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Child Welfare

Session: No More Shame: Impact of State and Federal Child Welfare Policy on Native American and Black Children

Lessons Learned From the Indian Adoption Project: A Historical Look at Social Work's Role

Saturday, October 26, 2024
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Location: KC Convention Center, Room 2207
This presentation examines how the Indian Adoption Project influenced the evolution and practice of social work today. Furthermore, implications and suggestions for the profession are provided, including the importance of cultural considerations, title protection, and the inclusion of historical and current content affecting Indian Country social work programs are provided.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify the profession of social work’s historic role in the oppression of Indigenous families in child welfare.
  2. Critique methods in the recruitment of Native American children and research methods used in the Indian Adoption Project.
  3. Discuss the role the social work profession can play in making amends and reparations to tribes and Indigenous peoples.