Sponsoring Agency
The Chadwick Center for Children and Families, Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego

Event Description
The Chadwick Center for Children and Families, Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego present the 23rd Annual San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment. The conference is directed to a multidisciplinary audience from the fields of medicine, mental health, interviewing, child welfare, advocacy, law, investigations, education, family support, administration, public policy and research. It features over 200 experts from around the globe providing the latest research, practical experience, and skill building workshops on evidence-based practices. Workshop programs focus on research and evidence-based practice, ensuring quality practice and programs.

For more information and registration (early discounted registration ends Nov. 30):
858-966-4972

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) in partnership with the Chadwick Center for Children and Families, is offering a new track at the conference entirely focused on child traumatic stress. The track will highlight successes in the NCTSN through 14 workshops and a free preconference. All speakers are affiliated with NCTSN centers and were selected through a competitive process.

In addition to formal workshops, the National Center will coordinate "off hour" (during breakfast, lunch, and early evening) events for NCTSN attendees and others. These events will include face-to-face collaborative group meetings, topical discussions on current issues, and social gatherings.

NCTSN Child Traumatic Stress Track information and preregistration:
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NCTSN Event Contact
Nick Tise, Managing Director Training and Implementation Program
Phone: 919-682-1552 x 260

CWLA is heading in exciting new directions that will improve children's lives. During the next year, our nation will elect a new President, and CWLA will continue to lead the call for a White House Conference on Children and Youth in 2010. Our national conference, Children Today... America's Future! will set the stage for the important work to be done in 2009 to make the well-being of our children a top priority —among both policy makers, and the general public.

We invite you to submit a workshop proposal for the CWLA National Conference, which will be held in Washington, February 23-25, 2009. Proposals must be submitted electronically by noon (EDT) on Thursday, July 31, 2008, by visiting and following the guidelines at www.cwla.org/conferences. Submit proposal at: http://www.cwla.org/conferences/2009nationalrfp.htm.
The CWLA National Conference workshop selection process is extremely competitive. We encourage you to submit prestations related to the folowing focus areas:

• Practice Excellence
• Evidence-Based/Data-Driven Practice
• Research-to-Practice
• Diversity/Cultural Competence/Disproportionality