Register for the 33rd APSAC Colloquium
APSAC would like to express appreciation to SAGE Publications Inc. for agreeing to endow the SAGE Charles T. Hendrix Keynote address at the APSAC Colloquium in honor of the contributions of C. Terry Hendrix to the field of child maltreatment. The endowment will be used to fund the expenses of the keynote speaker each year at the Colloquium. APSAC is indebted to Sage and Terry for their support of the Colloquium and child maltreatment professionals everywhere. C. Terry Hendrix, MA, was a member of APSAC for more than 20 years and was appointed to the APSAC Board of Directors in 1999. His academic training was in clinical psychology, and he served in the U.S. Army as a clinical psychology technician. He joined SAGE Publications in 1984 as an acquiring editor for both journals and books, and over the next 17 years was instrumental in the development of the SAGE lists in interpersonal violence and criminology. In his latter years at SAGE, Terry managed the acquisition, development, and maintenance of all U.S. based journals in interpersonal violence, including Child Maltreatment, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and Violence Against Women.
Esther Deblinger, PhD is a Professor of Psychiatry and Founding Co-Director of the Child Abuse Research Education and Service (CARES) Institute at Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine. Her clinical, training, and research efforts have focused on the impact of childhood trauma and the development and evaluation of evidence-based interventions to address the psychosocial impact of such experiences on youth and caregivers.
Her work has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and other organizations. Multisite treatment outcome research, conducted in collaboration with colleagues, Judith Cohen, MD, Anthony Mannarino, PhD, led to the development of Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), an evidence-based treatment with documented efficacy in helping youth and their caregivers overcome PTSD as well as related emotional and behavioral difficulties. She also collaborated with colleagues from the Medical University of South Carolina to create a virtual introductory training platform which has recently been revised and is available via www.tfcbt2.musc.edu. Ultimately, this work has advanced the field of childhood trauma and, most importantly, improved the lives of children and families from communities across the nation and around the world.
Having established efficacious interventions for families, more recently, her training and research efforts have turned to supporting mental health professionals in the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based services in public health settings. Thus, she and her colleagues at the CARES Institute developed a PRACTICE course designed to support personal, professional and organization well-being in these settings, while also enhancing clinical confidence in delivering therapy services.
Dr. Deblinger has co-authored numerous scientific publications and several widely acclaimed children’s books and professional books on the treatment of childhood traumas and she has received national and international recognition. Dr. Deblinger has served two terms on the Board of APSAC; she is a founding fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, and she remains dedicated to continuing to make meaningful differences in the lives of children, caregivers and the professionals who care for them.