If you have been touched by adoption or foster care, you’ll want to attend this conference!

We’re meeting the diverse needs of adoptive and foster parents, child welfare professionals, and people who were adopted or in foster care.

Save the date for the 2024 virtual conference!

When: July 17-18, 2024

Where: Online!

Who

  • All adoptive, foster, and kinship parents
  • Child welfare professionals
  • Individuals with lived experience with adoption, foster care, and kinship care

Whether you are a foster or adoptive parent seeking support and guidance, a child welfare professional looking to enhance your knowledge and skills, or someone with firsthand experience with the child welfare system, this conference is designed for you.

Keynotes and Workshops

All sessions are intentionally designed to inspire, inform, and encourage all members of the adoption and foster care community! Workshops from expert speakers will cover a range of topics, including:

  • The impact of trauma and loss
  • Core issues in adoption
  • Effective therapeutic techniques in adoption
  • Kinship care and birth family connections
  • Parenting children with disabilities and challenges
  • Older children and youth
  • Race, culture, and diversity in adoption and foster care
  • Supporting children and families in adoption and foster care
  • Recruiting families for children

Registration

Registration will open in early April!

Rates

  • $160 for members
  • $200 for nonmembers

Each registration is for one person or for a parenting couple who view the sessions together.

Register at the early bird rate through June 3!

Questions? Contact us at conference@wearefamiliesrising.org.

Academic Accreditation

Attendees can earn social work continuing education credits (CEs) for virtual sessions that are attended live (not by recording).

What Past Attendees Are Saying

“The trainings were all so empowering and engaging! I had a lot of light bulb moments where things just finally made sense. As an adoptive parent and a social worker practicing in the field, I left here feeling so empowered, engaged and eager to share the knowledge and experiences I had with others! Thank you for such an amazing conference!”

“This is the single most important opportunity to learn each year. I won’t miss it! Thanks for providing an excellent experience and opportunity to learn.”

“This was better than any expectation I could have imagined. This is my first all virtual conference. I have attended major International conferences over the past 20 years as a social worker, and I will say that this conference went smoothly, exceeded my expectations and provided amazing insight that I will most definitely use in my work and family life. Thank you so much!!”

“I loved being able to attend virtually. I would not have been able to hear all this great information if it was in person!”

“If you want to be sure you are current in best practice modalities and practice, attend this conference!”