NCFR Upcoming Training Events

26th Annual "Protecting Our Children" National American Indian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
Sponsoring Organization: National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA)
Dates of Conference: 04/20/2008 - 04/23/2008
Topics: Child Abuse and Neglect
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Contact Information: Isla Dane
National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA)
5100 S.W. Macadam Avenue, Suite 300
Portland, OR 97239
Phone: (503) 222-4044
Fax: (503) 222-4007
For more information, contact: isla@nicwa.org
Website: http://www.nicwa.org/conference

16th Annual Children's Justice Conference
Sponsoring Organization: Department of Social and Health Services/Children's Administration and the Children's Justice Interdisciplinary Task Force
Dates of Conference: 04/21/2008 - 04/22/2008
Topics: Child Abuse and Neglect
Location: Seattle, WA
Contact Information: Thomasenia James
1115 Washington Street SE
Olympia, WA 98504-5710
Phone: (360) 902-7966
Fax: (360) 902-7903
For more information, contact: jamt300@dshs.wa.gov
Website: http://www.dshscjc.com

The Annual Adoption Policy Conference
Sponsoring Organization: The Justice Action Center and the Center for Adoption Policy
Dates of Conference: 04/25/2008 - 04/25/2008
Topics: Adoption
Location: New York, NY
Contact Information: Justice Action Center
New York Law School
57 Worth Street
New York, NY 10013
Phone: (212) 431-2314
Fax: (212) 431-1864
Website: http://www.nyls.edu/pages/4343.asp

National Forum on Children, Families and the Courts
Sponsoring Organization: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ)
Dates of Conference: 04/30/2008 - 05/02/2008
Topics: Systemwide
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Contact Information: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ)
P.O. Box 8970
Reno, NV 89507
Phone: (775)784-6012
Fax: (775)784-6628
Website: http://www.ncjfcj.org/content/view/285/378/

Pathways to Adulthood 2008
National Independent Living/Transitional Living Conference
Sponsoring Organization: The National Resource Center for Youth Services, University of Oklahoma
Dates of Conference: 05/14/2008 - 05/16/2008
Topics: Systemwide
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Contact Information: The National Resource Center for Youth Services
University of Oklahoma
4502 East 41st Street Building 4 West
Tulsa, OK 74135-2512
Phone: (918) 660-3700
Fax: (918) 660-3737
Website: http://www.nrcys.ou.edu/conferences.shtml

2008 Prevent Child Abuse America National Conference
Sponsoring Organization: Prevent Child Abuse America
Dates of Conference: 05/19/2008 - 05/22/2008
Topics: Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Contact Information: Prevent Child Abuse America
500 N. Michigan Avenue
Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 663-3520
Fax: (312) 939-8962
Website: http://www.preventchildabuse.org/events/index.shtml

Evidence in Juvenile and Family Court
Sponsoring Organization: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ)
Dates of Conference: 05/19/2008 - 05/23/2008
Topics: Systemwide
Location: Reno, NV
Contact Information: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ)
P.O. Box 8970
Reno, NV 89507
Phone: (775) 784-6012
Fax: (775) 784-6628
For more information, contact: http://www.ncjfcj.org/content/view/285/378/

15th Annual National Foster Care Conferences "Footsteps to the Future"
Sponsoring Organization: Daniel Memorial Institute
Dates of Conference: 05/21/2008 - 05/23/2008
Topics: Adoption
Location: Orlando, FL
Contact Information: Stephanie Waugerman
Conference Coordinator
Daniel Memorial Institute
4203 Southpoint Boulevard
Jacksonville, FL 32216
Phone: (904) 296-1055
Fax: (904) 353-3472
For more information, contact: conferences@danielkids.org
Website: http://www.danielkids.org

Many Voices, One Vision
Colorado Summit on Children, Youth and Families
Sponsoring Organization: Colorado Department of Human Services/The National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement
Dates of Conference: 05/27/2008 - 05/30/2008
Topics: Systemwide
Location: Keystone, CO
Contact Information: Melissa McGee
Ridgewood Associates Public Relations, Inc.
220 E. Speedway Boulevard
Tucson, AZ 85705
Phone: (520) 318-0828
Fax: (520) 327-9260
For more information, contact: mmcgee@ridgewoodpr.com
Website: http://www.cosummit.com/

The Future of Child Welfare Services...Lead the Way Together
Sponsoring Organization: The Child and Family Policy Institute of California
Dates of Conference: 05/28/2008 - 05/30/2008
Topics: Systemwide
Location: Monterey, CA
Contact Information: Stuart Oppenheim
The Child and Family Policy Institute of California
925 L Street, Suite 350
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (415) 317-4568
For more information, contact: stuart.oppenheim@cfpic.org
Website: http://www.cfpic.org/pdfs/Childrens_Conference__Save_the_Date.pdf

Association of Family and Conciliation Courts 45th Annual Conference
Sponsoring Organization: Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC)
Dates of Conference: 05/28/2008 - 05/31/2008
Topics: Adoption
Child Abuse and Neglect
Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention
Family Centered Practice
Permanency
Systemwide
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Canada
Contact Information: Dawn Holmes
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC)
6525 Grand Teton Plaza
Madison, WI 53719
Phone: (608) 664-3750
For more information, contact: afcc@afccnet.org
Website: http://www.afccnet.org/conferences/afcc_conferences.asp

