The following list of forthcoming conferences focuses on family research, policy and related areas. If you would like your conference added to our website, contact conferences or mail/ fax the Web Manager at the Institute.
August 2010 |
| 2-4 August |
Sydney, NSW |
ACWA 2010 Conference: Building a child friendly Australia: Responding to vulnerable families |
| 3 August |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Father inclusive practice workshop (PDF 238 KB) |
| 3 August |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Cultural Awareness Training |
4-5 August
9-10 August
23-24 August |
Melbourne, Vic.
Sydney, NSW
Auckland, NZ |
Comprehensive assessment & treatment for adolescents who have offended sexually |
| 4 August-14 September |
Victoria - various locations |
Engaging CALD Families in Transition to School |
| 5-6 August |
Adelaide, SA |
Defining Strength - Delivering Innovation - SACOSS Conference 2010 |
| 10 August |
Geelong, Vic. |
Grandparenting and separation. Email: nick.collins@centacaremelbourne.org.au |
| 10 August |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Evidence Based Practice presented by Dr Carl Dunst (PDF 69 KB) |
| 10 August |
Sydney, NSW |
Violence against women: The impact of economic stress, social stress and social support |
| 10 August |
Melbourne, Vic. |
For Better and Worse: Young people, technology and preventing violence against women |
| 11 August |
Melbourne, Vic. |
The Impact of Working with Sex Offenders: Vicarous Trauma |
| 12 August |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Early Childhood Intervention Service Models presented by Dr Carl Dunst (PDF 69 KB) |
| 12-13 August |
Darwin, NT |
The Australian Association of Gerontology (SA & NT Division) presents AAG Northern Territory Conference - Theme: The Aging North (PDF 242 KB) |
| 13 August |
Melbourne, Vic. |
ASCA workshop for health care professionals - Best Practice for working with adults surviving child abuse |
| 18-20 August |
Surfers Paradise, Qld |
11th International Mental Health Conference: Depression and anxiety |
| 19-20 August |
Brisbane, Qld |
2nd Australasian Conference on Child Death Inquiries and Reviews: Strengthening child protection practice through inquiries and reviews |
| 22-25 August |
Darwin, NT |
World Indigenous women and wellness conference |
| 23 August |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Trauma before understanding: Exploring and responding to the impact of neglect and trauma on young children's development in the first three years of lifenew |
| 24 August |
Various locations |
Access grid seminar: A review of integrated service models for young people in the preadolescent and adolescent years: Benefits, barriers and enablersnew |
| 24 August |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Leaving care and Homelessness: A CHP Sector Forum |
| 25 August |
Wynnum, Qld |
Professional development seminar: A new approach to mental health (PDF 184 KB)new |
| 28 August |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Talking About ‘Y’ Generation: Temperament and Challenges - Marriage and Relationship Educators' Association of Australia Conference 2010 |
| 28-29 August |
Hobart, Tas. |
National foster carers' conference (PDF 255 KB) |
| 30-31 August |
Melbourne, Vic. |
New directions in the supervision of offenders |
| 30 August-9 September |
Darwin, NT |
Research skills training (PDF 110 KB) |
| 31 August-2 September |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Making the Connection - practitioner training |
September 2010 |
| 1-3 September |
Brisbane, Qld |
The 6th National Homelessness Conference |
| 1-3 September |
Los Angeles, CA, USA |
National sexual assault conference |
| 1-14 September |
Victoria - various locations |
Engaging CALD Families in Transition to School |
| 3-10 September |
Honolulu, HI, USA |
Healing our spirit worldwide |
| 5-17 September |
Ghent and Antwerp, Belgium |
Interdisciplinary course on children’s rights – Children’s rights and globalization |
| 6-9 September |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Eighth ALARA World Congress 2010 Action Learning & Action Research Association |
| 7-8 September |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Pathways to Solutions: Collaborative strengths-based brief therapy with challenging adolescents and their families workshopnew |
| 7-9 September |
Glasgow, Scotland |
Mind the Gap: 6th International Conference on Youth Work and Youth Studies |
| 7-9 September |
Adelaide, SA |
10th National Mediation Conference |
| 7-9 September |
Brighton, UK |
Work, employment and society conference |
| 8 September |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Current trends in child abuse and neglect in the United States: What may Australia learn and disregard from this evidence base?new |
| 8 September |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Transforming Childhood Trauma: Connecting with Empathy and Compassion |
