April 2008Vol. 9, No. 3Conferences
Upcoming national conferences on adoption and child welfare through July 2008 include:
May
- National Foster Parent Association Annual Education Conference
National Foster Parent Association
May 12–16, Atlanta, GA
www.nfpainc.org/content/?page=CONFERENCEINFO - Pathways to Adulthood 2008
National Independent Living/Transitional Living Conference
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Administration on Children, Youth and Families; Administration for Children and Families; Children’s Bureau; Family and Youth Services Bureau
May 14–16, Pittsburgh, PA
www.nrcys.ou.edu/conferences.shtml - Prevent Child Abuse America 2008 National Conference
Connecting the Dots: Turning Knowledge into Action
May 19–22, Milwaukee, WI
www.preventchildabuse.org/events/conference/key_dates.shtml - Fifteenth Annual National Foster Care Conference
Footsteps to the Future
Daniel Memorial Institute
May 21–23, Orlando, FL
www.danielkids.org/sites/web/content.cfm?id=275
June
- 2008 Conference on Family Group Decision Making
American Humane
June 3–6, Tucson, AZ
www.americanhumane.org/assets/docs/protecting-children/PC-fgdm-teleconference.pdf - 16th Annual Colloquium
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
June 18–21, Phoenix, AZ
www.apsac.org/mc/community/eventdetails.do?eventId=140848
July
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- FFTA 22nd Annual Conference on Treatment Foster Care
Foster Family-Based Treatment Association
July 13–16, The Woodlands, TX
www.ffta.org/conference/ - The 11th National Child Welfare Data and Technology Conference
Making IT Work: Achieving Safety, Permanency, and Well-Being for Youth
National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology
July 21–23, Washington, DC
www.nrccwdt.org/conferences/our_conf.html - International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference
Family Research Laboratory & Crimes Against Children Research Center
July 27–29, Portsmouth, NH
www.unh.edu/frl/conferences/2008/
- FFTA 22nd Annual Conference on Treatment Foster Care
Further details about national and regional adoption and child welfare conferences can be found through the "Conference Calendar Search" feature on the Child Welfare Information Gateway website: