March 2008Vol. 9, No. 2Conferences
Upcoming national conferences on adoption and child welfare through June 2008 include:
April
- NABSW 40th Annual National Conference
"Ma'at, Sankofa, and Harambee: 40 Years Strong"
National Association of Black Social Workers
April 1–5, Los Angeles, CA
[Editor's note: this link no longer exists] - 26th Annual "Protecting Our Children" National American Indian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
National Indian Child Welfare Association
April 20–23, Minneapolis, MN
www.nicwa.org/conference - 16th Annual Children's Justice Conference
Washington State Department of Social & Health Services
April 21–22, Seattle, WA
[Editor's note: this link no longer exists]
May
- 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
[Editor's note: this link no longer exists] - 16th Annual Colloquium
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
June 18–21, Phoenix, AZ
[Editor's note: this link no longer exists]
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: