX

 

Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency--Primers

  An Overview of Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Proceedings--Slides, by Janet Mason, from 2009 New Parent Defender Training, March 2009

 

Setting the Stage, by Janet Mason, from 2007 Parent Attorney Conference, August 2007

 

Understanding the Changing Landscape of DSS in North Carolina, by Daniel Beerman from Helping Parents Help Themselves, December 2005

 

Working with DSS by Daniel Beerman from Defending DSS Cases, April 2004

Abuse, Neglect , and Dependency--Updates  
2008 Case Law and Legislative Update, by Janet Mason, from 2008 Parent Attorney Conference, August 2008

 

2008 Case Law and Legislative Update--Slides, by Janet Mason, from 2008 Parent Attorney Conference, August 2008

Adoption and Safe Families Act-ASFA

 

 

ASFA: What It Is and Isn't, by Kate Chester from Helping Parents Help Themselves, December 2005

Appeals

 

 

Appellate Rule 3A Resources

Client Interviewing  

 

The Attorney-Client Relationship--Slides, by Vivek Sankaran, Clinical Assistant Professor of Law, The University of Michigan Law School, from 2009 New Parent Defender Training, March 2009

 

Client Interviewing, by Melissa Woods from New Misdemeanor Defender Training, September 2006

Discovery

 

 

House Bill 1449 Memo, by Janet Mason, from 2009 Parent Attorney Conference, August 2009

  Using Discovery in Physical and Sexual Abuse Cases--Slides, by Sydney Batch, from 2009 Parent Attorney Conference, August 2009

Disposition and Review Advocacy

 

  Developing a Reunification Plan in an Abuse Case: A Provider's Perspective, by Heidi Baur, Director, PEERS Family Development Center, Jacksonville, NC, from 2009 Parent Attorney Conference, August 2009

 

Disposition Advocacy: A Practical Approach, by Charlene Edwards from Parent Attorney Conference, August 2007

 

Dispositional Advocacy, by Janet Mason from 2007 Parent Attorney Conference, August 2007

  Issues in Advocacy: Making a Case for the Recovering Parent--Slides, by L. Jayne Stowers, from 2008 Parent Attorney Conference, August 2008
  Mission Possible, by Charlene Edwards, Attorney Charlene Edwards Law Office, Lillington, NC, from 2009 New Parent Defender Training, March 2009

 

Working with DSS to Avoid TPR, by Mercedes Chut from Helping Parents Help Themselves, December 2005

 

Working with DSS to Avoid TPR, by Douglas Hall from Helping Parents Help Themselves, December 2005

 

Working with DSS to Avoid TPR, by Annick Lenoir-Peek from Helping Parents Help Themselves, December 2005

Disposition and Review Hearings

 

  Developing a Reunification Plan in an Abuse Case: A Provider's Perspective, by Heidi Baur, Director, PEERS Family Development Center, Jacksonville, NC, from 2009 Parent Attorney Conference, August 2009
  Disposition Hearing--Slides, by Austine Long, Project Director National Drug Court Institute, Alexandria, VA, from 2009 New Parent Defender Training, March 2009

 

Dispositions, by Janet Mason from 2007 Parent Attorney Conference, August 2007

 

Documenting Compliance with Court Orders, by Robin Strickland from 2007 Parent Attorney Conference, August 2007

 

Items to Include in a Parent Report, by Robin Strickland from 2007 Parent Attorney Conference, August 2007

Ethics

 

 

Cognitive Issues from Public Defender Conference, Mental Health Issues in Criminal Cases, November 2005

 

Does Your Client Need a GAL?  From 2007 Parent Attorney Conference, August 2007

 

Ethical Issues Faced by Counsel in Ch. 7B Proceedings, by Maitri "Mike" Klinkosum from Helping Parents Help Themselves, December 2005

 

Mental Illness from Public Defender Conference, Mental Health Issues in Criminal Cases, November 2005

 

When Do You Withdraw?  From 2007 Parent Attorney Conference, August 2007 

 Evidence

 

Basic Evidence Procedures by Thomas Maher from Civil Commitment Conference, January 2004

  Evidence Issues in Criminal Cases Involving Child Victims and Child Witnesses, by Jessica Smith, UNC-School of Government, from 2009 New Parent Defender Training, March 2009

Experts

  Affidavit of Expert-Example, Mark Montgomery, Attorney, Miles & Montgomery, Durham, North Carolina, from 2009 Parent Attorney Conference, August 2009
  Affidavit of Expert-Example, Mark Montgomery, Attorney, Miles & Montgomery, Durham, North Carolina, from 2009 Parent Attorney Conference, August 2009
  Affidavit of Expert-Example, Mark Montgomery, Attorney, Miles & Montgomery, Durham, North Carolina, from 2009 Parent Attorney Conference, August 2009

 

