Training

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Training Events

2008

August 26–28: The National Children’s Advocacy Center presents its 9th national conference on child sexual abuse and exploitation prevention at the New Orleans Marriott Convention Center in New Orleans, LA. Contact: 256-327-3765; thunter@nationalcac.org.

September 3–6: Daniel Memorial Institute is hosting its 21st annual national independent living conference, “Growing Pains 2008,” at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee, FL. Contact: 904-296-1055; conferences@danielkids.org; www.danielkids.org/sites/web/content.cfm?id=276.

September 7–10: The International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, and Against Child Abuse, Ltd. will present the 17th Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect, “Toward a Caring and Non-Violent Community: A Child's Perspective,” in Hong Kong, China. Contact: 630-876-6913; congress2008@ispcan.org; www.ispcan.org/congress2008.

September 12–17: The Institute on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma and Alliant International University will hold the 13th international conference, “Promoting Peace, Integrating Practice, Research, and Policy,” at the Town and Country Resort Hotel and Convention Center in North San Diego, CA. Contact: 858-527-1860; www.ivatcenters.org/Conferences.htm.

September 15–17: The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, in concert with New Century Institute and the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association, are hosting the 3rd national conference on women, addiction, and recovery, “Inspiring Leadership, Changing Lives,” at the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel and Marina in Tampa, FL. Contact: www.fadaa.org/women/.

September 15–17: The Child Welfare League of America is holding its western region training conference, “It Takes Courage and Compassion to Serve Children and Families: Tools for Competence and Confidence,” at the Portland Hilton in Portland, OR. Contact: 703-412-2400; cgully@cwla.org; www.cwla.org/conferences/.

September 24–27: The Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children (ATTACh) will host its 20th annual conference, “Attachment: Developing Connections/Changing Lives,” at the Embassy Suites Hotel Resort and Conference Center Charlotte-Concord in Concord, NC. Contact: 866-453-8224; questions@attach.org; www.attach.org/2008confinfo.pdf.

October 5–7: The National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome is hosting its 7th North American conference on Shaken Baby Syndrome (Abusive Head Trauma) at the Westin Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver, BC. Contact: Danielle Vázquez (dvazquez@dontshake.org; 801-627-3399); www.dontshake.org.

October 24–25: St. John’s University, in collaboration with Montclair State University, presents its 5th biennial adoption conference, “Identity and the dopted Teen: Surviving the Crucible of Adolescence,” at St. John’s University Manhattan Campus in New York, NY. Contact: 718-990-5460; initiatives@stjohns.edu; www.adoptioninitiative.org/index.html.

October 27–29: The Mid-Atlantic Network of Youth and Family Services (MANY) is presenting its 20th annual conference at the Westin Annapolis in Annapolis, MD. Contact: 412-366-6562; many@manynet.org.

October 28–30: The Alliance for Children and Families is holding its onference, “The Power of Purpose; The Purpose of Our Power,” at the Sheraton Baltimore City Center in Baltimore, MD. Contact: Hillary Hanson; www.alliance1.org/Conferences/National2008/index.htm.

November 2: Adoptive Families Today, Stars of David, and Families with Children from China will host the 15th Midwest Adoption Conference, “The Road Continues!” at Trinity International University in Deerfield, IL. Contact: 312-799-1548; www.midwestadoption.org.

November 7: The Adoption Center of the Mid-South is holding its Family Focus conference, “Adoption: From the Inside Out,” at the Memphis Marriott in Memphis, TN. Contact: Melody Green (901-327-6650; melody.green@theadoptioncenter.org); www.theadoptioncenter.org.

November 8: The Hillside Family of Agencies is sponsoring the Adoption Resource Network’s 18th annual conference, “Perspectives on Adoption and Foster Care,” at the Halpern Education Center in Webster, NY. Contact: 585- 256-7500; info@hillside.com; www.hillside.com/Services/Adoption/conference.htm.

November 12–14: American Humane will host its 2nd annual Conference on Differential Response in Child Welfare at the Hyatt on Capital Square in Columbus, OH. Contact: 303-858-0871 (Candy Larue); www.americanhumane.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pc_initiatives_differential.

November 12–14: The Children’s Research Center (within the National Council on Crime and Delinquency) is sponsoring the 8th national Structured Decision Making® conference, “Weaving SDM® into Practice,” at the DoubleTree Hotel Sacramento in Sacramento, CA. Contact: 608-831-1180; www.nccd-crc.org/crc/pdf/2008_sdm_conf_brochure.pdf.

November 21–23: The National Federation for Children’s Mental Health presents its 20th annual conference, “Hope on the Horizon for Children, Youth and Families,” at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta in Atlanta, GA. Contact: 240-403-1901; scott@bcinnovations.com; www.ffcmh.org/conference2008/indexconference.html.

November 23: Adoptive Parents Committee, Inc. is holding its annual conference “ADOPTION…Where the Joy Begins,” at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, NY. Contact: Sam Pitkowsky at 212-304-8479; nycapc@hotmail.com; www.adoptiveparents.org/conference.htm.

December 5: ZERO TO THREE, the National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families, hosts its 23rd national training institute, “Connecting Science, Policy, and Practice: Improving Outcomes for Infants and Toddlers,” at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angles, CA. Contact: 202-638-1144; www.zerotothree.org/nti.