ORONO – The University of Maine School of Social Work and the Community Child Welfare Conference Committee will present the 14th annual Child Welfare Conference on Thursday, April 17, at Buchanan Alumni House, University of Maine.

This year’s conference, “Seeking Creative Solutions for Permanency: A Focus on Complex Trauma and Related Challenges,” will feature well-known speaker and author Lynn Sanford, a licensed clinical social worker.

The conference is scheduled for 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The fee is $65, including lunch.

To obtain information or to register for the conference, call 581-2398 or e-mail rarnold@maine.edu.

The conference is for social service professionals, educators, nurses, law enforcement personnel, foster parents, adoptive parents, residential care providers, medical professionals and caregivers.

The Community Child Welfare Conference Committee is an interdisciplinary collaborative of community professionals, including medical and social service professionals from Eastern Maine Medical Center, Casey Family Services, Penobscot Community Health Center, the Bangor Police Department, the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence, Community Care, Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Child and Family Services, and the University of Maine School of Social Work. Additionally, the conference has been financially supported this year by Casey Family Services.