Events

This calendar of events identifies upcoming webinars, conferences and other activities sponsored by governmental and nongovernmental organizations involved in child welfare policy and practice. Events are displayed in chronological order (later events displayed last).

  • February 23, 2012 2:00-3:30 PM EST
    Seeking Voices of People: Child Welfare Survey Design and Implementation
    Webinar by National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data & Technology

    This is a session for program managers and data managers, who need  more information about the families they serve, their communities or their workforce.
  • February 25, 2012
    Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth: Foster Youth Town Hall in Los Angeles
    Town Hall by Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth

    Members of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth want to hear from you about the best practices and ongoing challenges facing children in foster care. The town hall will feature opening statements from Members of the Caucus followed by remarks from expert panels of key stakeholders and leaders in the field. Participants in the audience will have one hour to make comments following remarks.

    This town hall will aid Members of the Caucus in developing policy to improve child welfare through the country.
  • February 26-29, 2012
    Making Children a Priority: Leading Change
    Conference by Child Welfare League of America

    CWLA's national conference promises to be an extraordinary opportunity to learn how to thrive despite the changing landscape and the economic challenges for organizations, systems, communities, children, youth, and families.
  • February 29, 2012
    Children's Bureau: Child Maltreatment 2010 Key Findings and Additional Analyses
    Webinar by The Children's Bureau

    The Child Maltreatment report series presents national data about child abuse and neglect known to CPS agencies in the United States. This webinar will discuss key highlights and findings from the most recent report, Child Maltreatment 2010.
  • March 6-9, 2012
    CornerHouse Advanced Forensic Interview Training
    Training by CornerHouse Child Abuse Evaluation and Training Center

    This training teaches the CornerHouse Forensic Interview Protocol RATAC®: a credible, reliable, developmentally flexible and non-traumatic forensic interview protocol appropriate for children and vulnerable adults who allege sexual abuse. Training methods include lecture and discussion, review of CornerHouse video-recorded interviews, skill-building exercises, and an interview practicum. These courses are designed for teams of law enforcement and child protection investigators, prosecutors, and forensic interviewers. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend as a multidisciplinary team. Courses are outcome-based and include an exam upon completion
  • March 4-7, 2012
    The 25th Annual Children's Mental Health Research and Policy Conference
    Conference by Child and Family Studies, University of South Florida

    The annual conference is the focal point for the national dissemination of outcome data, ongoing research and policy development updates in the children's mental health field. The conference features a wide array of symposia, papers and poster presentations from an international field of scholars, educators, policy makers and families who are integrally involved in shaping the children's mental health field in America.
  • March 8, 2012
    8th Annual Wells Conference on Adoption Law
    Conference by Capital University Law Review and the National Center for Adoption Law & Policy

    Conference will emphasize the following topics: -Facilitating Adoptions through the Internet -Changes in Search and Reunion Activities through the Internet and Social Media -Legal Implications of Technology's Impact on Evolving “Family” Dynamics
  • March 19-22, 2012
    28th National Symposium on Child Abuse
    Conference by National Children's Advocacy Center

    This conference features an outstanding faculty who conduct training and share the latest knowledge and skills in child abuse prevention, intervention and treatment. Networking opportunities and access to Handouts Online provide added value.
  • March 21-24, 2012
    NCJFCJ's National Conference on Juvenile and Family Law
    Conference by National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges

    Join us in Las Vegas, Nevada for NCJFCJ's National Conference on Juvenile and Family Law, which will feature innovations in programming and practice and provide new opportunities for courts and communities to improve outcomes for children, youth, families, and victims. Diverse educational sessions will focus on the challenges faced by many children and families, such as child abuse and neglect, mental health, delinquency, custody, immigration, domestic violence, and substance abuse.
  • March 21-25, 2012
    American Counseling Association 2012 Annual Conference & Exposition
    Conference by American Counseling Association

    Irvin D. Yalom, MD, one of the most influential psychiatrists and author of popular "teaching novels" returns as the keynote speaker for the conference. There will be education sessions as well as project/research poster sessions.
  • March 22-25, 2012
    Mapping Adoption: Histories, Geographies, Literatures, Politics
    Conference by Alliance for the Study of Adoption and Culture Claremont Colleges

    Learn about adoption in its many historical and cultural variations and also parallel institutions such as foster care, orphanages, and technologically-assisted reproduction, as well as various forms of forced relinquishment or family separation.
  • March 22, 2012
    Eighth Annual Childhood Grief and Traumatic Loss "Restoring Joy to Children and Families"
    Conference by Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect

    With the support of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Mental Health and Public Health, the Los Angeles County of Office of Education, ICAN/ICAN Associates, The Center for Grief and Loss for Children, a Program of Hathaway-Sycamores, The California Association for Child Life Professionals, and many other professionals, we were able to come together for a seventh year to talk about treating childhood grief and loss.
  • March 22, 2012
    Eighth Annual Childhood Grief and Traumatic Loss "Restoring Joy to Children and Families"
    Conference by ICAN Associates

    Mental health professionals, grieving families, and community representatives will learn how best to aid families recovering from a traumatic death or loss from local, national, and state experts. Workshops will provide attendees with training to strengthen multi-disciplinary responses to grief and loss.
  • March 25-27, 2012
    Mapping Our Children's Future in Today's Economy!
    Conference by The Black Administrators in Child Welfare

    Building on the success of over forty years of annual meetings, the Black Administrators in Child Welfare (BACW) is pleased to bring you another professional conference opportunity on March 25-27, 2012 in Florida at the beautiful Renaissance, Fort Lauderdale Hotel at Fort Everglades. As a leading national child welfare organization, BACW is again preparing for a conference that will maximize and enhance the career investment of child welfare professionals committed to improving outcomes for all children and families and African American children in particular who come to the attention of the child welfare system. Through this national conference, we will explore challenges around child welfare issues in today’s economy, offer real solutions presented by talented speakers and workshop presenters who are concerned about the future of our children. Despite the challenges of the current economic environment in the US, child welfare professionals and advocates are determined to improve outcomes for children and families.

