Upcoming Events

NAMI Basics  FREE -Enrolling Now

 Is something about your child's behavior troubling you?

Do you suspect or has your child been diagnosed with ADHD, ODD, CD, Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Schizophrenia, OCD, or Substance Abuse? 

When: Meets Thursday evenings 6:00 - 8:30 pm. for six weeks beginning on April 4, 2013

Where: Cedar Ridge Hospital, 6505 NE 50th, Oklahoma City, OK

Registration Required: Contact Jean at 405-922-9666 or email okjean@cox.net

For more information on Basics visit www.NAMI/basics

Choctaw Nation 2013 Career Expo 

Pathways to Success...A Choctaw Tradition!" is the theme for the 6th Annual Career Expo. The event will be held at the Southeast Expo Center in McAlester, Oklahoma, on Wednesday April 3, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Career Expo creates an opportunity for job seekers and students to connect with employers and college or training facility representatives at more than 135 booth spaces. There will be something for everyone at the career expo! 
View list of registered employers and training facilities here!

 JOINING FORCES SUPPORTING FAMILY/ PROFESSIONAL

                                                   PARTNERSHIPS CONFERENCE
Are you a family member or professional who would like to see more family involvement with the development, implementation and evaluation processes in our state? Would you like to connect your interests and abilities to current opportunities available? Do you need to find family members to partner with your organization? Are you looking to gain leadership skills?
Join other family leaders and professionals for:
Joining Forces: Supporting Family/Professional Partnerships Conference
Building Leaders and Partnerships for Oklahoma
MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013
REGISTRATION -- 7:45-8:25 A.M.
CONFERENCE -- 8:30 A.M.-4:00 P.M.
MOORE NORMAN TECHNOLOGY CENTER
13301 S. PENNSYLVANIA, OKC
For more information, contact
Doris Erhart at doris-erhart@oklahomafamilynetwork.org
or call:
405-271-5072
877-871-5072
Registration is FREE
Registration Deadline is April 18, 2013
(space limited to first 200 registrations)
To register online go to: http://2013jfconference.eventbrite.com or call the numbers listed above.

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ESSP Casy Cundiff Outstanding Student Scholarship

ESSP is offering a student the financial scholarship award to acknowledge the achievement of a career and technology student(s) who is a person with a disability and has overcome barriers to achieve his/her highest potential for success. The purpose for this student scholarship is to assist the student in accessing or completing a career and technology education career major or entering into the occupation for which he/she has trained. Up to 3 scholarship awards between $200 and $500 will be made depending upon funds available and number of scholarship awards presented. Scholarship awards must be used to assist with the cost of tuition, fees, books, tools, and/or other expenses connected to employment or training.


The deadline for the ESSP Casy Cundiff Outstanding Student Scholarship this year is April 15, 2013. We encourage you to make deserving students aware of the scholarship, and help them through the application process.   The scholarship application is available on the new ESSP website (esspok.org).