8-Week Course: Understanding Child Neglect & Supporting Families
REGISTER General Admission (entire 8-week course): $160.00 APSAC Members and The New York Foundling Staff Admission: Free 12 CE Credits (Social Work & Psychology) Non-Members: $90.00 12 CE Credits (Social Work & Psychology) APSAC Members and NY Foundling: $60 APSAC Members: You will receive your discount automatically when registering. The New York Foundling Staff: Please […]
APSAC Virtual Forensic Interview Clinic- Now Accepting Applications!
Apply Here March 4,5,6 and March 11,12, 2024 The APSAC Child Forensic Interview Clinic is intended as an initial training for professionals whose job responsibilities include conducting in-depth forensic investigative interviews of children who may have experienced or witnessed maltreatment, exploitation, neglect or other crimes. These interviews are conducted as part of a multidisciplinary team […]
Finding Permanent Homes for More Children in Foster Care: The Potential of Subsidized Guardianship
Free Registration Description:Child welfare services aim to transition children in foster care to a permanent home as soon as possible, but only about 35% of children in foster care nationally reach a permanent home within a year, and Black children in foster care are less likely than White children to reach permanent homes. Reunification with […]
Registration Now Open! APSAC 31st Colloquium
Early Bird Registration Available NOW! Colloquium Theme: Celebrate Successes Pre-Conference Institutes: June 9-10 APSAC’s 31st Colloquium: June 10-13 Four days and multiple tracks featuring APSAC’s distinguished mix of research and practice. Sessions will be filled on a 1st come 1st serve basis. APSAC’s 31st Colloquium will bring high-quality interdisciplinary learning opportunities to child maltreatment researchers […]
2023 Reading Club: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting as Child Abuse
Register Presenters:Dr. Lisa Fontes & Leah N. Wandera Moderator: Mary L. Pulido, PhD Dr. Lisa Fontes in Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/invisible-chains/201903/lasting-trauma-female-genital-mutilationcutting-fgmc FGM in the US Implications for Mental Health: https://host8.viethwebhosting.com/~apsa/docs/FGM_in_the_US_Implications_for_Mental_Health.pdf Article: https://host8.viethwebhosting.com/~apsa/docs/World_is_Silent_on_Female_Genital_Mutilation_FGM-Race_Plays_a_Role.pdf Article:https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/invisible-chains/201903/lasting-trauma-female-genital-mutilationcutting-fgmc
APSAC and The New York Foundling Co-Sponsor The National Summit to End Corporal Punishment
On October 12 and 13, 2017, the Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection of the New York Foundling and APSAC co-sponsored the National Summit to End Corporal Punishment in the United States. The Summit brought together the leading national experts and researchers to work towards the goals of developing a national strategy to end […]