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The West Coast Child Welfare Trainers Conference

is a DYNAMIC forum for trainers within the field of child welfare and foster care to exchange ideas, improve skills, and support each other in the effort to improve the care that families receive from the staff we train.

We intentionally move each year to a different location in order to encourage different participants from the local area to attend with minimal travel costs--- some of our host sites aren't even on the West Coast-- or on any body of water!

Participants have come from Boston, Quebec, Hawaii, North Carolina, Minnesota, Nevada, Idaho, New Mexico, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, Alaska, and all of the West Coast states! Workshop presenters and facilitators (who are also Participants and pay for registration like everyone else) maintain a wide-range of skills and experiences. The program's focus is on participants learning from each other, where presenters & facilitators provide additional ideas and strategies and tools to consider! Feel free to check out our History and Past Conferences and review some of the prior programs as well as our Trainer Resources page. For additional questions about the conference, contact Irene Becker, LCSW, Conference Chair at ibecker@projects.sdsu.edu .

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2012 Conference:  The Journey Home: Swimming Up Stream in Challenging Times, August 22-24, 2012 in Seattle, Washington

Please see the 2012 Planning Notes.

Call for presentations is now closed CallforPresentations 2012 Final2.doc

Hotel space is likely to fill up fast, so book a room even if you just THINK you will attend - It will be easier to cancel the reservation if you need to than find a room the last minute. 

Here are two choices close to the conference.

University Inn     Review on TripAdvisor

Watertown Hotel     Review on TripAdvisor

2011 Conference: "Sustaining Learning, Controlling Climates, Repurposing Activities" in Salem, Oregon

Check out the 2011 photos and 2011 Workshop Materials. Thank you to all the trainers for the conference. Your willingness to prepare present and facilitate training with your peers is what makes this conference so successful. We could not do it without you. A special thanks to the Portland State University staff for hosting the conference. It was a memorable experience.

The Portland State University web site for the conference has more information.  

The planning is taking place and the notes are on the 2011 Conference Planning Notes page.

Wondering if it will be a fun destination? check out  Things to do in Salem.pdf  Need a Hotel? Recommended lodging Salem.pdf

Registration Information: http://www.cwpsalem.pdx.edu/westcoast/2011/registration.asp 

2010 Conference: "Learning New Tools on Old Route 66" in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Many Thanks to the folks New Mexico State for putting it and taking fabulous care of all of us! The list of attendees and the overall conference feedback from participants is available for download. Also, feel free to check out the photos of Albuquerque, the conference and our participants..... with many thanks to Rose Marie Wentz and Nora Gerber for their photography skills!

Please go to the 2010 Workshop Materials to find handouts and other resources from the Conference. Here is the original NMSU 2010 West Coast Child Welfare Trainer's Conference link.

 2009 Conference: "Staying Afloat in the River of Child Welfare" in Boise, Idaho

2009 Workshop Materials  and 2009 Conference Photos available for download. 

Agenda 1.pdf

WCTC program-A.pdf  

2008 Conference: "Get on Board!" in San Diego, California

  The attendees are all listed here!

2008 Conference Schedule