Academic Accreditation Attendees can earn social work continuing education credits for most of the NACAC conference workshops, as long as you attend the live sessions. The program is approved by the National Association of Social Workers (approval #886544849-0820) for up to 24.5 continuing education contact hours. You can apply for credit once your conference is… Read more
Below are the handouts for the NACAC conference and the lunch session join links. Wednesday, August 26 It’s All About the Presentation Michael Sanders, MSW, LISW, 220 Experience, Georgia; Jamole Callahan, 220 Experience, Ohio; & Adrian McLemore, 220 Experience, Maryland Handout: W01_Sanders_Handout Hitting the Mark! Targeted Recruitment Strategies Denise Goodman, PhD, trainer/consultant, Ohio Handouts: W02_Goodman_Handout… Read more
After much deliberation, we have decided to take the 2020 NACAC conference online! We are excited for this new opportunity even though the decision to cancel our in-person event was a painful one. This smaller virtual conference will enable our community of parents, professionals, and others touched by child welfare to hear from some of… Read more
NACAC’s 46th annual adoption and foster care conference offers child welfare professionals an amazing opportunity for inspiration, information, and empowerment. With more than 60 workshops covering a wide variety of adoption and foster care topics, NACAC’s conference will give you invaluable tools that you can use to enhance your organization’s mission. Because of this, many… Read more
Every year, NACAC honors special individuals and groups by publicly recognizing their outstanding service and achievements in the areas of adoption and child welfare. 2020 Award Winners We will announce the 2020 NACAC award winners this spring. The awards will be presented at the NACAC conference from August 26–29. 2019 Award Recipients At the… Read more
Sponsor the NACAC Conference and Help Kids in Need of a Permanent, Loving Family! The annual NACAC conference helps sponsors reach thousands of individuals, parents, young adults, and professionals touched by foster care and adoption. The conference will be held online August 26-29, 2020. All sponsors receive recognition in NACAC’s conference materials, website, and print… Read more
Registration Information Who should attend the NACAC conference? Adoptive, kinship, and foster parents, child welfare professionals, adoptees, alumni of foster care, and other child advocates. When is the last date I can register? Registration for the live sessions has closed. You can still register to receive access to the recordings, which will be available the… Read more
The NACAC conference is a four-day event. The sessions on day one have a professional focus, sessions on days two and three are for both parents and professionals, and sessions on day four are targeted toward parents. You can register for all four days, the three-day parent option, the three-day professional option, or choose the… Read more
The 2020 NACAC conference runs Wednesday, August 26 to Saturday, August 29 and features sessions on a variety of topics for professionals and parents, with one session offered at a time. See full session descriptions. Attendees can participate live or listen to a recorded version through September 30. (Lunch time discussions will not be recorded)… Read more
You can still register to receive access to some of the recorded versions of workshops. If you have been touched by adoption or foster care, this is the conference you will want to attend! Join us virtually August 26–29, 2020 for this four-day educational event that covers a wide variety of foster care and… Read more
