June 2012Vol. 13, No. 5Conferences
Upcoming national conferences on child welfare and adoption through August 2012 include:
July 2012
- International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference
Family Research Laboratory & Crimes Against Children Research Center
July 8–10, Portsmouth, NH
http://www.unh.edu/frl/conferences/ - National Association of Social Workers 2012 Conference
Restoring Hope: The Power of Social Work
National Association of Social Workers
July 22-25, Washington, DC
http://www.socialworkers.org/nasw/conferences/hope2012/default.asp - 26th Annual Conference on Treatment Foster Care
Foster Family-Based Treatment Association
July 22–25, Atlanta, GA
http://www.ffta.org/conference/ - 2012 Training Institutes
The National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health
at Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development
July 25–29, Orlando, FL
http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/training/88504.html - 38th Annual NACAC Conference
Celebrating Families: Valuable Lessons From Children, Parents, and Professionals
North American Council on Adoptable Children
July 26–28, Crystal City, VA
http://www.nacac.org/conference/conference.html
August 2012
- 35th National Child Welfare, Juvenile, and Family Law Conference
National Association of Counsel for Children
August 8–16, Chicago, IL
http://www.naccchildlaw.org/?page=NationalConference - West Coast Child Welfare Trainers Conference
University of Washington, School of Social Work
August 22–24, Seattle, WA
http://wccwtc.pbworks.com/w/page/7837313/FrontPage - 13th National Conference on Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Prevention
National Children's Advocacy Center
August 28–30, New Orleans, LA
http://www.nationalcac.org/events/prev-con.html
September 2012
- The 25th Annual National Independent Living Conference
Growing Pains 2012
Daniel Kids Foundation
September 4–7, Atlanta, GA
http://www.danielkids.org/page.aspx?pid=430 - Family Drug Court: A National Symposium to Improve Family Recovery, Safety and Stability
Children and Family Futures
September 5–9, Anaheim , CA
http://www.cffutures.org/presentations/conferences - Strengthening Connections Between Parents and Children Affected by Substance Abuse, HIV and Trauma
National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center
September 10–12, Austin, TX
http://aia.berkeley.edu/strengthening_connections/index.php - Twelfth International Conference on Shaken Baby Syndrome / Abusive Head Trauma
National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome
September 29–October 1, Boston, MA
http://www.dontshake.org/sbs.php?topNavID=5&subNavID=38
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:
