APSAC Advisor Series Part 4 – Understanding the Needs of Infants and Toddlers in Child Welfare
APSAC Advisor Series Part 4 – Understanding the Needs of Infants and Toddlers in Child Welfare Free Registeration: 2/25/25 11:30-12:30 ET Despite a call for action to address the needs of infants and toddlers in the child welfare system, they continue to be overrepresented in allegations of abuse and neglect, substantiated cases of maltreatment, and entry […]
APSAC Advisor Series Part 3 – Corporal Punishment of Children in Homes and Schools: An Action Plan
APSAC Advisor Series Part 3 – Corporal Punishment of Children in Homes and Schools: An Action Plan Free Registeration: 2/18/25 1:00-2:00pm ET Corporal punishment (CP) is associated with a multitude of short- and long-term consequences for children which can negatively impact mental and physical health. However, many American adults continue to endorse the use of […]
APSAC Advisor Series Part 2 – Clock In to Time Out: A Followup Clinical Training on the Family Time-Out Intervention Protocol
APSAC Advisor Series Part 2 – Clock In to Time Out: A Followup Clinical Training on the Family Time-Out Intervention Protocol Free Registeration : 2/11/25 1:00-2:00pm ET Even seasoned clinicians can frequently feel uncertain about how to address intense and chronic parent – adolescent conflict, especially that which periodically places individual family members at […]
First Controversial Webinar of the Series | Addressing the Most Common Form of Family Violence: Sibling Aggression
First Controversial Webinar of the Series | Addressing the Most Common Form of Family Violence: Sibling Aggression Register for the 2025 Controversial Topics Webinar 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 Members and NY Foundling: $20.00APSAC Members: You will receive your […]
The APSAC Prevention Series
The APSAC Prevention Series The APSAC Prevention Series will be held on the 3rd Thursday of the month. Member Registration: Free Non-Member Registration: $149 APSAC MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION January 16, 2025: Evaluation of Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Policies in School Settings presented by Bart Klika,PhD, MSW February 20, 2025: Prevention of Child Abuse: A Public Health Approach presented by Catherine Taylor, PhD, […]
✨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 Melissa T. Merrick, PhD, is President and CEO of Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA America), the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit organization dedicated to the […]
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, MSW, PhD Inspired by our commitment to deconstruct white privilege and address the issues of racism that permeate the child maltreatment field, APSAC Commission for […]
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 Members and NY Foundling: $20.00APSAC Members: You will receive your discount automatically when registering.The New York Foundling Staff: Please email FontanaCenter@nyfoundling.org to request your entry […]
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 un ser querido, etc.) durante la vida. La exposición a trauma aumentasignificativamente el riesgo de desarrollar trastornos de salud mental incluyendo el Trastorno de EstrésPostraumático […]
“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 other practitioners advised to conduct minimal facts interviewing are often told to limit themselves to who, what, when, and where. But how? Children are notoriously […]