Training

Other Organizations'
Training Events

2008

May 12–16: The National Foster Parent Association is hosting its 38th annual conference, “Walk Me Home…to the Place I Belong,” at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel in Atlanta, GA. Contact: 800-557-5238; info@NFPAonline.org; www.nfpainc.org/content/?page=Conference%20Information.

May 14–16: The National Resource Center for Youth Development at the University of Oklahoma is coordinating the 14th National Pathways to Adulthood independent living conference, “Bridges to the Future: Education, Employment, Engagement,” at the Westin Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA. Contact: 918-660-3700; www.nrcys.ou.edu/conferences.shtml.

May 19–22: Prevent Child Abuse America is holding its national conference, “Connecting the Dots…Turning Knowledge into Action,” at the Midwest Airlines Center in Milwaukee, WI. Contact: Ann Johnson (312-334-6845) or Greer Thornton (312-334-6817); www.preventchildabuse.org/events/conference/index.shtml.

May 28–31: The Association of Family and Conciliation Courts will hold its 45th annual conference, “Fitting the Forum to the Family: Emerging Challenges for Family Courts,” at the Westin Bayshore Resort in Vancouver, BC. Contact: 608-664-3750; afcc@afccnet.org.

June 3–6: The American Humane Association will present its 2008 Conference on Family Group Decision Making at The Westin La Paloma Resort in Tucson, AZ. Contact: Candy Larue (303- 925-9440) or Lisa Merkel-Holguin (303-925-9421); fgdm@americanhumane.org.

June 7–10: The National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association is holding its 27th annual conference, “How Are the Children?” at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. Contact: 800 628-3233; staff@nationalcasa.org; www.casanet.org/conference/.

June 18–21: The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children presents its 16th annual colloquium at Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa in Phoenix, AZ. Contact: 630-941-1235; dbandy@apsac.org.

June 23–25: The Office of Head Start within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is sponsoring Head Start’s biennial national research conference (HSRC9)—“Creating Connections: Linking Policy, Practice, and Research across Early Childhood Development, Care, and Education”—at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. Contact: 703-821-6161; hsrc@xtria.com

June 26–28: The Attachment and Trauma Network is presenting its “Parenting Traumatized Children” conference and retreat at the Franciscan Center in Andover, MA. Contact: 240-357-7369; lorraine@radzebra.org.

July 6–9: The Center for Family Connections presents its 23rd annual ARCheology Summer Intensives and Adoption Film Festival in Provincetown, MA. Contact: 617-547-0909; cffc@kinnect.org; www.kinnect.org.

July 12–15: Interprofessional Continuing Education at the University of British Columbia is sponsoring the 2nd biennial conference on brain development and learning, “Making Sense of the Science,” at the Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel in Vancouver, BC. Contact:  877-328-7744; www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/BDL_subpages/bdl.html.

July 13–16: The Foster Family-Based Treatment Association’s (FFTA) 22nd Annual Conference on Treatment Foster Care will take place at The Woodlands® Resort & Conference Center in The Woodlands, TX. Contact: 800-414-3382; www.ffta.org/conference.

July 16–20: The National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health at Georgetown University's Center for Child and Human Development hosts its 2008 Training Institute, “Developing Local Systems of Care for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Needs and Their Families,” at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, TN. Contact: 202-687-5000; institutes2008@aol.com; http://gucchd.georgetown.edu.

July 18–20: The Korean American, Adoptee, Adoptive Family Network (KAAN) is hosting its 10th annual conference, “Celebrating Ten Years of Community Building: Looking for What We Have in Common,” at the Wyndham O’Hare in Chicago, IL. Contact: 916-933-1447; kaanet@aol.com; www.kaanconference.com.

July 21–July 23: The National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology will hold its 11th national conference, “Making IT Work: Achieving Safety, Permanency, and Well-Being for Youth,” at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Contact: 703-263-2024; nrccwdt@cwla.org; www.nrccwdt.org/nrc_conf/pres_2008_outline.html.

July 27–30: The National Council on Juvenile and Family Court Justices presents its 71st annual conference, “Navigating the Complex Waterways of the Judicial System,” at the Marriott Norfolk Waterside in Norfolk, VA. Contact: 775-784-6012; www.ncjfcj.org.