Meet the Director
Terry L. Cross, MSW, ACSW, LCSW (Seneca Nation of Indians)
Terry Cross is an enrolled member of the Seneca Nation of Indians and is the developer, founder and Executive Director of the National Indian Child Welfare Association. He is the author of the Heritage and Helping, an eleven manual curriculum for tribal child welfare staff. He is also author of the Positive Indian Parenting curricula, as well as Cross-Cultural Skills in Indian Child Welfare. He co-authored Toward a Culturally Competent System of Care and Reclaiming Customary Adoption.
Terry has 32 years of experience in child welfare, including 10 years working directly with children and families. He served on the faculty of Portland State University School of Social Work.
Contact the Director
Terry L. Cross
(503) 222-4044, ext. 112
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