APSAC BLOG
Spotlighting the Opening Plenary: Inspiring Solutions | Monday, June 23
Register for APSAC’s 32nd Colloquium so you don’t miss this Opening Plenary on Monday, June 23! Spotlighting the Opening Plenary: Inspiring Solutions Championing Wellness and Safe Zones by Troy Vincent, ...
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New APSAC Advisor Out Now!
NEW! APSAC Advisor Volume 37, Number 3 | December 2024 Maternal Employment Patterns and the Risk for Child Maltreatment: Evidence from the Future of Families and Wellbeing Study Jeehae Kang, ...
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Now Accepting Nominations for the 2024 APSAC Awards!
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR APSAC AWARDS Dear APSAC Colleagues: The APSAC Awards Committee seeks nominations for the 2024 APSAC Awards, to be presented at the 32nd APSAC Colloquium, June 22-26, ...
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Registration Now Open! APSAC 32nd Colloquium
APSAC 32nd Colloquium Registration! Colloquium Theme: Inspiring Solutions Pre-Conference Institutes: June 22 APSAC’s 32nd Colloquium: June 23-26 Four days and multiple tracks featuring APSAC’s distinguished mix of research and practice. These sessions ...
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✨Announcing APSAC’s 32nd Colloquium Rockstar Keynote Speakers!
Register for the 32nd Colloquium Spotlighting The 32nd Colloquium Keynote Speakers “Inspiring Solutions” The Power of Data in Protecting Children: Turning Research into Action by Melissa T. Merrick, PhD ...
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APSAC Racial Justice Reading Club – December 2024 !
Register Now for December’s Racial Justice Reading Club Session! “I’m just trying to put food on the table”: Supervisory Neglect and Child Protective System’s Expectations of Black Birth MothersPresenter: Darcey H. Merritt, ...
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Why and How white child protection advocates must talk to black parents about the harms of corporal punishment?
Register General Admission (individual session): $30.00APSAC Members and The New York Foundling Staff Admission: Free1 CE Credit (Social Work & Psychology) Non-Members: $30.001 CE Credit (Social Work & Psychology) APSAC ...
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APSAC Racial Justice Reading Club – November 2024!
Register Now for November’s Racial Justice Reading Club! Book: You Are The Prize: Seeing Yourself Beyond the Imperfections of Your Trauma by Amnoni Laren MyersPresenter: Ernestine Briggs-King, PhD and Amnoni L Myers, MPA
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Open for Public Comment: Prospective APSAC Practice Guidelines Regarding Psychological Maltreatment
The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) is currently accepting comments from members and the public regarding the PROSPECTIVE APSAC PRACTICE GUIDELINES 2024 REVISION FOR THE INVESTIGATION ...
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Atención Informada en Trauma (Trauma Informed Care)
Register Description: Aproximadamente 50% de la población experimentará algún tipo de evento posiblementetraumático (ej.., exposición a violencia en el hogar o comunidad, abuso físico, emocional o sexual, desastrenatural, muerte violenta de ...
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“Just the facts”: Best practices for minimal facts interviewing (Webinar on Controversial Topics)
Register Now for the Controversial Topics Webinar with Thomas D. Lyon, JD, PhD! Title: “Just the facts”: Best practices for minimal facts interviewing presented by Thomas D. Lyon, JD, PhD Description:Investigators and ...
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New Addition! The New York Foundling & APSAC Webinar Series on Controversial Topics!
Register Here for The New York Foundling & APSAC Webinar Series on Controversial Topics! Note: If you have already registered for the entire Webinar Series please do not register for ...
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APSAC-NC | It’s Not All About Carrots: Finding Evidence with Their Words
Register for APSAC-NC | It’s Not All About Carrots: Finding Evidence with Their Words This webinar is the fifth in the APSAC 2024 State Chapter Webinar Series Educator sexual misconduct ...
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Child Interviewing – Where Research Meets Practice (Part 1 & 2 Registration)
Child Interviewing – Where Research Meets Practice (Part 1 & 2 Registration) Member Registration: $100 Non-member Registration: $120 Event dates: October 16 & November 20 Trauma-Informed Practice for Child Forensic ...
