Now Available: The APSAC Monograph on Psychological Maltreatment
APSAC is proud to share the inaugural publication in our Monograph Series — The APSAC Monograph on Psychological Maltreatment (PM). The purpose of APSAC’s Monograph Series is to provide in-depth treatment to important topics within the field of child maltreatment. This monograph includes: Context, definitions, and forms of PM; Risk factors for PM; Assessment, intervention, […]
New! APSAC Advsior 31(2) with Special “Contested Issues” Section Covering Drug-Exposed New
APSAC is pleased to bring you the latest issue of the APSAC Advisor, edited by Christopher Greeley, MD, MS, with special sections edited by Kenneth Feder, PhD; Frank Vandervort, JD; and Kathleen Faller, PhD. This issue contains contains articles on hot topics in child maltreatment, including a special “Contested Issues” section featuring pro and con […]
New! Read the Fall 2019 issue of The Consultant
The Fall 2019 issue of The Consultant, the California Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s (CAPSAC) quarterly newsletter, is now available. Inside this wonderful resource, you’ll find:1. Announcements of upcoming events and trainings An application for the Paul Chrissy Graduate Student Research Grant “Grandparent-Headed Families: A Vulnerable Population” by Susan J. Kelley, DEGREES Call […]
New! APSAC Alert 10(4): Responding to Sudden Infant Death
APSAC is pleased to bring you our latest edition of the APSAC Alert! This edition, authored by Vincent J. Palusci, MD, MS, FAAP, provides a summary of recent research and best practices for responding to sudden infant death. We hope you find this useful. APSAC members can now access decades of past editions of the […]
Job Description – Editor in Chief, Child Maltreatment
The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) seeks an Editor In Chief (EIC) for Child Maltreatment (CM), a peer reviewed professional journal published by Sage and sponsored by APSAC. CM receives around 200 submissions a year and publishes quarterly. In 2018, CM had an Impact Factor of 4.047. Qualifications The ideal candidate […]
Announcing the 2018 APSAC Research to Practice Brief Compendium
In order for APSAC to achieve our goal of strengthening practice through knowledge, we strive to ensure that up-to-date, high quality research results are reaching the practitioners who need it most. To accomplish this, APSAC has recruited professionals working in psychology, social work, medicine, child welfare, and law to write brief translational summaries of articles […]
New! APSAC Alert Volume 10, Issue 3: A Strategy to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect: Screening and
APSAC is pleased to bring you our latest edition of the APSAC Alert! This edition, authored by Yen H. Nong, MPH and Lucy J. Puryear, MD, provides both a rationale for and information on best practices for screening for perinatal depression in pediatric primary care settings. Read the Alert Now
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT – EDITOR: APSAC ADVISOR AND ALERT
The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) seeks an editor for the APSAC Advisor and the APSAC Alert. The APSAC Advisor is a quarterly news journal for professionals in the field of child abuse and neglect. The publication provides succinct, data-based, practice-oriented articles that keep interdisciplinary professionals informed of the latest developments […]
APSAC ANNOUNCES REVISIONS TO ITS DEFINITIONS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MALTREATMENT
APSAC has produced/is producing a number of publications on psychological maltreatment. These include Practice Guidelines on the Investigation and Determination of Suspected Psychological Maltreatment of Children and Adolescents, the APSAC Monograph on Psychological Maltreatment (in process), and articles in the APSAC newsletter, the APSAC Advisor (in process). APSAC has been advised that advocates for Parental […]
New! APSAC Alert 10(2): 2019 Victims of Child Abuse Reauthorization Act Will Improve Care for Surviv
APSAC is pleased to bring you our latest edition of the APSAC Alert! This edition, authored by Marcella Donaruma, MD, FAAP provides valuable information on the 2019 Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act (VOCAARA), highlighting some of the changes in the legislation since the previous reauthorization. Read the Alert now!