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Call for Presenter Proposals

The Safe Children Coalition is seeking knowledgeable, dynamic speakers for our 15th annual conference. Our conference hosts more than 400 child welfare professionals and community partners in attendance, including case managers, service providers, Guardians ad Litem, DCF staff, attorneys, and caregivers. Selected presenters will be notified in January 2027. Contact conference@sccfl.org additional information.

Proposal Submission Deadline: Friday, November 13, 2026

Proposal Submission Form: https://sccfl.typeform.com/to/Ly0FRRdF

 

See below for topics of interest and selection criteria.

Consideration will be given to following topics:

  • Adoption
  • Best Practices for Missing Children
  • Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention
  • Child Development
  • Child Maltreatment Fatality Prevention
  • Critical Thinking in Child Welfare
  • Cross System Collaboration
  • Fatherhood Engagement
  • Human Trafficking
  • Keeping Siblings Together
  • Kinship Care
  • Leadership Development
  • Lived Experience
  • Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
  • Older Youth in Care and in Transition
  • Parent/Family Engagement
  • Partnerships/Community Collaborations
  • Placement Stability and Permanency 
  • Prevention
  • Recruitment and Retention of Foster Homes
  • Reunification
  • Risk and Safety Assessment/Planning
  • Use of Technology in Child Welfare
  • Well-being of Children and Youth in Foster Care
  • Workforce Recruitment, Retention, and Training
  • Working with Teens

Selection Criteria

  • Experience and Expertise in the Topic Area
  • Clarity of Writing and Organization of Ideas
  • Relevance to Competencies and Knowledge for Child Welfare Professionals and Caregivers
  • Topic Uniqueness and Potential to Generate New Knowledge of Approaches to Practice
  • Indications of Strong Participant Engagement
  • Adherence to Proposal Submission Instructions
  • NOT Focused Solely on Marketing a Product or Featuring a Project Specific to an Outside Region

Here’s what some previous conference attendees have to say about the SCC Conference:

“Loads of very relevant information.”

“I always love going to this conference. It helps to focus my mind on why we do this job.”

“I think it’s a very impressive conference. There were so many interesting topics I wanted to attend.”

“I love the conference every year and use it as a team building day! You all are amazing!!”

“The conference was absolutely amazing. It was really hard to choose which sessions because they all offered so much benefit.”

“The conference was enlightening and transformative.”

“This conference is the absolute best…. Start to finish – it was top notch.”

“This conference was by far the best experience I’ve had over the years! The presenters were amazing. They kept the audience’s attention and they were very knowledgeable.”

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