Date of Inception: September 2004

Judge:
The Honorable Fernando R. Macias, Children’s Court Judge

         Phone: 575.523.8220

Program Staff: 
Connie Warren, Director
Phone: 505.523.8298     Fax: 505.528.8398
E-mail: lcrdcbw@nmcourts.com
Address: 201 W. Picacho Ave., Las Cruces, NM  88005

Surveillance Officers:
Sandra J. Chavez, BCJ - 575.642.5844
John P. Kahin, BCJ - 575.642.1044

Type of Cases:  CYFD Protective Services Social Workers refer cases that are in the In-Home Services preservation stage as well as Post Adjudicated cases.  The Family Reunification Court Team screens all referrals and Judge Ramirez makes the final approval of program participation.  The goal is to reunify a healthy functioning family through substance abuse recovery programming and judicial intervention.

Court Sessions:  Family Reunification Court meets every other Thursday at 11:30 in courtroom #4 of the district courthouse.

Treatment Provider:  Southwest Counseling Center, Regional Care Coordinator Contact: Sean Holman   Phone: 505.647.2818 Fax: 505.647.2895

Program Model:  Strength based model with four phases including Intensive Outpatient substance abuse treatment, parenting classes and family activities, group and individual counseling, Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT), frequent and random drug testing through urinalysis and oral swab testing, home visitation, community service monitoring and bi-weekly judicial reviews. Click here for a copy of the program handbook.

Family Drug Court Team: CYFD Social Workers/Supervisors, Guardians Ad Litem, Respondent Attorney, Assistant District Attorney, Citizens Review Board member, CASA Director, former consumer of CYFD services, Probation and Parole Officers, Southwest Counseling Center Staff, and Program Staff are members of the FRC Team led by Judge Fernando R. Macias.  The team screens all referrals for participation, advises staff on policies and staffs all cases before judicial reviews to make recommendations on client progress; incentives/sanctions. 

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