Together We Can is an annual multi-disciplinary conference that focuses on the children who have experienced abuse or neglect. The children may be in foster care, residential care, kinship care or have been reunited with their birth family. We provide many educational opportunities for professionals featuring both national and local experts. The TWC conference is geared toward social workers, attorneys, judges and court staff, CASA volunteers and staff, children’s advocacy centers, law enforcement, educators and child welfare stakeholders—all working to make a difference in the lives of Louisiana’s abused and neglected children.
The Together We Can conference offers in-depth learning opportunities which address policy and practice concerns. There will be keynote addresses focused on the latest trends and institute sessions allowing more intensive attention to the selected topics. Annual awards will be presented during the keynote sessions, recognizing excellence in service.
There are several organizations which have chosen to collaborate to create this annual event. In 2002 it was determined that there were several similar events being held with similar speakers and often the same audiences. Their efforts and funds were pooled to create the larger single event which now averages over 800 people attending. Current coalition members are:
- Louisiana Supreme Court—Court Improvement Program
- Pelican Center for Children and Families
- Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services—Children’s Justice Act
- Louisiana CASA Association
- Louisiana Child Welfare Training Academy
- Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund
- Louisiana Foster and Adoptive Parents Association
- National Association of Social Workers-Louisiana Chapter
Who Attends Together We Can?
Children’s Attorneys Social Workers Judges CASA Staff & Volunteers Parent’s Attorneys Nonprofit Leaders
Forensic Interviewers Children’s Advocacy Centers Law Enforcement Foster/Adoptive Parents Students and Interns
Former Foster Youth Mental Health Workers Indigent Defenders Tribal Social Workers Assistant District Attorneys
Prevention Coordinators Court Staff FINS Program Leaders Faith-based Programs
And more…
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