Indigenous and Tribal Social Work Educators’ Association
CSWE/ITSWEA APM 2025
The 2025 ITSWEA 29th Annual Conference is a peer-reviewed program of educators working with and serving Indigenous people and communities.
The conference will take place in person in Denver, CO, on Thursday, October 23th, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM MST. Sheraton Tower, Mezzanine Level - Gold. 1550 Court Place, Denver.
2025 Conference Agenda
9:00-10:00 Opening
Lisa Byers
Introduction of participants
Welcome & overview of meeting
Hilary Weaver
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10:00-10:40 Indigenous Adoptees' Stories of Reunification
Meschelle Linjean
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10:40-11:20 The ICWA Family Preservation (IFP) Program: A Promising Intervention for Reducing the Over-Representation of Native American Children in Foster Care
Harmony Bercier, Traci Van Beek, Sloan Henry, & Carenlee Barkdull
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11:20-12:00 Tribal Child Welfare Perspectives and Experiences
Vincent Roehr
12:00-1:30 Lunch break
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1:30-2:10 Native American Grandfamilies: Tradition, Disability Prevalence, and Services
Lisa Byers
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2:10-2:50 Native Youth in Foster Care
Daryle Conquering Bear Crow
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2:50-3:30 Parental Enculturation and Ethnic Identity Exploration in Native American Emerging Adults who were Adopted or in Foster Care as Children
Macy Paxton
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3:30-4:45 Business meeting
- ITSWEA participation in the APM
- Indigenous & Tribal track
- Treasurer’s report
- Student support initiatives
- Other business
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4:45-5:00 Closing
Kelley McCall