September 2017Vol. 18, No. 6Conferences

Upcoming national conferences and events on child welfare and adoption include the following:

September

• 5th Annual Safe & Together Model Symposium
  Safe and Together Institute
  September 20–22, San Antonio, TX
  http://safeandtogetherinstitute.com/our-programs/safe-together/symposium-2017/

• 22nd International Summit on Violence, Abuse & Trauma: Building Peace by Linking Research, Practice, Advocacy & Policy to End Violence & Abuse
  The Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma
  September 22–27, San Diego, CA
  http://www.ivatcenters.org/san-diego-summit

October

• Mandated Reporter Training 
  Family Futures
  October 12, Grand Rapids, MI
  https://familyfutures.net/community-education/

• 29th Annual ATTACh Conference
  Association for Training on Trauma and Attachment in Children
  October 12–14, Denver, CO
  https://www.attach.org/attach-events/the-29th-attach-conference-2017/

• International Conference on Innovations in Family Engagement
  Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect
  October 17–20, Vail, CO
  http://www.kempeconference.org
  

• Charleston Child Trauma Conference
  Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center
  October 17–20, Charleston, SC
  http://www.charlestonchildtraumaconference.org

• Nexus XXI Training Conference: Violence Within the Home and Its Effects on Children
  Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect
  October 18, Universal City, CA
  http://ican4kids.org/nexus%20training%20conference.html

• Council on Social Work Education 2017 Annual Program Meeting
  Council on Social Work Education
  October 19–22, Dallas, TX
  http://www.cswe.org/Kentico82/Events-Meetings/2017-APM.aspx

• JuST Conference 2017
  Shared Hope International
  October 24–26, New Orleans, LA
  http://www.justconference.org/just-conference/

• 29th Annual NAEHCY Conference
  National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth
  October 28–31, Chicago, IL
  http://naehcy.org/2017-conference\

November

• 2017 CQI Conference: In Pursuit of Quality: Data Literacy
  Children and Family Research Center, University of Illinois, School of Social Work, and the Foster Care Utilization Review Program
  November 7–8, Champaign, IL
  http://cqi.cfrc.illinois.edu

• Together We Can Conference
  Louisiana Department of Child and Family Services, LouisianaChildren.org, NASW-Louisiana Chapter, and the Pelican Center for Children & Families
  November 7–9, Lafayette, LA
  http://www.latwc.com

• 2017 ZERO to THREE Annual Conference
  ZERO to THREE
  November 29–December 1, San Diego, CA
  http://annualconference.zerotothree.org/