| 9-10 September |
Melbourne, Vic. |
National Therapeutic Residential Care Workshop (PDF 1.2 MB) |
| 10 September |
Adelaide, SA |
ASCA Workshop for Health professionals - Best practice for working with adults surviving child abusenew |
| 12-15 September |
San Diego, CA, USA |
15th International Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma |
| 13 September |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Partnerships with Parents: Listening and Responding to Families workshop (PDF 238 KB) |
13 September
15 September |
Cairns, Qld
Brisbane, Qld |
Transforming Childhood Trauma: Connecting with Empathy and Compassion |
| 14 September |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Understanding the neurobiology of complex trauma: Building a framework for effective practice in the protection, education, placement and support of childrennew |
| 14 September |
Melbourne, Vic. |
PEDS - Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Status workshop (PDF 238 KB) |
| 14-15 September |
Cairns, Qld |
Linking Indigenous Policy with Service Delivery |
| 14-15 September |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Working with Children workshop (PDF 181 KB)new |
| 15-17 September |
Sydney, NSW |
NatStats conference 2010 |
| 16 September |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Ross Trust Seminar - Change management in Services for Children (aged 0-8): Responding to the Evidence and Policy Imperative (PDF 239 KB)new |
17 September
21 September
22 September |
Darwin, NT
Canberra, ACT
Sydney, NSW |
Transforming Childhood Trauma: Connecting with Empathy and Compassion |
| 21-22 September |
Darwin, NT |
Early Childhood Development Indigenous Communities Conference |
| 21-24 September |
London, UK |
Safety 2010 World Congress |
| 22 September |
Brisbane, Qld |
Police Management of Adult Sexual Assault in Victoria: Procedure and Process 2004-2008new |
| 22-25 September |
Groningen, Netherlands |
InsideOut: How interventions in child and family care work |
| 24-25 September |
Sydney, NSW |
Inaugural children and childhoods symposium |
| 26-29 September |
Honolulu, USA |
XVIII ISPCAN International Congress on child abuse and neglect |
| 27 September |
Alice Springs, NT |
4th ANZSOC postgraduate and early career researcher conference |
| 28-30 September |
Alice Springs, NT |
Cross-border and transnational crime: Risks and responses |
| 29-30 September |
Melbourne, Vic. |
The Good Way Model workshop (PDF 232 KB)new |
| 29-30 September |
Canberra, ACT |
2nd Australian rural and remote mental health symposium |
| 29 September - 2 October |
Adelaide, SA |
Early childhood Australia national conference |
| 30 September - 2 October |
Auckland, NZ |
ACA & NZAC Conference 2010 |
October 2010 |
| 1 October |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Building blocks to safe sexual assault counselling (PDF 142 KB) |
| 4-5 October |
Fremantle, WA |
Our Mob, Our Minds, Our Spirit Conferencenew |
| 5 October |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Building an Effective Integrated Community Response to Family Violence (PDF 104 KB)new |
| 6-8 October |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Diversity: Context, culture and community |
| 6-8 October |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Child Inclusive Family Dispute Resolution with Dr Jennifer McIntosh (PDF 398 KB)new |
| 7-8 October |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Kinship Care Forum (PDF 4.2 MB) |
7-9 October
13-15 October |
Melbourne, Vic.
Sydney, NSW |
The Compassion Power Model for Working with Violence (PDF 266 KB) |
| 8 October |
Melbourne, Vic. |
The team around the child: Exploring a multi-agency approach to collaborationnew |
| 8 October |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Family Partnership Training (PDF 238 KB) (Note: course runs for 5 days over 5 weeks ending 5 November) |
| 15-17 October |
Canberra, ACT |
ACCFPP 2010 Conference. Connecting and collaborating. Moving towards more holistic approaches when working with children, families and communitiesnew |
| 18-19 October |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Health, Hope, Resilience: Fostering better health for Australian children and young people in out-of-home carenew |
| 18-20 October |
Sydney, NSW |
2010 Australasian Sexual Health Conference |
| 19 October |
Geelong, Vic. |
Grandparenting and Separation. Email: nick.collins@centacaremelbourne.org.au |
| 19-20 October |
Sydney, NSW |
Closing the Gap in Urban Indigenous Communities |
| 21-23 October |
Louisville, KY, USA |
Collaborative Family Healthcare Association Conference: Remaking national healthcare |
| 22 October |
Melbourne, Vic. |
A seminar with Dr Dan Siegel (USA): Beyond survival (VIC)new |
| 23 October |
Armidale, NSW |
Early childhood education symposium: The early years learning framework |
22 October
25 October
26 October
27 October
28 October
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Melbourne, Vic.
