During this webinar for child welfare professionals, a parent support specialist and mother of a daughter with FASD will discuss the parenting strategies needed for children who have experienced trauma, including trauma in-utero, such as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. You will learn how to help … [Read more...]

Growing Pains presenters include experts in the field of independent living who lead training sessions, workshops, panel discussions, and leadership and team building activities dedicated to the needs of youth who are currently in care. Each general session and workshop offers innovative ideas on … [Read more...]

We’re excited to welcome you this year. Be transformed by learning about the latest innovations in child welfare and community-based prevention. Be prepared to move your practice forward in our changing and challenging world. A lineup of outstanding speakers will take you to new depths on topics … [Read more...]

Are you interested in taking this online course? Do you want to learn more about having your organization sign up as a group to take this course? We will be offering a webinar to learn more about the newly released Working with Substance-Abusing Families online course. … [Read more...]

The National Responsible Clearinghouse (NRFC), a resource of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA) invites your participation in this national, virtual event to strengthen the efforts of fatherhood … [Read more...]

Internationally recognized, the Crimes Against Children Conference is the premier conference of its kind, providing practical and interactive instruction to those fighting crimes against children and helping children heal. There were more than 6,900 professionals from around the world in attendance … [Read more...]

Nursing facilities will often attempt to evict residents due to alleged “behaviors.” With few exceptions, these evictions are improper. Most “behaviors” stem from Alzheimer’s Disease or another dementia, and should be well within a nursing facility’s professional competence. In most cases, care … [Read more...]

Join us as we discuss attachment-based, trauma-informed, connected parenting strategies that are designed to meet the complex needs of vulnerable children. We will be using “The Connected Child” by Purvis & Cross to guide our discussions. The Connected Child has helped countless adoptive and … [Read more...]

For over three decades, the Coalition’s annual statewide conference has provided an opportunity for foster/kinship care/adoptive parents to be inspired, network and learn about the latest in the field. Aimed at parents and professionals alike, the conference brings leaders in the child welfare … [Read more...]

In recognition of National Foster Care Month, the Children’s Bureau and the Capacity Building Center for States will hold the virtual event “Stories From the Field: Practical Strategies for Engaging Young People” on Thursday, May 20, 2021, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Eastern Time. Learn how child welfare … [Read more...]