Each year, the North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC) hosts a conference for individuals who have been touched by adoption and foster care. From social workers to adoptees, the conference gives the child welfare community an opportunity to learn more about the complex issues surrounding adoption, foster, and kinship care. While the information… Read more
On Thursday or Friday evening or over the lunch period on Thursday through Saturday, groups can hold meetings at the NACAC conference that are open to all conference attendees or for a specified group. All meetings will be held at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. If you would like to hold a special meeting… Read more
Registration Form If you want to register a group of five or more people, please contact us at conference@nacac.org or 651-644-3036 for a group registration form. Registration Fees Full registration fees cover all workshops, general sessions, and Thursday’s reception. For those who register as nonmembers, a one-year individual NACAC membership is also included. Daily registration… Read more
General Sessions July 18, 2019 — Allison Maxon, LMFT, and Sharon Kaplan Roszia, MS, “The Seven Core Issues in Adoption and Permanency” 1.5 CE hours In Thursday’s general session on July 18, two nationally recognized experts in child welfare will talk about the seven core issues in adoption—loss, rejection, shame & guilt, grief, identity, intimacy… Read more
If you have been touched by adoption or foster care, this is the conference you will want to attend! Join us July 18-20, 2019 (pre-conference session July 17) in Las Vegas for this four-day educational event that covers a wide variety of foster care and adoption topics—to meet the diverse needs and levels of… Read more