July/August 2015Vol. 16, No. 6Conferences
Upcoming national conferences on child welfare and adoption through October 2015 include:
August 2015
- FFTA 29th Annual Conference on Treatment Foster Care
Foster Family-based Treatment Association (FFTA)
August 2–5, Denver, CO
http://www.imis100us2.com/ffta/FFTA/Learn/Annual_Conference/New_FFTA_Content/Conference/Conference.aspx?hkey=784e6a3b-ec5f-4822-8630-7261cbf2b01f - 27th Annual Crimes Against Children Conference
Dallas Children's Advocacy Center/Dallas Police Department
August 10–13, Dallas, TX
http://cacconference.org/ - 32nd Annual 2015 NOFSW Conference
"Forensic Practice: Promoting Social Justice for All Through Policy and Practice Reform"
National Organization of Forensic Social Work (NOFSW)
August 21–23, Arlington, VA
http://www.nofsw.org - 38th National Child Welfare, Juvenile, and Family Law Conference
National Association of Counsel for Children
August 24–27, Monterey, CA
http://www.cvent.com/events/38th-national-child-welfare-juvenile-family-law-conference/event-summary-013f1747738c4201819a38795f3e3923.aspx
September 2015
- Victim Assistance in Child Abuse Cases
Gundersen National Child Protection Training Center
September 21–23, La Crosse, WI
http://www.gundersenhealth.org/ncptc/trainings-2015/victim-assistance - 29th Annual Children’s Network Conference
Children’s Network
September 23–24, Ontario, CA
http://hs.sbcounty.gov/CN/Pages/Conference.aspx - ICAN Nexus XX Training Conference
"Violence Within the Home and Its Effects on Children"
Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect (ICAN) & ICAN Associates
September 25, Universal City, CA
http://www.cvent.com/d/Sip6BnhSkEyslsFnWaHuiA/0m30/P1/1Q? - Your FIRST Response to Allegations of Child Maltreatment Training
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Gundersen National Child Protection Training Center
September 25, Burnsville, MN
http://www.gundersenhealth.org/ncptc/trainings-2015/first-response-minnesota
October 2015
- Together We Can Conference
Louisiana Supreme Court; Louisiana Department of Children and Families, Children's Justice Act; Pelican Center for Children and Families; LouisianaChildren.org; CASA Association of Louisiana; CACLA; NASW-LA Chapter; Louisiana Children's Trust Fund
October 13–15, Lafayette, LA
http://www.latwc.com - 17th Annual Shoulder to Shoulder Conference
Albertina Kerr; CASA for Children (Multnomah and Washington Counties); Children's Justice Act Task Force; Children's Trust Fund of Oregon Foundation; Citizen Review Board; Foster Club; Juvenile Court Improvement Program; Morrison Child and Family Services; Native American Youth and Family Center; Northwest Resource Associates/ Oregon Post Adoption Resource Center; Portland State University Child Welfare Partnership; Providence Child Center Swindells Resource Center
October 25–26, Portland, OR
http://www.stsconference.com - International Conference on Innovations in Family Engagement
Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect
October 27–30, Minneapolis, MN
http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicalschool/departments/pediatrics/subs/can/DR/Pages/Conference_Fam_engage.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 at http://www.childwelfare.gov/calendar/index.cfm.
