New APSAC & New York Foundling Webinar on AF-CBT
Addressing Family Conflict and Coercion: An Overview of Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT) with David J. Kolko, PhD February 8, 2022, 2 – 3 PM ET Register Now This workshop will provide an overview of the core components of Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT) and relevant populations and settings. […]
APSAC is excited to announce the 29th Colloquium will be held in New Orleans, LA, June 6 -10, 2022
Colloquium Theme: Celebrating Resilience Pre-conference institutes: June 6 (Full Day) – 7 (Morning) Four days and multiple tracks featuring APSAC’s distinguished mix of research and practice: June 7 (1:00 central) – June 10 (2:30 central) APSAC’s 29th Colloquium will bring high-quality interdisciplinary learning opportunities to child maltreatment researchers and practitioners across experience levels and professions. […]
New! APSAC Alert Prosecutor’s Edition on Using Closed Circuit Television for Children’s Testimony
Read Now! APSAC and Zero Abuse Project were awarded funds by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs to create the Trauma-informed Prosecutor Project (TiPP), which works to improve the effectiveness of the investigation and prosecution of child abuse. TiPP will deliver training, provide technical assistance, and create publications for prosecutors and other […]
Register NOW for the 29th APSAC Colloquium in New Orleans
Colloquium Theme: Celebrating Resilience Pre-conference institutes: June 6 (Full Day) – 7 (Morning) Four days and multiple tracks featuring APSAC’s distinguished mix of research and practice: June 7 (1:00 central) – June 10 (2:30 central) APSAC’s 29th Colloquium will bring high-quality interdisciplinary learning opportunities to child maltreatment researchers and practitioners across experience levels and professions. […]
Call for Papers: Special Issue of Child Maltreatment: Legal Responses to Child Maltreatment
Guest Editors: Theodore P. Cross, Frank E. Vandervort, & Stephanie Block To address the need for empirical data regarding the legal system’s responses to child abuse and neglect, Child Maltreatment (CM) announces a special issue of the journal dedicated to publishing high-quality empirical research (quantitative or qualitative) examining legal system responses to the problem of […]
FREE Training for APSAC Members from the New York Foundling | December 13, 2021 in Brooklyn, NY
The New York Foundling’s Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection Proudly Presents: Doing What Works: Effective Mental Health Services in Child Welfare and for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities Monday, December 13, 2021 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM ET New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge 333 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 FREE to APSAC […]
APSAC Advisor 33(2) Special Issue on COVID-19 – Now open access!
Read it here! As a service to the field, the APSAC Board of Directors has voted to make the most recent special issue of the APSAC Advisor open-access. We hope that both members and non-members can benefit from this timely content. This special issue covers many important topics in child maltreatment and child welfare, including […]
Oral Argument Preview: Smathers v. Glass | Read the APSAC Amicus Brief
Oral Argument Preview: Is a Mistaken Belief that a Child is not Living with an Accused Abusive Parent Sufficient to Preserve Child Protection Caseworker Immunity? Tammy Smathers, individually and on behalf of the Estate of Harmony Brooklyn Rayne Carsey v. Rick Glass, Executive Director of Perry County Children’s Services, et al., On October 26, 2021, […]
Announcing New Zoom Chat: Writing for the APSAC Advisor 101
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 3:30 – 4:30 pm ET FREE Register Now! Do you have insights you would like to share about child maltreatment prevention? Are you part of an amazing program serving children, families, or communities that is making a difference? Does a research study or evaluation that you are part of have meaningful […]
Announcing APSAC’s 2022 Advanced Training Institutes in San Diego
January 23, 2022 Learn More Register Now APSAC is announcing two Advanced Training Pre-Conference Institutes in San Diego. Intrafamilial Child Torture: An Emerging Category of Child Maltreatment Intrafamilial Child Torture (ICT) is gaining recognition as a distinct form of child abuse that requires specialized reporting, investigation, intervention, and treatment. While there is ample research on […]