May 2011Vol. 12, No. 4Conferences
Upcoming national conferences on child welfare and adoption through August 2011 include:
June 2011
- One Child, Many Hands: A Multidisciplinary Conference on Child Welfare
The Field Center for Children's Policy, Practice & Research
June 8–10, Philadelphia, PA
www.sp2.upenn.edu/onechild - 2011 Conference on Family Group Decision Making and Other Family Engagement Approaches
American Humane Association
June 8–11, Henderson, NV
www.americanhumane.org/children/professional-resources/conferences-webinars/fgdm-conference.html - Strengthening Families Leadership Summit
Center for the Study of Social Policy
June 22–24, Crystal City, VA
www.cvent.com/events/strengthening-families-2011-leadership-summit/event-summary-5855b72504054f89b86eba6d7ad7d450.aspx
July 2011
- 2011 National Adoption Conference
National Council for Adoption
July 6–8, National Harbor, MD
www.adoptioncouncil.org/events/national-adoption-conference.html - 19th Annual APSAC Colloquium
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
July 13–16, Philadelphia, PA
http://apsac.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=264002 - 14th Bi-Annual American Bar Association National Conference on Children and the Law
American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law
July 15–16, Washington, DC
http://apps.americanbar.org/aba_timssnet/meetings/tnt_meetings.cfm?action=search&primary_id=CH0711&CFID=3278170&CFTOKEN=dd7975b0c8180ff3-A54FCF34-9341-25CD-81399E384AA84A6B&jsessionid=1a301ba51c8578c7d85441f9391d563f4369TR - FFTA 25th Annual Conference on Treatment Foster Care
The Foster Family-Based Treatment Association
July 24–27, Lake Buena Vista, FL
www.ffta.org/conference
August 2011
- 12th National Conference on Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Prevention
National Children's Advocacy Center
August 23–25, New Orleans, LA
www.nationalcac.org/professionals/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=213&Itemid=145 - National Child Welfare Evaluation Summit
Building Evidence, Strengthening Practice, and Informing Policy
Children's Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
August 29–31, Washington, DC
http://ncwes2011.jbsinternational.com/ContentTwoColumn.aspx
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: