July 2016Vol. 17, No. 5Conferences
Upcoming national conferences on child welfare and adoption through October 2016 include:
July 2016
- FFTA 30th Annual Conference on Treatment Foster Care
Foster Family-Based Treatment Association (FFTA)
July 10–13, New Orleans, LA
http://www.ffta.org/conference - Child Welfare Virtual Expo: Building Capacity to Address Sex Trafficking and Normalcy
Children’s Bureau & Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative
July 13, online
https://capacity.childwelfare.gov/virtualexpo/ - 2016 COA Conference: The Power of Collaboration
Council on Accreditation (COA)
July 17–19, New York, NY
http://coanet.org/2016Conference/ - NCJFCJ's 79th Annual Conference
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ)
July 17–20, Monterey, CA
http://www.ncjfcj.org/79th-annual-conference
August 2016
- 2016 CWLA National Conference
"Advancing Excellence in Practice and Policy: What Works for Families Affected by Substance Use"
Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)
August 1–3, Orange County, CA
http://www.cwla.org/substanceuseconference/ - 2016 North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC) Conference
NACAC
August 3–6, Nashville, TN
http://www.nacac.org/conference/conference.html - 28th Annual Crimes Against Children Conference
Dallas Children's Advocacy Center & Dallas Police Department
August 8–11, Dallas, TX
http://www.cacconference.org/ - 2016 National Child Welfare, Juvenile and Family Law Conference
National Association of Counsel for Children
August 12–14, Philadelphia, PA
http://www.naccchildlaw.org/event/2016_Conference - 20th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
"Building Community, Building Hope"
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Children's Bureau, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect
August 31–September 2, Washington, DC
http://www.2016nccan.com/
September 2016
- 28th Annual ATTACh Conference
Association for Training on Trauma and Attachment in Children (ATTACh)
September 22–25, St. Louis, MO
https://attach.org/attach-events/2016-the-28th-attach-conference/
October 2016
- NCCD Conference on Children, Youth, and Families: Creating Solutions
National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD)
October 4–6, Garden Grove, CA
http://www.nccdglobal.org/news-events/nccd-conference-on-children-youth-and-families - ISS-USA's 6th Annual Fall Conference
"The Ties That Bind: Exploring the Causes and Consequences of Children Separated From Their Families Across International Borders"
International Social Service (ISS) - USA Branch/University of Maryland School of Social Work
October 13, Baltimore, MD
http://www.iss-usa.org/training-events/iss-usa-6th-annual-conference - Together We Can Conference
Pelican Center for Children and Families, Louisiana Supreme Court/CIP Program; Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services - Children's Justice Act; LouisianaChildren.org; Louisiana Children's Trust Fund; National Association of Social Workers, Louisiana Chapter
October 24–26, Lafayette, LA
http://www.latwc.com - National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth 2016 Conference
National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth
October 29–November 1, Orlando, FL
http://www.naehcy.org/conference/about-2016-conference - APHA's 2016 Annual Meeting and Expo
American Public Health Association (APHA)
October 29–November 2, Denver, CO
http://apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
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.
