The Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Association Conference Planning Committee is seeking presenters for the 17th Annual OICWA Conference entitled, “40 Years of OICWA: Honoring our Legacy, Strengthening Our Future”, to be held at Downstream Casino Resort in Quapaw, Oklahoma on November 12-14, 2024. 

 The conference goal and focus is to promote the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) and Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Act of 1982 (OICWA) through practices, laws, policies, historical reference, trauma resilience, tribal sovereignty, cultural preservation and services. Ultimately, our purpose is to promote collaborations through education with Tribal Child Welfare and all disciplines, such as federal and state agencies, behavioral health, law enforcement, officers to the court, juvenile justice, and therapeutic care.

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This year’s conference will seek approval for Continuing Legal Education (CLE) and Continuing Education (CEU) for licensed social work and behavioral health credit hours. In order for your workshop to be considered, this application and all attachments must be completed and submitted. Each submission will be reviewed by the OICWA Conference Planning Committee for final approval.

All workshop proposals and attachments must be submitted no later than Thursday, August 15, 2024.  The Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Conference Planning Committee will respond with acceptance or non-acceptance to your application by August 20, 2024.