Summary - 2026 PCSAO Annual Conference. Online registration by Cvent

The 2026 PCSAO Annual Conference brings together more than 500 child protection professionals and advocates from around Ohio for 3 days of networking and learning how best to serve children and families. Join us Sept. 30-Oct. 2 to connect with change-makers across the state and reinvigorate your practice. The conference features inspiring keynotes; awards recognizing outstanding staff, families, youth, and partners; networking opportunities; and CEUs for social workers, counselors, and marriage & family therapists, and attorneys. The theme, “Resilient Together: Wellness in Child Protection,” recognizes that strengthening the capacity of staff to support themselves and one another will ultimately lead to stronger teams and improved outcomes for families.

Public Children Services Association of Ohio (PCSAO) is a membership-driven association of Ohio’s county Public Children Services Agencies that advocates for sound public policy, promotes program excellence, and builds public value for safe children, stable families, and supportive communities. All county children services agencies covering all 88 Ohio counties are dues-paying members of PCSAO.

For 41 years, PCSAs have worked together to host this annual training conference to inspire best practice, encourage cross-county networking, and celebrate our system’s accomplishments.

As we have done in the past, we are collecting gift baskets to be raffled off during the conference. These gift baskets will serve to engage attendees and show appreciation for all involved. No matter what gift basket theme you choose, please be sure that your basket is family friendly (no alcohol) and appeals to a wide audience.

If you are interested in donating a gift basket, please notify anne@pcsao.org by September 23. Baskets can be brought directly to the conference and dropped off at the help desk.