This group will offer single prospective parents an opportunity to meet other people hoping to grow their family through adoption. We will discuss the unique challenges and joys associated with the journey toward single parenthood. Join us and find a community to support you! We are facilitating … [Read more...]

Medical evaluations for possible child abuse can yield important information about whether it is child abuse, whether it is not, mechanisms of injury, and possible timeframes. Skin injuries, sentinel injuries, head and internal injuries will be discussed and explained. Sexual abuse evaluations … [Read more...]

The Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E) and National Council For Adoption (NCFA) are partnering to host an Adult Adoptee Discussion Forum  for adoptees with roots in Ukraine and Russia. This time is meant for adoptees age 16+ to have a space to discuss what is happening and to … [Read more...]

ADOPTIVE PARENTS COMMITTEE 2022 MINI CONFERENCE – IN-PERSON! Join us for our first in-person gathering! Adoptive Parents Committee uses four geographic regions to better serve our members. Each location offers frequent meetings, panel discussions, speakers, and social events. Any member is free … [Read more...]

Join more than 700 child welfare professionals at the only international conference on family focused treatment services. The primary objective of the Conference is to equip professionals with the skills and knowledge they need to deliver high quality family focused treatment services and … [Read more...]

NCFA's annual conference offers continuing education and high-caliber training to professionals from the adoption, social work, and child welfare communities who all share a common commitment to helping children thrive in nurturing, permanent families. The Conference provides an opportunity to learn … [Read more...]

In this two-part webinar series for social workers, we will discuss best practices that guide the home study assessment process, which is an integral part of the adoption process. Part 1 will detail how social workers can complete this comprehensive assessment, taking into account the strengths and … [Read more...]

In this two-part webinar series for social workers, we will discuss best practices that guide the home study assessment process, which is an integral part of the adoption process. Part 1 will detail how social workers can complete this comprehensive assessment, taking into account the strengths and … [Read more...]

"Bridging Theory to Practice: Learning & Unlearning to Drive Effective Advocacy" The annual conference is an opportunity for us to bring together professionals from child welfare and other intersecting fields and further the goals in NACC’s strategic plan through the exchange of ideas, … [Read more...]

As the crisis has unfolded in Ukraine, NCFA is aware that adopted individuals with roots in Ukraine and Russia, and their families, are grieving and grappling with how to process these events. Families who have adopted from Russia and Ukraine are impacted in a very real way by what is happening. In … [Read more...]