Session: Transforming Indigenous Social Work Practice and Policy (Society for Social Work and Research 30th Annual Conference Anniversary)

Schedule:

Thursday, January 15, 2026: 1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Liberty BR N, ML 4 (Marriott Marquis Washington DC)

Cluster: American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Global Indigenous Populations (Indigenous Cluster)

* noted as presenting author

Decolonizing Therapy: Centering Indigenous and Ancestral Healing in Mental Health Practices
Ana Ponciano, LMSW, University of Texas at Arlington; Tasha Pelletier, University of Texas at Arlington

Echoes from the in-between: A Decolonial Self-Narrative of an Indigenous LGBTQ+ Individuals Experience in Taiwan
Lahok Ciwko, MSW, Indigenous Students Resource Center, National Taiwan University

Intersecting Justice: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Alaska Native Experiences with the Criminal Legal System
Tanya Renn, PhD, Florida State Univeristy; Katie Schultz, PhD, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; Kathi Trawver, Ph.D., University of Alaska Anchorage

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