Latest Past Events

2024 CASCW Spring Conference

The Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare is pleased to announce our 24th Annual Spring Child Welfare Conference. On Tuesday, April 23 we will host a one-day conference on COVID-19’s impact on families, the workforce, and the delivery of child welfare services. Participants will hear from a variety of speakers, as well as each other, [...]

CASCW Permanency & Child Welfare Fall Conference!

Permanency in Child Welfare: Challenging Our Thinking, Growing Our Knowledge  Together with other professionals and advocates, revisit and unpack our perspectives of existing permanency knowledge and practices with children and older youth in child welfare. Attendees can strengthen their understanding of what’s involved to meet the expanding and sometimes contrasting needs of children, youth and [...]

2023 Be@School Conference – Nothing About Us Without Us: Youth Experiences With Education

Delta Hotel by Marriott 1330 Industrial Blvd NE, Minneapolis

Join CASCW for this year’s Be@School Conference! Conference participants will hear current and former student's reflections on their experience with the education system and what they need from adults, particularly related to school attendance. We'll also dig into the results from the 2022 Minnesota Student Survey. A current teacher will reflect on how he uses [...]