43rd Annual Child Abuse & Neglect: Prevention, Assessment and Treatment

Monday, October 20, 2025, 8:30 AM - Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 1:00 PM EST, Online


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (8.00 hours), Human Trafficking (1.25 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (8.00 hours), Social Work CE Clock Hours (7.00 hours)

This two half-day virtual conference features noted national and Michigan experts who will address a range of topics in the field of child abuse prevention, assessment, and treatment. Each day will consist of one 90-minute keynote and two 75-minute presentations. Using past conference evaluations and topic suggestions, the goal is for conference participants to gain knowledge about practice in the field of child abuse throughout the conference and be able to apply this knowledge in their roles as child advocates. The conference is designed for prevention specialists, social workers, child welfare professionals (Children’s Protective Services, Foster Care, Adoption), juvenile justice services, physicians, nurses, mental health and other medical professionals, attorneys, law enforcement; child advocacy professionals, and educators. Community members are also welcome to attend.

1. Implement recent advances in the field and applications to practice.
2. Improve their recognition of the symptoms of abused and neglected children in complex presentations.
3. Determine the source of child behavior when children are abused and neglected.
4. Create successful intervention and treatment plans for children.
5. Implement successful prevention models in child abuse and neglect.

The University of Michigan Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

Accessibility Statement
The University of Michigan Medical School is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CME Activity Coordinator.

Questions? Please contact CAN Conference - [email protected]

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

The University of Michigan Medical School adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. All individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.