June 2015Vol. 16, No. 5Conferences
Upcoming national conferences on child welfare and adoption through September 2015 include:
July 2015
- "Growing Positive Community Norms: Innovations in Research, Practice, and Leadership"
Montana Summer Institute
July 7–10, Big Sky, MT
http://www.montanainstitute.com/montana-summer-institute/ - Fostering Strategies for Change: Children, Family, and Their Communities
Cornerstones of Care, University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Social Work, Missouri Children's Division, and Midwest Foster Care and Adoption Association
July 22–23, Kansas City, MO
http://www.fosteringstrategiesforchange.org/ - 4th ABA National Parent Attorney Conference
American Bar Association (ABA) Center on Children and the Law
July 22–23, Washington, DC
http://www.ambar.org/CCLconf2015 - APSAC's 23rd Annual Colloquium
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC)
July 22–25, Boston, MA
http://www.apsac.org/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=437180&orgId=apsac - 16th ABA National Conference on Children and the Law
ABA Center on Children and the Law
July 24–25, Washington, DC
http://www.ambar.org/CCLconf2015 - NCJFCJ 78th Annual Conference
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ)
July 26–29, Austin, TX
http://www.ncjfcj.org/78th-annual-conference - Prevention and the Child Protection Professional: Implementing Effective Child Abuse Prevention Programs
Gundersen National Child Protection Training Center
July 29–30, St. Paul, MN
http://www.gundersenhealth.org/ncptc/trainings-2015/prevention-conference - 2015 NACAC Conference
North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)
July 30–August 1, Long Beach, CA
http://www.nacac.org/conference/conference.html
August 2015
- FFTA 29th Annual Conference on Treatment Foster Care
Foster Family-Based Treatment Association (FFTA)
August 2–5, Denver, CO
http://www.imis100us2.com/ffta/FFTA/Learn/Annual_Conference/New_FFTA_Content/Conference/Conference.aspx?hkey=784e6a3b-ec5f-4822-8630-7261cbf2b01f - 27th Annual Crimes Against Children Conference
Dallas Children's Advocacy Center/Dallas Police Department
August 10–13, Dallas, TX
http://cacconference.org/ - First Responder Training: When the Call Comes for Mandated Reporters
Gundersen National Child Protection Training Center
August 18, St. Paul, MN
http://www.gundersenhealth.org/ncptc/trainings-2015/first-responder-minnesota - 32nd Annual 2015 NOFSW Conference
"Forensic Practice: Promoting Social Justice for All Through Policy and Practice Reform"
National Organization of Forensic Social Work (NOFSW)
August 21–23, Arlington, VA
http://www.nofsw.org
September 2015
- Victim Assistance in Child Abuse Cases
Gundersen National Child Protection Training Center
September 21–23, La Crosse, WI
http://www.gundersenhealth.org/ncptc/trainings-2015/victim-assistance - 29th Annual Children's Network Conference
Children's Network
September 23–24, Ontario, CA
http://hs.sbcounty.gov/CN/Pages/Conference.aspx - ICAN Nexus XX Training Conference
"Violence Within the Home and Its Effects on Children"
Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect (ICAN) & ICAN Associates
September 25, Universal City, CA
http://www.cvent.com/d/Sip6BnhSkEyslsFnWaHuiA/0m30/P1/1Q?
Further details about national and regional child welfare and adoption conferences can be found through the Conference Calendar Search feature on the Child Welfare Information Gateway website at http://www.childwelfare.gov/calendar/index.cfm.
