Program – 2017 NWCFR Conference
Thursday, April 20th
Native American Student and Community Center
710 SW Jackson Street
1:00 Registration
1:30 Welcome
1:45 Opening Keynote: Dr. Rick Settersten – “Flux: What Science Tells Us About Making Transitions Across the Life Course.”
3:00 Poster Session Presentations & Snacks
4:00 Professional Roundtables
5:10 Closing
Friday, April 21st
School of Social Work
6th Floor of Academic & Student Recreation Center (SW 6th Ave & SW Harrison)
8:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 Breakout Session 1
-An Intersubjective Approach to Couples Counseling (Dr. Jeff Cook, LPC)
-Youth Mentoring in a Rural Context: Results of a Qualitative Dissertation (Dr. Joy Lile)
-(Dis)ability in Practice: From Concept to Context (Dr. Rayna Sage)
9:40 Breakout Session 2
-Family Structures and Measurements for Studying Families: A Project (Dr. Todd Martin)
-Family Conversations Regarding End of Life Concerns: A Community-University Partnership (Dr. Margaret Manoogian & Melissa Lindley)
-Family structure and the rise in Oregon’s rural child poverty rate (Dr. David W. Rothwell & Timothy M. Ottusch)
Native American Student and Community Center
710 SW Jackson Street
11:30 Closing Keynote: Dr. William Allen – “Nest excursions: How families cope with how members emerge from home.”
12:30 Lunch
1:00 Poster Awards & Closing