    Child welfare administrators, researchers, practitioners, foundations, and child advocates have worked together in decreasing the number of children in the child welfare system. In fact, the foster care population has decrease by an estimated 25% over the last decade. We are finally seeing the results of innovations that sprouted up across the country in support of children, families, relatives and communities. Best practices and policies reviewed by BACW across the country resulted in an effort to advance the field by identifying 10 Racial Equity Strategy Areas (RESA) supported by conditions and experiences that still must be present as a part of the child welfare systems ongoing operations.

     
  • April 15-17, 2012
    42nd National Council Mental Health and Addictions Conference
    Conference by 42nd National Council Mental Health and Addictions

    An opportunity inspirational speakers and the incredible breadth and depth of learning and CE opportunities designed for your professional and personal development.
  • April 16-20, 2012
    The 18th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
    Conference by The Children's Bureau's Office on Child Abuse and Neglect (OCAN), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children, Youth and Families

    The 18th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect is the only Federally sponsored child protection Conference dedicated to the field of Child Welfare. Convening the National Conference during the Children's Bureau's 100th Celebration Year provides a unique opportunity to both reflect on past accomplishments and lessons learned, and to articulate a course of action that will steer the child welfare field towards an ever improving future. We look forward to the 18th National Conference as an opportunity to inaugurate a renewed commitment to continuous quality improvement and resolve to prevent the maltreatment of children. The 18th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect features child welfare leaders and experts including practitioners, policy makers, cutting-edge researchers, and advocates. Participants will have a unique opportunity to learn from these individuals; influence and shape practice, policy, and research; and network with professionals dedicated to the wellbeing of our nation's children and families. This year, Conference participants are encouraged to join the Children's Bureau's Centennial Celebration, as we celebrate the past and imagine the future.
  • April 17, 2012
    The Intersection of Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse
    Conference by Dawn Farm

    Domestic violence offender and survivor alcohol and other drug use/abuse will be central to this discussion. The audience will be provided with a primmer regarding batterer tactics, strategies, and core beliefs which hold the batterer accountable for his abusive behaviors while maintaining and promoting survivor safety. The program will help participants to recognize the critical importance of understanding domestic violence and alcohol/other drug use/abuse in order to safely and effectively intervene and/or interrupt the batterer's abusive behaviors.
  • April 22-25, 2012
    30th Annual "Protecting Our Children" National American Indian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
    Conference by National Indian Child Welfare Association

    The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 was landmark legislation empowering American Indian and Alaska Native peoples to exert their sovereignty over their own tribal members. It is a powerful acknowledgment that "...[there] is no resource that is more vital to the continued existence and integrity of Indian tribes than their children..." (25 U.S.C. § 1901). Thirty-three years later, we are still fighting to ensure that our children receive the best possible protection, services, and resources.
  • May 9-11, 2012
    The 19th Annual National Foster Care Conference: "Footsteps to the Future"
    Conference by Daniel Kids Foundation, Inc.

    The 2012 Foster Care Conference will address a wide variety of problems facing foster care specialists, foster parents and various social service professionals who desire to enhance their skills in order to create the best foster home environment. The conference will offer numerous seminars, general sessions, workshops, exhibits, and networking opportunities designed both for professionals interested in increasing the effectiveness of their programs and for foster parents desiring to improve their parenting skills.
  • May 21-24, 2012.
    11th Annual National Child Welfare IT Managers' Meeting
    Annual Meeting by Child Welfare Information System Training

    "Navigating the New Normal of Accelerated Change in Child Welfare Practice and Technology...Vision, Risks, and Rewards"
  • June 3-5, 2012
    APHSA 2012 National Policy Forum
    Forum by American Public Human Services Association

    The 2012 Policy Forum will feature the policy work being done by APHSA that will guide the association's legislative priorities for years to come. This is an opportunity for human service professionals to get a firsthand look at what is happening in Congress, the Administration, and how the campaigns are addressing key issues.
  • June 6-9, 2012
    Attachment, Brain Science and Children of Divorce: The ABCD's of Child Development for Family Law
    Conference by Association of Family and Conciliation Courts

    An in-depth look at attachment and neuroscience perspectives and they relate to family law, featuring some of the world's leading experts on attachment. Featured topics:

    • Attachment and Brain Science: Interfaces with Family Law
    • Infants and Overnights
    • Attachment, Trauma and Separation
    • Ethics for Lawyers
    • Child Sexual Abuse in High Conflict Cases
    • Relocation: International Perspectives
    • Attachment in the Courtroom
    • Advanced Parenting Coordination
  • June 9-12, 2012
    2012 National CASA Conference
    Conference by CASA

    Join more than 1,400 colleagues from around the country for three-plus days of information-packed workshops and inspirational keynote addresses from leaders in their fields.
  • July 25-28, 2012
    38th Annual Conference of the North American Council on Adoptable Children
    Conference by North American Council on Adoptable Children

    The NACAC conference—the most comprehensive adoption conference in North America—will feature about 80 workshops by expert professionals and parents addressing a wide variety of topics, including:

    • Parenting children with special needs
    • Race, culture & diversity in adoption
    • Advanced issues in adoption & therapy • Recruitment & pre-adoption services
    • Adoption agency management
    • Advocacy & public policy
    • Search/open adoption
    • Post-adoption services
    • Permanency options