Challenging Expert Evidence-Slides, by Mark Montgomery, Attorney, Miles & Montgomery, Durham, North Carolina, from 2009 Parent Attorney Conference, August 2009

 

Cross Examination of an Expert Witness in a Child Sexual Abuse Case, Mark Montgomery, Attorney, Miles & Montgomery, Durham, North Carolina, from 2009 Parent Attorney Conference, August 2009

 

Dealing with Their Experts--Cases on Expert Testimony from the New Felony Defender Program, June 2004

 

Dealing with Their Experts--Cross Examination of Experts in General by Thomas Maher from New Felony Defender Program, June 2003

 

Defender Manual, Ch. 5 Experts and Other Assistance

Interstate Issues

 

 

Uniform Child Custody and Enforcement Act by Kate Chester from Defending DSS Cases, April 2004

Negotiating  

 

Negotiated Outcomes, by Wendy Sotolongo, Parent Representation Coordinator, Office of Indigent Defense Services, Durham, NC, from 2009 New Parent Defender Training, March 2009

Parent-Child Relationship  

 

Attachment Issues: Mother and Child Bonding--Slides, by Dr. Katharine Leslie, PhD, from 2008 Parent Attorney Conference, August 2008

Pleadings  
  Adjudication Checklist, by Annick Lenoir-Peek, Assistant Parent Representation Coordinator, Office of Indigent Defense Services, Durham, NC, from 2009 New Parent Defender Training, March 2009

 

Evaluating and Challenging Pleadings--Slides, by Annick Lenoir-Peek, Assistant Parent Representation Coordinator, Office of Indigent Defense Services, Durham, NC, from 2009 New Parent Defender Training, March 2009

  TPR Checklist, by Annick Lenoir-Peek, Assistant Parent Representation Coordinator, Office of Indigent Defense Services, Durham, NC, from 2009 New Parent Defender Training, March 2009
Pre-adjudication Advocacy  

 

The First Sixty Days--Slides, by Sydney Batch, Partner, Batch & Williams, PC, Raleigh, NC, from 2009 New Parent Defender Training, March 2009

Preserving the Record

 

 

Preserving Appellate Issues Regarding Motions, by Anne M. Gomez from Motions Practice Seminar, April 2005

 

Preserving the Record, by Ira Mickenberg from Defender Trial School, July 2006

 

Preserving the Record, by Kate Chester from Defending DSS Cases, April 2004

Reasonable Efforts

 

 

Making Reasonable Efforts, Youth Law Center, 2000

Sexual Abuse

 

Dealing with the Child Interview, the Assessment and the Expert by Susan Seahorn from Defending Child Sexual Abuse Cases, October 2004

 

Dealing with Their Experts--Cross Examination in Child Sex Abuse Cases by Mark Montgomery from the New Felony Defender Program, June 2004

 

Expert Testimony in Child Sexual Abuse Cases by Mark Montgomery and Lisa Miles from Defending Child Sexual Abuse Cases, October 2004

 

Fear and Loathing: When the DSS Gets Involved in Your Case by Victoria Jayne from Defending Child Sexual Abuse Cases, October 2004

 

Glossary of Terms in Child Sexual Abuse, by Cindy Brown from Public Defender Seminar

 

Inadmissible Opinion Testimony from Defending Child Sexual Abuse Cases, October 2004

 

Junk Science in Child Sexual Abuse Cases -- Overheads by Mark Montgomery and Lisa Miles from Defending Child Sexual Abuse Cases, October 2004

 

Looking for a Needle in a Haystack by Susan Weigand from Defending Child Sexual Abuse Cases, October 2004

 

Sexual Abuse References, by Cindy Brown, from Public Defender Seminar, Fall 2006

Substance Abuse
Commonly Abused Drugs, by National Institute on Drug Abuse
North Carolina Community Resource List, by IDS, from 2008 Parent Attorney Conference, August 2008
Reference List, by Whitney Fairbanks, from 2008 Parent Attorney Conference, August 2008
Substance Abuse Evaluations: Designing the Appropriate Treatment Plan, by Connie Renz, from 2008 Parent Attorney Conference, August 2008
Understanding Alcohol and Other Drugs of Abuse--Slides, by Dr. Wilkie Wilson, PhD, from 2008 Parent Attorney Conference, August 2008

Termination of Parental Rights

 

Background: Overheads from TPR Training, August 2003

 

Grounds and Best Interest by Kella Hatcher from TPR Training, August 2003

 

Procedure: Overheads from TPR Training, August 2003

 

Termination of Parental Rights in North Carolina, by Janet Mason, December 2009

Trial Preparation

 

Discovery: Using the Civil and Criminal Rules of Discovery in DSS Cases,
by Maitri "Mike" Klinkosum

 

Items to Include in a Trial Notebook, by Robin Strickland from 2007 Parent Attorney Conference, August 2007

 

Trying Your Case, by Susan Hall from 2007 Parent Attorney Conference, August 2007