Professional Education Services

The Chadwick Center offers accredited Professional Education to those in the child abuse and trauma field.  Since beginning in 1976, the Chadwick Center has trained more than 150,000 professionals from all fifty states and over forty countries.

San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment

Since 1986, our highly acclaimed conference has been held each January in San Diego.  This six-day conference offers continuing education, networking opportunities and presents national best practice standards on evidence-based practices (EBPs) and current MDT trends in the child and family maltreatment field.  Our distinguished international faculty present unique skill-building workshops, inspiring plenaries and thought-provoking forums in the following tracks:

• • Medical
  • Mental Health and Trauma Counseling
  • Forensic Interviewing
  • Investigations
  • Legal
  • Early Childhood Mental Health
  • Child Welfare
  • Prevention and Family Strengthening 
  • Secondary Traumatic Stress
  • Leadership and CAC issues
  • Trauma-Informed Systems
  • Victim Support and Advocacy