National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect Summer Research Institute 2008
Sponsoring Organization: National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
Dates of Conference: 05/28/2008 - 06/01/2008
Topics: Child Abuse and Neglect
Location: Ithaca, NY
Contact Information: National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
Cornell University
Beebe Hall - FLDC
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: (607) 255-7799
Fax: (607) 255-8562
For more information, contact: NDACAN@cornell.edu
Website: http://www.ndacan.cornell.edu/NDACAN/Summer_Institute/SRI2008.html

The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) Child Forensic Interview Clinic
Sponsoring Organization: American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
Dates of Conference: 06/02/2008 - 06/06/2008
Topics: Child Abuse and Neglect
Location: Seattle, WA
Contact Information: Patti Toth
350 Poplar Avenue
Elmhurst, IL 60126
Phone: (206) 835-7293
Fax: (630) 359-4274
For more information, contact: ptoth@cjtc.state.wa.us
Website: http://www.apsac.org

American Humane's 2008 Conference on Family Group Decision Making
Sponsoring Organization: American Humane Association
Dates of Conference: 06/03/2008 - 06/06/2008
Topics: Systemwide
Location: Tucson, AZ
Contact Information: American Humane Association
National Headquarters
63 Inverness Drive East
Englewood, CO 80112
Phone: (303) 792-9900
Fax: (303) 792-5333
Website: http://www.americanhumane.org

16th Annual APSAC Colloquium
Sponsoring Organization: American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC)
Dates of Conference: 06/18/2008 - 06/21/2008
Topics: Child Abuse and Neglect
Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Contact Information: Jim Campbell
350 Poplar Avenue
Elmhurst, IL 60126
Phone: (877) 402-7722
Fax: (630) 359-4274
For more information, contact: apsac@apsac.org
Website: http://www.apsac.org

First National Research Conference on Child and Family Programs and Policy
Sponsoring Organization: Bridgewater State College/Division of External Affairs
Dates of Conference: 07/10/2008 - 07/11/2008
Topics: Systemwide
Location: Bridgewater, MA
Contact Information: Jenna Stephenson
Bridgewater State College
Division of External Affairs
Bridgewater, MA 02325
For more information, contact: jstephenson@bridgew.edu

FFTA 22nd Annual Conference on Treatment Foster Care
Sponsoring Organization: Foster Family-based Treatment Association (FTTA)
Dates of Conference: 07/13/2008 - 07/16/2008
Location: The Woodlands, TX
Contact Information: Stacey Horowitz
Foster Family-based Treatment Association
294 Union Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone: (800) 414-3382
Fax: (201) 489-6719
For more information, contact: shorowitz@ffta.org
Website: http://www.ffta.org/conference

Training Institutes 2008 "Developing Local Systems of Care for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Needs and Their Families"
Sponsoring Organization: National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health/Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development
Dates of Conference: 07/16/2008 - 07/20/2008
Topics: Systemwide
Location: Nashville, TN
Contact Information: National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health
Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development
3300 Whitehaven Street, NW
Suite 3300
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: (202) 687-5000
Fax: (202) 687-1954
For more information, contact: Institutes2008@aol.com
Website: http://gucchd.georgetown.edu

The 11th National Child Welfare Data and Technology Conference
Sponsoring Organization: The National Resource Center for Information Technology in Child Welfare (NRC-ITCW)
Dates of Conference: 07/21/2008 - 07/23/2008
Topics: Systemwide
Location: Washington, DC
Contact Information: The National Resource Center for Information Technology in Child Welfare (NRC-ITCW)
2345 Crystal Drive
Suite 250
Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: (703) 263-2024
For more information, contact: nrccwdt@cwla.org
Website: http://www.nrccwdt.org/nrc_conf/pres_2008_outline.html

International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference
Sponsoring Organization: University of New Hampshire/Family Research Laboratory
Dates of Conference: 07/27/2008 - 07/29/2008
Topics: Systemwide
Location: Portsmouth, NH
Contact Information: University of New Hampshire/Family Research Laboratory
126 Horton Social Science Center
Durham, NH 03824
Phone: (603) 862-0767
Fax: (603) 862-1122
For more information, contact: frl.conference@unh.edu
Website: http://www.unh.edu/frl/conferences/2008

34th NACAC Annual Conference
Sponsoring Organization: North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)
Dates of Conference: 07/31/2008 - 08/02/2008
Topics: Adoption
Location: Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Contact Information: North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)
970 Raymond Avenue, Suite 106
St. Paul, MN 55114
Phone: (651) 644-3036
Fax: (651) 644-9848
For more information, contact: info@nacac.org
Website: http://www.nacac.org/conference/conference.html

