May 2015Vol. 16, No. 4Conferences
Upcoming national conferences on child welfare and adoption through August 2015 include:
June 2015
- National Post-Adoption Conference
Harmony Family Center
June 1–2, Nashville, TN
http://harmonyfamilycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/ASAP/ASAPConferenceSavetheDateAnnouncement.pdf (474 KB) - 2015 Summer Institute on Aging
West Virginia University (WVU) School of Social Work & WVU School of Public Health
June 2–4, Morgantown, WV
http://wvsioa.org - 26th Annual Conference of the Network for Social Work Management
Network for Social Work Management
June 4–5, Washington, DC
https://socialworkmanager.org/2015-conference/ - One Child, Many Hands: A Multidisciplinary Conference on Child Welfare
Field Center for Children's Policy, Practice & Research at the University of Pennsylvania Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
June 10–12, Philadelphia, PA
http://www.onechildmanyhands.org - MFCAA's One Conference
Midwest Foster Care and Adoption Association (MFCAA)
June 17–20, Osage Beach, MO
https://www.mfcaa.org/one-conference - Putting Family First Conference: Family Strengthening to Adoption
National Council For Adoption & Joint Council on International Children's Services
June 22–24, Arlington, VA
http://www.adoptioncouncil.org/national-adoption-conference/2015 - National Foster Parent Association 2015 National Convention
National Foster Parent Association
June 25–28, Norfolk, VA
http://nfpaonline.org/convention2015 - ASCA 2015 Annual Conference
American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
June 28–July 1, Phoenix, AZ
http://schoolcounselor.org/school-counselors-members/professional-development/annual-conference
July 2015
- "Growing Positive Community Norms: Innovations in Research, Practice, and Leadership"
Montana Summer Institute
July 7–10, Big Sky, MT
http://www.montanainstitute.com/montana-summer-institute/ - Fostering Strategies for Change: Children, Family, and Their Communities
Cornerstones of Care, University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Social Work, Missouri Children's Division, & Midwest Foster Care and Adoption Association
July 22–23, Kansas City, MO
http://www.fosteringstrategiesforchange.org/ - 4th ABA National Parent Attorney Conference
American Bar Association (ABA) Center on Children and the Law
July 22–23, Washington, DC
http://www.ambar.org/CCLconf2015 - APSAC's 23rd Annual Colloquium
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC)
July 22–25, Boston, MA
http://www.apsac.org/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=72&eventId=437180&orgId=apsac - 16th ABA National Conference on Children and the Law
American Bar Association (ABA) Center on Children and the Law
July 24–25, Washington, DC
http://www.ambar.org/CCLconf2015 - NCJFCJ 78th Annual Conference
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ)
July 26–29, Austin, TX
http://www.ncjfcj.org/78th-annual-conference - Prevention and the Child Protection Professional: Implementing Effective Child Abuse Prevention Programs
Gundersen National Child Protection Training Center
July 29–30, St. Paul, MN
http://www.gundersenhealth.org/ncptc/trainings-2015/prevention-conference - 2015 NACAC Conference
North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)
July 30–August 1, Long Beach, CA
http://www.nacac.org/conference/conference.html
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
Sponsoring Organization: Dallas Children's Advocacy Center/Dallas Police Department
August 10–13, Dallas, TX
http://cacconference.org/ - First Responder Training: When the Call Comes for Mandated Reporters
Gundersen National Child Protection Training Center
August 18, St. Paul, MN
http://www.gundersenhealth.org/ncptc/trainings-2015/first-responder-minnesota - 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
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.