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2009 Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Conference

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Session I: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

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OKLAHOMA INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ASSOCIATION, INC.
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Workshop Title	Presenter(s)	Room
Cultural Connections	Tribes TBD	TBA
The Alcohol/Drug Spirit: Barriers and the Family (Repeat Session II)	George Coser	TBA
In the Interest of: The Balance Between the Child's Interest and the Tribal Interest in Indian Child Welfare Cases	Angel Smith	TBA
Reach Them While They Are Small Fries, Before They Become Couch Potatoes! Being a Role Model for a Healthy Lifestyle (Repeat Session II)	Scott Robison	TBA
Region VI ACF/Children's Bureau Updates for IV-B, MPCWIC, T&TA	Dana Huckabee Nanette Bishop	TBA
Youthful Perspectives on Life in Custody and the Transition to Independence	Melissa Chapman	TBA
Building Bridges Together (Repeats Session IV)	Nellie Caldwell	TBA
30 Years of ICWA: How Far Have We Really Come?	Jennifer Henshaw McBee Tara Reynon Samuel Deere	TBA

Session II: 01:30 p.m. - 03:00 p.m.

Monday, November 9, 2009

Session III: 03:15 p.m. - 04:45 p.m.

Session IV: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Workshop Title	Presenter(s)	Room
Cultural Connections	Tribes TBD	TBA
The Alcohol/Drug Spirit: Barriers and the Family	George Coser	TBA
Placement Preferences	Casey Ross-Petherick	TBA
Reach Them While They Are Small Fries, Before They Become Couch Potatoes! Being a Role Model for a Healthy Lifestyle	Scott Robison	TBA
Coordination & Collaboration Between States and Tribes	Dana Huckabee Nanette Bishop	TBA
Ethical Issues in Tribal Court (Repeat Session III)	Charles Edward Chapin	TBA
The Seven Key Elements for Successful Transition to Adulthood	Nancy Mason Clay Zahn	TBA

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Workshop Title	Presenter(s)	Room
Cultural Connections	Tribes TBD	TBA
Active Efforts in Indian Child Welfare Cases	Kelly Stoner	TBA
The Impact of Substance Misuse on Families	Jimmy Widdifield Jr. Christina Cantrell	TBA
The Oklahoma DHS Child Welfare Practice Model	Mark Nitta	TBA
The Indian Child Welfare Funding Streams: BIA and ACF	Dana Huckabee Nanette Bishop Sara Oberly Ofelia Delarosa	TBA
Permanent Connections: Who Are They? How Do/Can I Establish One?	Theresa West Robin Gibson	TBA
Building Bridges Together	Nellie Caldwell	TBA
An Overview of the Oklahoma PARBs and the New ICWA PARB	Honorable Richard W. Kirby Mark James Callis M Hernandez-Kramer Clare Bowen	TBA

Workshop Title	Presenter(s)	Room
Cultural Connections	Tribes TBD	TBA
Working Together to Serve Oklahoma's Children	Ann Davis Billye Leitka	TBA
Treatment Option for At Risk Youth: Strengths-Based vs. Evidence-Based	Daniel Winkler	TBA
Title 10 Updates	Bonnie Clift	TBA
Tribal Title IV-E Options According to the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act	Dana Huckabee Nanette Bishop	TBA
From the Tribal Court Perspective	Honorable Phil Lujan	TBA
Ethical Issues in Tribal Court	Charles Edward Chapin	TBA
Connecting with Youth in Care	Stacy Williams	TBA