Better Together 2025
The CAFCA Annual Conference
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Mt. Vernon Canyon Club | Golden, CO
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Registration begins Summer 2025
It’s almost time to register for Better Together 2025, the CAFCA annual conference. Take a look at what we’ve got lined up for this year’s event coming in October.
Our Keynote Speaker: Angela Pharris, PhD
The Science of Hope in Child Welfare & Human Service
Dr. Pharris is an Associate Professor in the Anne & Henry Zarrow School of Social Work at the University of Oklahoma, Director of the Child Welfare Impact Institute, and Senior Researcher at the Hope Research Center. Her research is focused on the application and implementation of hope-centered and trauma-informed practices that impact human service programs. Angela’s current research is in child welfare and human service organizations and the application of the hope as a framework for practice. This research informed the development of the “Hope Centered and Trauma Informed” training program. Hope is a psychological strength, a buffer to stress, adversity, and burnout, and a hopeful mindset that improves organizational and individual outcomes.