NACC 31st National Juvenile and Family Law Conference
Sponsoring Organization: National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC)
Dates of Conference: 08/03/2008 - 08/06/2008
Topics: Systemwide
Location: Savannah, GA
Contact Information: National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC)
1825 Marion Street
Suite 242
Denver, CO 80218
Phone: (303) 864-5359
Phone: (888) 828-NACC
For more information, contact: advocate@NACCchildlaw.org
Website: http://www.naccchildlaw.org/training/conference.html

Scaling the Summitt Institute
Sponsoring Organization: Butler Institute for Families, University of DenverHealth & Human Services, Administration for Children, Youth, & Families, Children's Bureau
Dates of Conference: 08/05/2008 - 08/06/2008
Topics: Child Abuse and Neglect
Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention
Family Centered Practice
Permanency
Systemwide
Location: Denver, , CO
Contact Information: Charmaine Brittain
Butler Institute for Families, University of Denver
2148 S. High Street
Denver, CO 80215
Phone: (303) 871-6336
For more information, contact: Charmaine.Brittain@du.edu
Website: http://www.thebutlerinstitute.org/projects_wrrrp_scalingthesummit.cfm

21st Annual National Independent Living Conference "Growing Pains"
Sponsoring Organization: Daniel Memorial Institute
Dates of Conference: 09/03/2008 - 09/06/2008
Topics: Systemwide
Location: Orlando, FL
Contact Information: Stephanie Waugerman
Daniel Memorial Institute
4203 Southpoint Boulevard
Jacksonville, FL 32216
Phone: (904) 296-1055
Fax: (904) 353-3472
For more information, contact: conferences@danielkids.org
Website: http://www.danielkids.org

2008 Family Court Conference: Faces Behind the Cases
Sponsoring Organization: Florida Supreme Court & the Florida State Courts
Dates of Conference: 09/04/2008 - 09/05/2008
Topics: Systemwide
Location: Orlando, FL
Contact Information: Kelley I. Gandy, MSW
Court Operations Consultant
Florida Supreme Court & the Florida State Courts
500 South Duval Street
Tallahassee , FL 32399-1900
Phone: (850) 487-1414
For more information, contact: gandyk@flcourts.org
Website: http://www.flcourts.org/gen_public/family/08conference.shtml

XVIIth ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect
Sponsoring Organization: International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN)Against Child Abuse (ACA), Hong Kong
Dates of Conference: 09/07/2008 - 09/10/2008
Topics: Child Abuse and Neglect
Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention
Location: Hong Kong China
Contact Information: Conference Secretariat
245 W. Roosevelt Road
Building 6, Suite 39
West Chicago, IL 60185
Phone: (630) 876-6913
Fax: (630) 876-6917
For more information, contact: congress2008@ispcan.org
Website: http://www.ispcan.org/congress2008

2008 Western Region Training Conference
"It Takes Courage and Compassion to Serve Children and Families: Tools for Competence and Confidence"
Sponsoring Organization: Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)
Dates of Conference: 09/15/2008 - 09/17/2008
Topics: Systemwide
Location: Portland, OR
Contact Information: Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)
2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 250
Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: (703) 412-2400
Fax: (703) 412-2401
For more information, contact: cgully@cwla.org
Website: http://www.cwla.org/conferences

21st Annual Professional Development Conference
Sponsoring Organization: The National Staff Development and Training Association
Dates of Conference: 09/21/2008 - 09/24/2008
Topics: Systemwide
Location: Atlanta, GA
Contact Information: The National Staff Development and Training Association
American Public Human Services Association
810 First Street, N.E. Suite 500
Washington, DC 20002-4267
Phone: (202) 682-0100
Fax: (202) 289-6555
Website: http://nsdta-atlanta.org

2008 Annual ATTACh Conference
Sponsoring Organization: The Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children ( ATTACh)
Dates of Conference: 09/24/2008 - 09/27/2008
Topics: Systemwide
Location: Concord, OR
Contact Information: ATTACh
P.O. Box 533
Lake Villa, IL 60046
Phone: (866) 453-8224
Fax: (847) 356-7856
For more information, contact: questions@attach.org
Website: http://www.attach.org/2008call.pdf

2nd Annual Professional Development Conference for Undergraduate Seniors Interested in Graduate Training in Family and Child Sciences
Sponsoring Organization: Arizona State University/School of Social and Family Dynamics
Dates of Conference: 09/26/2008 - 09/28/2008
Topics: Family Centered Practice
Location: Tempe, AZ
Contact Information: Richard Fabes, SSFD Director
Arizona State University
School of Social and Family Dynamics
PO BOX 873701
Tempe, AZ 85287-3701
Phone: (480) 965-6978
Fax: (480) 965-6779
For more information, contact: study@familychildsciences.net
Website: http://www.asu.edu/ssfd/conf

Seventh North American Conference on Shaken Baby Syndrome
Sponsoring Organization: National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome
Dates of Conference: 10/05/2008 - 10/08/2008
Topics: Child Abuse and Neglect
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Contact Information: Bridgett Tasker
2955 Harrison Boulevard
Suite 102
Ogden, UT 84403
Phone: (801) 627-3399
Fax: (801) 627-3321
For more information, contact: btasker@dontshake.org
Website: http://www.dontshake.org

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