March 2015Vol. 16, No. 2Conferences
Upcoming national conferences on child welfare and adoption through June 2015 include:
April 2015
- 2015 AEA Conference focusing on The Spectrum of Family Engagement: Recruit, Develop & Support
Adoption Exchange Association (AEA)
April 8–9, Charleston, SC
http://www.adoptea.org - 2015 PCCYFS Annual Spring Conference
Pennsylvania Council of Children, Youth & Family Services (PCCYFS)
April 8–9, Harrisburg, PA
http://www.pccyfs.org/Spring_Conf.html - First Responder Training: When the Call Comes for Mandated Reporters
Gundersen National Child Protection Training Center
April 9, Bentonville, AR
http://www.gundersenhealth.org/ncptc/trainings-2015/first-responder-arkansas - 2015 Child Abuse Prevention and Family Support Conference
Prevent Child Abuse Iowa
April 13–15, Des Moines, IA
http://www.pcaiowa.org/resources/training/ - New Worlds of Adoption Conference: Launching into Adulthood
Rudd Adoption Research Program, University of Massachusetts
April 17, Amherst, MA
http://www.umass.edu/worldwide/content/new-worlds-adoption-conference-2015-launching-adulthood - 33rd Annual Protecting Our Children National American Indian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
National Indian Child Welfare Association
April 19–22, Portland, OR
http://www.nicwa.org/conference/index.asp - Annual National Council Conference
National Council for Behavioral Health
April 20–22, Orlando, FL
http://www.thenationalcouncil.org/events-and-training/conference/ - CWLA 2015 National Conference: Advancing Excellence Through Innovation and Collaboration
Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)
April 27–29, Arlington, VA
http://www.cwla.org/2015NationalConference/ - National Residential Education Conference
Coalition for Residential Education
April 29–30, Washington, DC
http://www.residentialeducation.org
May 2015
- 2015 APSAC Child Forensic Interview Clinics
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC)
May 4–8, Norfolk, VA
http://www.apsac.org/events - NYSCCC 26th Annual Conference: Uniting Families
New York State Citizens' Coalition for Children (NYSCCC)
May 8–9, Albany, NY
http://nysccc.org/conference/2015-uniting-families/ - 22nd Annual National Foster Care Conference "Footsteps to the Future"
Daniel Memorial Institute
May 20–22, Orlando, FL
http://www.danielkids.org/page.aspx?pid=443 - 2015 NCA Leadership Conference
National Children's Alliance
May 31–June 3, Washington, DC
http://www.nationalchildrensalliance.org/
June 2015
- National Post-Adoption Conference
Harmony Family Center
June 1–2, Nashville, TN
http://harmonyfamilycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/ASAP/ASAPConferenceSavetheDateAnnouncement.pdf (474 KB) - One Child, Many Hands: A Multidisciplinary Conference on Child Welfare
Field Center for Children's Policy, Practice & Research at the University of Pennsylvania Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
June 10–12, Philadelphia, PA
http://www.onechildmanyhands.org - Putting Family First Conference: Family Strengthening to Adoption
National Council For Adoption & Joint Council on International Children's Services
June 22–24, Arlington, VA
http://www.adoptioncouncil.org/national-adoption-conference/2015 - National Foster Parent Association 2015 National Convention
National Foster Parent Association
June 25–28, Norfolk, VA
http://nfpaonline.org/convention2015
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.