Sydney, NSW
Brisbane, Qld
Adelaide, SA
Perth, WA |
Beyond survival: Using recent developments in the practices of interpersonal neurobiology to promote enduring recovery from violence related trauma |
| 27-29 October |
Melbourne, Vic. |
13th National conference on volunteering |
| 28-30 October |
Brisbane, Qld |
14th Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists Scientific meeting |
November 2010 |
| 3-5 November |
Melbourne, Vic. |
FRSA 2010 Annual Conference - Diversity: Everyone Benefits |
| 4-5 November |
Stirling, Scotland |
Wealth of a Nation: Building smarter services for Scotland's children and young people
Children in Scotland Annual Conference 2010 |
| 6-7 November |
Brisbane, Qld |
Building resilience through personal, family and community relationships |
| 9 November |
Sydney, NSW |
National conference on Australian prison issuesnew |
| 11-12 November |
Melbourne, Vic. |
QEC 6th International Conference: Connecting with families |
| 13 November |
Sydney, NSW |
Keeping the Baby in MInd: Enhancing Reflective Parenting in Early Intervention |
| 17-19 November |
Washington DC, USA |
Sixth world conference on the promotion of mental health and prevention of mental and behavioral disorders |
| 18-19 November |
Sydney, NSW |
National Indigenous policy and dialogue conference |
| 18-20 November |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Honoring the child, honoring equity 10: Critical communities for equity – 10 years on |
| 19 November |
Berwick, Vic. |
Forming a foundation for working with clients who have been sexually assaulted (PDF 142 KB) |
| 19-21 November |
Warrnambool, Vic. |
National Rural / Regional Law and Justice Conference |
| 22-23 November |
Hobart, Tas. |
National Conference for Victims of Crime |
| 22-24 November |
Sydney, NSW |
Child Inclusive Family Dispute Resolution with Dr Jennifer McIntosh (PDF 398 KB)new |
| 25-26 November |
Adelaide, SA |
Children Communities Connections Conference: Developing effective integrated place-based support for children and families |
| 26 November |
Sydney, NSW |
Redbank House Annual Conference 2010 - Are Mental Health Services Killing Thinking? |
| 30 November-3 December |
Newcastle, NSW |
Strengths and Assets Summit 2010 Conference |
December 2010 |
| 2-3 December |
Newcastle, NSW |
The aftermath of the crisis: 12th Path to Full Employment/17th National Unemployment Conference |
| 3 December |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Building blocks to safe sexual assault counselling (PDF 142 KB) |
| 6-9 December |
Sydney, NSW |
TASA Conference: Social causes, private lives |
| 7-9 December |
Cape town, South Africa |
FICE (International Federation of Educative Communities) 2010 Congress: Celebrating the courage to care in a diverse world |
2011 |
January 2011 |
| 15-17 January |
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India |
First International Conference of the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV) |
February 2011 |
| 10-11 February |
Denton, TX, USA |
2011 International Conference on Parent Education and Parenting: Changing Families in a Changing Worldnew |
| 13-14 February |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Reflections and Directions, the Social Work at the University of Melbourne's 70th Anniversary Colloquium (PDF 1.5 MB) |
March 2011 |
| 7-8 March |
Melbourne, Vic. |
AIC Conference - Young people, risk and resilience: The challenges of alcohol drugs and violence |
| 13-16 March |
Perth, WA |
11th National Rural Health Conference |
April 2011 |
| 18-20 April |
Adelaide, SA |
7th Biennial Conference of the International Society of Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP): Advancing Critical Perspectives for Health and Health Carenew |
May 2011 |
| 27-29 May |
Ghent, Belgium |
"The Family and Social Work: A Successful 'Marriage'?" - The importance of developing a participatory attitude towards parents and children |
| 29 May-1 June |
Montreal, Canada |
Violence Against Women - Complex Realities and New Issues in a Changing World |
June 2011 |
| 8-10 June |
Philadelphia, PA, USA |
One Child, Many Hands: A Multidisciplinary Conference on Child Welfarenew |
| 29 June - 1 July |
York, UK |
The York Deviancy Conference: Critical perspectives on crime, deviance, disorder and social harmnew |
July 2011 |
| 4-6 July |
Dunedin, NZ |
2011 AHDA (Australasian Human Development Association) Conference |
| 7-8 July |
Hong Kong |
2nd Asia Pacific Rim International Counselling Conference |
The Australian Institute of Family Studies holds biennial conferences on family research and policy.
