Lidot will address “What Do We Need to Weave a Stronger Community?” He will keynote the conference, “Weaving Good Relations: Working Together to Strengthen Agency Collaboration.”
The day-long forum is scheduled to open at 9 a.m. with Lidot’s speech in the Native Forum adjoining the Behavioral and Social Sciences Building. He is curriculum coordinator for the Tribal Star (Successful Transitions for Adult Readiness) Program. He also leads Pacific Mountain Philanthropy, an organization of executives experienced in strategic planning, technical assistance and grant writing.
Active in local-to-national tribal issues pertaining to health care, child welfare and self-determination, Lidot specializes in mediation and alternative dispute resolution. They are the foundation of his work in fostering cross-cultural training.
Other scheduled speakers are Dr. Rosalind Hussong, director of behavioral health services, Feather River Tribal Health, and Edward Walker, interim director, Butte County Department of Health.
The conference, including workgroup sessions and panel discussions, will be offered jointly by HSU’s Department of Social Work and the Northern California Training Academy, UC Davis Extension. It is aimed at bettering relationships among county social service agencies, county probation departments, tribal social services and Humboldt State’s Department of Social Work.
With a format based on a Gathering of Native Americans, the forum will bring together authorities and staff in child welfare, mental health, probation and tribal social services from Humboldt and Del Norte Counties. HSU graduate students will attend.
Details are available from Kristi Smith at the Northern California Training Academy at (530) 757-8643 or ksmith@ucde.ucdavis.edu. Enrollment is available from Grace Barajas at fax number (530) 752-6910.