by C. J. Aducci, M.A., program manager, Office of Strong Family Development, Chickasaw Nation, Ada, Oklahoma, and Waymon R. Hinson, Ph.D., associate administrator, Family Resource System, Chickasaw Nation, Ada, Oklahoma
American Indians and African Americans share similar and disparate stories of disenfranchisement and loss, one victimized by Manifest Destiny, the other by the demeaning institution of slavery. Both provide rich tapestries of spirituality, religiosity, resilience, and struggle.
Discussants: Bahira Trask; Ronald B. Cox
Presider: Karina Shreffler
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Noon - 1:15 pm | All posters are in the Atrium. For the Poster Symposium, at 12:45 pm, those who wish to discuss posters 318-01 through 318-03 will move to the Curtis A Room.
POSTER SYMPOSIUM: Mothers, Employment, and Child Care: Related Concerns. POSTER TOPICS: Community and Families; Cross-cultural Issues; Race/Ethnicity and Families; Immigration and Migration; International Families; Couple Therapy Issues
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8:00 am - 9:30 am | All posters are in the Atrium. For the Poster Symposium, at 9:00 am, those who wish to discuss posters 303-01 through 303-03 will move to the Curtis A Room.
POSTER SYMPOSIUM: Using a Decolonizing Framework for Therapy With American Indians. POSTER TOPICS: Family Stress/Coping; Parenting; Special Parenting Issues; Relational Factors on Attitudes Related to Suicide
Editors Sharon M. Ballard and Alan C. Taylor bridge the gap between research and practice by examining and presenting key strategies for working with diverse populations, including those based on race and ethnicity, family structure, geographic location, and context. By defining 11 diverse groups and presenting their strengths and unique cultural characteristics, the editors present an evidence-based practice approach with each chapter, prescribing the best practices for working with these diverse groups in regard to general family life education (FLE) needs, educator characteristics, ethical considerations, marketing and recruitment, modes of learning, and environmental considerations. This book is essential for students who are preparing to work with families, as well as professionals engaging in FLE activities with diverse populations.
Part of our preparation for NCFR's 75th anniversary conference in 2013 will be the unveiling of the NCFR History project. One of our staff members called my attention to one of the conference panelists from the very first conference in 1938 and showed me an online book of his (scary) ideas. If I hadn't seen some of his work in print, I would have never believed it.
by Christina M. Bobesky, M.S., doctoral student in Child and Family Studies at Syracuse University
Political and economic turmoil have challenged the stability of family life and national heritage in Ukraine for several decades. In an effort to highlight my Ukrainian roots and shed light on a unique group of White ethnics, I discuss intergenerational relationships, such as that of grandparent and grandchild, within the context of Ukrainian-American culture.
