Don't miss the 44th Annual Conference of the North American Council on Adoptable Children August 8 - 10, 2018 (pre-conference session August 7) If you have been touched by adoption or foster care, you will want to attend this conference! This four-day educational event covers a wide variety of … [Read more...]

The 2017 National Permanency Conference gives adoption leaders, clinicians, child welfare professionals, researchers, and policy makers an opportunity for deeper understanding of the intersection of trauma, neuroscience, and permanency. CEUs will be available for eligible participants for a flat … [Read more...]

2017 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on INNOVATIONS in FAMILY ENGAGEMENT: CONTINUING the LEARNING on DIFFERENTIAL RESPONSE, FAMILY GROUP DECISION MAKING and OTHER REFORMS While Family Group Decision Making is an umbrella term that encapsulates a number of family engagement models, this system reform was … [Read more...]

Join over 700 professionals and foster parents at the only annual conference on treatment foster care and other family-focused treatment services. The conference will feature over 100 workshops highlighting best practices being applied in the field. … [Read more...]

Approximately 75% of individuals with substance use disorders have experienced significant trauma.  The implications of trauma are extensive and potentially multigenerational, leading to mental health issues, substance abuse, emotional, behavioral and relational difficulties.  Trauma-informed care … [Read more...]

(Doors open at 8:30 AM for registration and light breakfast) Space is limited so please register early! FREE for current CPFA members, $25 fee per family for non-members.* This fee will entitle your family to a year of CPFA membership.   Our half day series of workshops are open … [Read more...]

Conference participants will have the opportunity to attend numerous workshops, seminars, lectures and panel discussions. Led by professionals and experts in the adoption field including attorneys, social workers, physicians, adoptive parents, agency representatives, adoptees and educators, the … [Read more...]

Improving Health & Mental Health Literacy in Diverse Communities: Why Partnerships Matter Learning Outcomes: • Discuss health and mental health literacy challenges experienced by diverse populations and communities throughout the life span. • Describe how to assess the accuracy and … [Read more...]

The conference is presented annually by the Dallas Children's Advocacy Center and the Dallas Police Department. The conference is conducted to provide training to those employed by government or nonprofit agencies in the fields of law enforcement, child protective services, social work, children's … [Read more...]

Refresh is a Christian conference designed for foster and adoptive parents, kinship providers, grandparents, and others who care for God's orphaned and vulnerable children. We understand firsthand that this journey can be difficult and lonely. The Refresh Conference is a time for you to escape … [Read more...]