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Children's Law Manuals

Each year the NACC publishes a Children's Law Manual in conjunction with its National Conference. Each manual covers a wide range of children's legal issues. These manuals are available to purchase and can be a great resource for children's law professionals.

2007– Achieving Quality Legal Representation for Children, Families, and the State

Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting, Adjudication of Maltreatment, and Foster Care: Policies

The Rise of the Organizational Practice of Child Welfare Law: The Child Welfare Law Office

Practical Advice for Referring Clients to Mental Health Assessments - What to Expect and

The Ethical Struggle of Usurping Juvenile Client Autonomy by Raising Competency in

2006 – The Specialized Practice of Juvenile Law: Model Practice in Model Offices

Caseloads Must Be Controlled So All Child Clients Can Receive Competent Lawyering

2004 – Representing Children, Families, and Agencies

Articles Include...

Confidentiality and Juvenile Mental Health Records in Dependency Proceedings
By David Katner, JD

Sexual Orientation as a Factor in Adoptive Placements and Overview of Second-Parent Adoptions
By Joan Heifetz Hollinger, JD

Crawford v. Washington and Its Impact on Law of Evidence Affecting Children
By John E.B. Myers, JD

A Practitioner’s Guide to the Use of Psychotropic Medication in Children
By Norman Roitman, MD

Interviewing Children with Disabilities By Rebecca Nathanson, Ph.D. Representing Children in Civil Cases Involving Domestic Violence
By Linda Rio, JD and Annette Gonzalez

I Feel Your Pain: The Role of Empathy in Family Law
By Karen Irvin, Ph.D., L.P., et al.

And Many More...

NACC Members: $20 Non-Members: $25

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2003 - Access to Justice for Children

Articles include ...

Empowerment Through Collective Action: Foster Youth Share Their Personal Experiences and Perspectives for Change
By Reina M. Sanchez

Juveniles' Competence to Stand Trial
By Robert Schwartz, JD, ET AL

Adoption Subsidies: Advocating for Children with Special Needs
By Seth Grob, JD

Elian or Alien? The Contradictions of Protecting Undocumented Children Under the Special Immigrant Juvenile Statute
By Gregory Chen, JD

Child and Family Service Reviews: Placement Stability and Sibling Placement and Visitation
By William Grimm, JD and Isabelle Hurtubise

NACC Juvenile Law: Draft Brochure for Board Certification for Juvenile Law Child Welfare Attorneys
By Marvin Ventrell, JD and Don Duquette, JD

Expert Testimony in Child Cases in the Frye, D, Kumho World
By J. Eric Smithburn, JD

And Many More...

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2002 - 25 Years of Child Advocacy

Articles include ...

Social Workers as Expert Witnesses: Fundamentals of Social Workers Witness Preparation
By James R. Marsh, JD and Daniel Pollack, JD

Appellate Advocacy: Taking Your Case to a Higher Court
By Gary Seiser, JD

Succeeding on Appeal: 5 Principles for Parents' Attorneys in the ASFA Age
By Claire Sandt

The Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
By Patricia M. Hoff, JD

Serving Children of Incarcerated Parents
By Shay Bilchik, JD

Are We Meeting the Educational Needs of Children in Foster Care?
By Kathleen M. McNaught, JD

Principles and Guidelines for the Practice of Collaborative Law
Arizona Association for Collaborative Law

Eliminating the Pendulum Effect: A Balanced Approach to Assessment, Treatment, and Management of Sexually Abused Youth
By Tom Leversee, LCSW and Christy Peterson, Ph.D.

A Floor, Not a Ceiling: Beyond Guidelines --Standards of Practice in Conducting Child Custody and Visitation Evaluations
By H.D. Kirkpatrick, Ph.D.

And Many More....

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2001 -Moving From Sympathy to Empathy

Articles include ...

Attachment, Bonding and Reciprocal Connectedness: Limitations of Attachment Theory in the Juvenile and Family Court
By David Arredondo, MD and Honorable Leonard T. Edwards

NACC Requirements for Representation of Children in Abuse and Neglect Cases
National Association of Counsel for Children

ASFA's Compelling Reasons Requirement
By Cecilia Fiermonte, JD

Powerhouse: Empowering Young Adults as they Transition from Foster Care
By Kristen O'Dell, Lorea Alba, Constance Lehman, Judith Mayer, and Maria Hein

Helping Separating and Divorcing Parents Remain Child Focused: Growth and Development of a State Mandated Protocol in Maryland Circuit Courts
By I. Eugene White

The Status of Siblings Rights: A View into the New Millennium
By William W. Patton, JD

And Many More....

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1998 - Serving the Needs of the Child Client: Keeping Pace With the Practice of Law for Children

Articles Include ...

Syndrome Evidence: What It Is and How to Use It
by John E. B. Myers, JD

Diagnostic Imaging in Infant Abuse
by Paul K. Kleinman, MD

The Nexus of Dependency and Delinquency: Requesting Dependency Lawyers to Handle Delinquency Cases
by David R. Katner, JD

"Parental Alienation": A Continuum of Responses in High Conflict Divorce
by Mindy F. Mitnick, EdM/MA

Essay on the Status of the American Child, 2000 AD: Chattel or Constitutionally Protected Child-Citizen?
by Hon. Charles D. Gill

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