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Attend the September 2024 Virtual Forensic Interview Clinic
Clinic Application Dates: September 16, 17, 18 & 26, 27 9 am– 4:30 pm Central time The comprehensive APSAC Clinic offers a unique opportunity to participate in an intensive training experience focused on ...
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Present at the 32nd Colloquium in New Orleans!
Submit Proposal to Present at the 32nd Colloquium in New Orleans! 2025 Colloquium Theme: Inspiring Solutions APSAC’s 32nd Colloquium will bring high-quality learning opportunities to child maltreatment researchers and practitioners ...
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Are Black and Hispanic Children Over-Reported, Over-Substantiated and Over-Placed Compared to White Children?
Register for Are Black and Hispanic Children Over-Reported, Over-Substantiated and Over-Placed Compared to White Children? General Admission (individual session): $30.00APSAC Members and The New York Foundling Staff Admission: Free1 CE ...
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IAPSAC| Detect and Protect: The Dentist’s Role in Identifying and Reporting Orofacial Child Abuse, Neglect, and Endangerment
Register for IAPSAC| Detect and Protect: The Dentist’s Role in Identifying and Reporting Orofacial Child Abuse, Neglect, and Endangerment This webinar is the fourth in the APSAC 2024 State Chapter ...
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APSAC Racial Justice Reading Club – September 2024!
Register Now for the September Racial Justice Reading Club Session! From a Child’s Eyes: Remembering the “child” in “child welfare”. Book: Invisible Child by Andrea Elliot Presenter: Muna Heaven
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APSAC Racial Justice Reading Club – October 2024!
Register Now for October’s Racial Justice Reading Club! Title: Creating a Narrative Medicine session with “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison Description: This session will use the format of a narrative medicine ...
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Zoom Chat: Art as a Language to Deconstruct and Decolonize the Concept of Resilience
Description: This workshop will deconstruct the existing framework of resilience as it relates to Latin American families and showcase artwork as a tool for healing, understanding trauma recovery, and liberation through ...
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Amicus Committee’s Child Advocacy in the Courts: Expanding Our Understanding of Child Maltreatment
Description: In this Zoom chat, members of the APSAC Amicus Committee will explain what they do and invite APSAC members to join in the work. The Amicus Committee is a multi-disciplinary group that ...
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Join APSAC at the 2024 Colloquium in New Orleans for high-quality interdisciplinary learning opportunities!
Register Here Join APSAC in New Orleans June 9-13, 2024! Pre-Conference Institutes: June 9-10 APSAC’s 31st Colloquium: Four days and multiple tracks featuring APSAC’s distinguished mix of research and practice. ...
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CAPSAC | Sexual Abuse Allegations in the Context of Divorce
This webinar is the second in the APSAC 2024 State Chapter Webinar Series Register APSAC Members: Free Non-Member Registration: $30 Webinar Description: The failure of the “system” to protect children ...
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Complexities of child serious injury and death investigations
Register General Admission (individual session): $30.00APSAC Members and The New York Foundling Staff Admission: Free1 CE Credit (Social Work & Psychology) Non-Members: $30.001 CE Credit (Social Work & Psychology) APSAC ...
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🌟 Meet a Colloquium Keynote Speaker: Dr. Danielle Busby
2024 Colloquium Registration This presentation will explore and define trauma-informed suicide prevention, explain how adolescent suicide risk may present differently for youth with a maltreatment history, and name clear strategies ...
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2024 April Prevention Month
Register Here Shielding Childhood: A Four-Week Journey through Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, and Universal Child Abuse Prevention During Child Abuse Prevention Month April 3rd, 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET Week ...
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Join the new 4-part Training: Contemporary Challenges Facing Black Youth
Register Here Series Description: This four-part series examines contemporary challenges among young black males, focusing on disparities and disproportionalities. Title: Harm, Hip-Hop & Healing: Young Black Males’ Musical Medicine Description: ...
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Are Child Welfare Case Outcomes Black and White?
Free Registration Title: Are Child Welfare Case Outcomes Black and White? Responding to Race Disparities Perceived by Permanency Professionals and Caregivers of Black Children Description: When children are removed from ...
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