Preserving Children, Caregivers & Culture Conference
Friday, October 3, 2003
NSU Tahlequah Campus
(Net Bldg. and Univ. Ctr.)

Family
Presented By:
NSU Department of Social Work
Cherokee Nation Indian Child Welfare
Cherokee Nation Early Childhood Unit


Registration - NSU Net Building Lobby
8:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Greetings & Introductions followed by
Keynote Speaker and Children's Presentation - NSU Net Building Auditorium
9:00 - 10:15

Morning Workshops
University Center Conference Rooms
10:30 - 12:00

Lunch - University Center Ballroom
12:00 - 1:00

Lena Seitz Memorial Lecture - University Center Redbud Room
1:00 - 2:00

Afternoon Workshops
University Center Conference Rooms
2:00 - 3:30

Morning Workshops
University Center Conference Rooms
10:30 - 12:00
  • Judy Baggett, MSW
    • US Dept. of Health & Human Services
  • Nathaniel Bachelder, Director
    • Peace House
  • Linda Alegria, Instructor
    • NSU Dept. of Social Work
  • Bill Westmoreland, Director
    • OU Graduate School of Social Work - Tulsa
  • Dr. Lanny Endicott, Director
    • ORU Social Work Program
  • Dr. Janice Garner, Assistant Professor
    • NSU Dept. of Social Work
  • Elsie Welch, BSW
    • Kids Connection

Afternoon Workshops
University Center Conference Rooms
2:00 - 3:30
  • Elaine Spyres Waters, MSW
    • OU Graduate School of Social Work - Norman
  • Brenda Cunningham, BSW
  • Jacequline McGuire, BSW
  •  Heidi Meyer, BSW
    • Oklahoma DHS - Child Welfare
  • Lana Turlington, Program Manager
    • Cherokee Nation Families First
  • Martha Kendall Holmes, Executive Director
    • NASW - Oklahoma Chapter
  • Virginia Whitekiller, Assistant Professor
    • NSU Dept. of Social Work
  • Cherokee Nation Indian Child Welfare - Adoptions

Registration Fee:  $10.00 (includes lunch)

Registration Form

For more information, contact Dr. Hershel Beaver
Phone:  (918)456-5511, ext. 3531
Email:  beaverhw@nsuok.edu
Fax:  (918) 458-2346

Visitor Parking is available at the University Center.  Shuttle service is available from Gable Field.

This conference is made possible by:
NSU Social Work Department
Title IV-E Child Welfare Training Grant
Cheokee Nation Children, Youth & Family Services
Cherokee Nation Early Childhood Unit
National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice
National Resource Center on Child Maltreatment