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The 2025 Conference Program is Here!
NACC's 48th National Child Welfare Law Conferences
Catalysts for Change:
Innovating Advocacy through Power Sharing and Transformational Leadership
August 11-13 in Cleveland
November 12-14 Online
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Preview the Conference Program
The
program is here! Check out all of the sessions and presenters for NACC's onsite and online conferences.
This year's conferences will underscore the need to rethink traditional advocacy models, actively share power, and harness the creativity and resourcefulness of all involved in
child welfare systems to drive lasting, meaningful practice and policy reform.
Sessions will cover a variety of topics, including:
elevating lived experience, advocating for indigenous youth, leveraging constitutional rights, language access and equity, representing immigrants, protecting transgender
youth, kinship care, reunification, and so much more! Check
out the full program and
register.
We will come together with our community to learn how we can best advocate alongside children and families, despite uncertain times. We hope you'll join us!
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Register for Conference - Save with Early Registration and Membership
NACC's annual conferences bring together professionals from child welfare law and intersecting fields to exchange ideas, information, and collective efforts.
The conference will be in-person at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown in August and a second, separate conference will be held virtually in November. Whether you join us in-person or
online, or both, this is a vital time to enhance your practice.
Learn more and register on
NACC's
conference page! Sign up for the Cleveland and Online conferences, as well as pre-conference events like the
Red
Book Training Course. Save with early registration, and
NACC
members also get a discount.
Contact Confe...@NACCchildlaw.org if you have questions or would like to register a group.
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Onsite Conference in Cleveland, August
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Early Registration (before 6/30)
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Regular Registration
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NACC Member
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$500
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$600
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CWLS
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$475
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$475
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Nonmember
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$700
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$800
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Book your Hotel Room
Make sure you
book
your hotel room!
We're excited for you to see our conference hotel--right in downtown Cleveland and half a mile from the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame!
Hilton Cleveland Downtown
100 Lakeside Avenue East
Cleveland, OH 44114
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Pre-Conference Events
(Separate Registration Required)
Pre-Conference Child Welfare Law Red Book Training 2025
August 10
$300 ($225 for members)
The Child Welfare Law Red Book Training is NACC’s signature training, designed to provide a comprehensive overview of child welfare law and practice as well as to assist attorneys
in preparing for the Child Welfare Law Specialist certification exam.
This one-day, in-person training will cover the following areas of the Red Book, as well as practice exam questions:
- Overarching Legal Structure and Themes
- Legal Case from Beginning to End
- Discrete Issues
- Lawyering Roles
- Essential Lawyering Skills
Presenter:
Betsy Fordyce, JD, CWLS
Separate registration fee required. Box lunch included.
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Training Tier 2: Trial Skills for Child Welfare Attorneys
August 10
$575 ($495 for members)
Take your trial advocacy skills to the next level with Red Book Training Course Tier 2: Trial Skills for Child Welfare Attorneys – an exclusive training designed to elevate trial
practice for child welfare attorneys, including agency attorneys, prosecutors, parent attorneys, GAL attorneys, and children’s attorneys.
Prerequisite: Completion of the Red Book Training Course (Tier 1) or CWLS Certification.
Presenters:
Shannon Felder, JD, CWLS, NACC Training Director
Josephine C. Vanderhorst, MFP, JD, CWLS, NACC Senior Staff Attorney
Amber Walden, JD, Attorney Consultant
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Children's Law Office Project Convening 2025
August 10
NACC’s Children’s Law Office Project Convening provides specialized training for the leaders and managers of nonprofit children’s law offices, government agencies, and private firms
providing children’s legal representation.
This convening offers opportunities for senior leaders and emerging leaders to learn best practices in organizational representation of children and youth. Box lunch included.
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Sponsor, Exhibit, and Advertise
We invite you to be a part of this unique event as a sponsor, exhibitor, or advertiser!
Demonstrate your organization’s commitment to the rights and well-being of children and families while promoting your services and products to a national audience of professionals
working in the courts.
NACC's conference draws nearly 700 attendees onsite and several hundred more online. Program receptions and 30-minute breaks between sessions offer ample opportunity for participants
to pause, browse exhibit tables, and network with their colleagues.
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Online Conference, November
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Early Registration
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Regular Registration
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NACC Member
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$300
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$400
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CWLS
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$275
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$275
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Nonmember
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$500
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$600
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Whether it is in Cleveland, online, or both, we hope you will join us!
-Team NACC
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National Association of Counsel for Children |
www.NACCchildlaw.org
Together we are Promoting Excellence, Building Community, Advancing Justice
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