Foreign calendar.Nov. 4-8: Annual Meeting and Exposition: Public Health and Human Rights; American Public Health Association The American Public Health Association (APHA) is Washington, D.C.-based professional organization for public health professionals in the United States. Founded in 1872 by Dr. Stephen Smith, APHA has more than 30,000 members worldwide. ; Boston; www.apha.org. Nov 9-12: Annual Training Conference and Exhibit: National Rehabilitation Association; Orlando, Florida; info@nationalrehab.org Nov. 13-15: Conference: Needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Children, Youth, and Families Involved in the Child Welfare System; Child Welfare League of America; Nashville, TN; www.cwla.org Nov. 14-15: Non-formal & Informal Learning for Social Inclusion of Children & Young People; comparative national policies; Berlin, Germany; www.eurochild org Nov. 16-19: Convention: Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy behavior therapy or behavior modification, in psychology, treatment of human behavioral disorders through the reinforcement of acceptable behavior and suppression of undesirable behavior. ; Chicago, IL, USA; www.aabt.org Nov. 17-19: World Congress & Expo: Disabilities; Philadelphia; www.wcdexpo.com Nov. 24-Dec. 1: International Interdisciplinary Course: Children's Rights The opportunity for children to participate in political and legal decisions that affect them; in a broad sense, the rights of children to live free from hunger, abuse, neglect, and other inhumane conditions. ; Children's Rights Centre; Ghent, Belgium; www.crin.org/docs/ghent_univ.doc Dec. 1-4: International Conference: Disabled People; Johannesburg, South Africa; info@dpi.org Dec. 10-13: International Jerusalem Conference: Health Policy; Jerusalem; www.israelhpr.org Dec. 10-14: International Conference: Social Work in Health and Mental Health; Hong Kong; www.swh2006.com Dec. 11-13: Congress: National Health, Wellness and Prevention; Washington; www.consumerhealthworld.com 2007 Jan. 11-14: Eleventh Annual Conference: Society for Social Work and Research; San Francisco; www.sswr.org/conferences.ph Jan. 15-19: Conference: Narrative Therapy; World Psychiatric Association The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) is an international umbrella organisation of psychiatric societies. Originally created to produce world psychiatric congresses, it has evolved to hold regional meetings, to promote professional education and to set ethical, scientific and (Zone 3) and International Federation of Social Workers; Havana; www.narrativecuba.com Jan. 19-22: Conference: Youth, Globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation and Migration; Bratisiava, Slovak Republic; www.valt.helsinki.fi/esa/youth.htm Jan. 20-24: Winter Conference: American Correctional Association The American Correctional Association is an association of providers of services to prisons in the United States. It holds an annual trade show where products used in prisons are shown to prospective purchasers. It was formerly known as the American Prison Association. ; Tampa, Florida; www.aca.org Jan 22-26: International Conference: Child & Family Maltreatment maltreatment Social medicine Any of a number of types of unreasonable interactions with another adult. See Child maltreatment, Cf Child abuse. ; Chadwick Center for Children and Families; San Diego; www.chadwickcenter.org Feb. 8-9: International Conference: Building Resiliency in Children & Families; University of Central Lancashire The University of Central Lancashire (or UCLan) is a university based in Preston, UK, with additional campuses in Carlisle and Penrith. Before 1992, the University had been Preston Polytechnic since September 1 1973, and then Lancashire Polytechnic ; Preston, United Kingdom; www.uclan.ac.uk/facs Feb. 20-21: International Congress for Victims of Terrorism; National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism The National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT) is a non-profit organization founded in response to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. Supported by Department of Homeland Security and other government grant funds, the institute conducts research into the causes ; Oklahoma City; www.mipt.org Feb. 26-28: National Conference: Child Welfare League of America; Washington, DC; www.cwla.org Mar. 5-7: International Research Conference: Social Security; Warsaw, Poland; www.issa.int/engl/reunion/ Mar. 9-11: International Social Work Conference: Boston College Graduate School of Social Work The Graduate School of Social Work (GSSW) is one of the professional schools of Boston College, located in Boston, Massachusetts. GSSW is central to Boston College's mission of social justice. Its major goal is to assist and empower the disadvantaged members of society. ; socialwork.bc.edu/ Mar. 26-28: International Conference: Weblogs and Social Media; Boulder, Colorado; www.icwsm.org/ Mar. 27-29: Skoll World Forum: Social Entrepreneurship; Oxford University; England; www.skollfoundation.org/ Apr. 14: Conference: Faith, Spirituality and Social Change; University College Winchester, www.fsscconference.org.uk/ May 13-17: International Conference: Reduction of Drug Related Harm; www.harmreduction2007.org/ May 15-18: World Forum: Early Care and Education; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; www.worldforumfoundation.org May 24-27: Convention: American Psychological Society; Washington; www.psychologicalscience.org Jun. 4-7: Conference: World Indigenous Social Work; aOahu, Hawaii; www.aboriginalsocialwork.ca/ Jun. 6-9: Conference: Family Group Decision Making (FGDM FGDM Family Group Decision Making ); National Center on Family Group Decision Making; Washington; www.americanhumane.org July 3-8: International Congress of Psychology and Law; Adelaide, Australia; www.sapmea.asn.au July 23-25: Conference: Social Policy Association; Birmingham, UK; www.social-policy Aug. 11-16: Congress of Correction: American Correctional Association; Kansas City, MO; www.aca.org Sept. 18-20: Setting an Ethical Agenda for Health Promotion; EUSW--European Platform for Worldwide Social Work; Ghent, Belgium; www.healthpromotionethics.eu Oct. 8-12: International Metropolis Conference: Melbourne, Aus.; Irene.Thavarajah@adm.monash.edu.au Nov. 7-9: Conference: International Institute of Restorative Practice; Budapest, Hungary; www.iirp.org 2008 Mar, 6-20: World Congress: Women's Mental Health; Melbourne, Aus.; www.iawmhcengress2008.com.au May 21-24: Convention: American Psychological Society; Chicago; www.psychotogicalscience.org 2009 May 22-25: Annual Convention: Psychological Society; San Francisco; www.psychologicalscience.org Aug. 17-20: Convention of the American Psychological Association The American Psychological Association (APA) is a professional organization representing psychology in the US. Description and history The association has around 150,000 members and an annual budget of around $70m. ; San Francisco; www.apa.org |
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