The Adoption Exchange Association will be hosting the 2017 bi-annual conference in Las Vegas, Nevada at Caesar’s Palace, May 17-18, 2017 and will hold it’s very first national match event, “Breaking Down Barriers to Adoption” on May 19.The theme for the 2017 AEA Conference is, “Forward Thinkers in … [Read more...]

National Council For Adoption is excited to announce the schedule for the 2017 National Adoption Conference! Get ready to learn and grow! Moving Mountains for Children is NCFA’s adoption professional oriented conference that will explore new research and best ethical practices related to adoption … [Read more...]

The Alabama Lifespan Respite Network, in collaboration with the ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center, will host the 2017 National Lifespan Respite Conference in Huntsville, AL, October 11-13, 2017. The conference will be preceded by the Lifespan Respite Grantee and Partner Learning … [Read more...]

The North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC) is inviting adoption support group leaders to apply to attend a free three-day parent leadership and advocacy training in Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 5-7, 2017. Funded by Jockey Being Family® as part of NACAC’s Community Champions Network … [Read more...]

Back by popular demand, Autism New Jersey is proud to once again offer a conference tailored specifically to the concerns of families with children from 10 to 25 years of age. This specialized event provides caregivers and professionals with up-to-date information pertaining to this critical time … [Read more...]

2-Day Intensive Training Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an empirically validated approach for working with mental health, chemical dependency, and complex co-morbidity. Designed to empower clients to establish mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal … [Read more...]

The fifth annual McCourt School of Public Policy’s LEAD (Leadership. Evidence. Analysis. Debate.) Conference, "Moving from Research to Policy and Practice to Improve the Lives of Youth" The 2017 LEAD Conference, will focus on how to best apply research in the development and implementation of sound … [Read more...]

A FREE CONFERENCE Everyone is invited to attend the Bar Foundation's annual Law & Disability Issues Conference. The conference is planned and presented by the Community Health Law Project. Deadline for registration is May 2, 2017. … [Read more...]

"FOOTSTEPS TO THE FUTURE" Exploring Best Practices and Innovations in Foster Care and Adoption You can attend workshops and discussions addressing the critical issues that affect young people, families and those who serve them, and the actions that lead to results. … [Read more...]

The overarching goal of the Charleston Child Trauma Conference is to deepen professionals’ knowledge in the area of child trauma and traumatic stress, with an emphasis on bridging research and practice. Critical sub-goals include: 1) advancing knowledge of current research on the incidence and … [Read more...]