Announcing “Keeping Faith” From Zero Abuse Project
Register Here “Keeping Faith” prepares faith leaders to recognize and respond to cases of child sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect. Topics include: The spiritual impact of child abuse Coordinating spiritual care with medical and mental health care Best practices in child abuse policies Responding to an allegation of child abuse within […]
Announcing the Karen J. Saywitz Legacy Award Lecture
March 22, 2021 Online Noon – 2:00 pm Pacific Time Register Now The California Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (CAPSAC) is pleased to announce a new award to honor the legacy of Karen J. Saywitz, a pioneer in the scientific study of child forensic interviewing and a devoted advocate for children and families. […]
New! APSAC Advisor 33(1)
APSAC is pleased to bring you the latest issue of the APSAC Advisor from Editor-in-Chief Lisa Schelbe, PhD, MSW and Associate Editor Carlo Panlilio, PhD. This issue covers many diverse topics important to professionals of all disciplines in child maltreatment, including the intersections of child and animal maltreatment, the neurobiology of trauma, forensic interviewing, and […]
Nominate a Colleague for the 2020 APSAC Awards | Deadline April 3, 2021
The APSAC’s Awards Committee seeks nominations for the 2020 APSAC Awards, to be presented in 2021 at the 28th APSAC Colloquium, July 12-15, 2021. The award ceremony will be a virtual event during the Colloquium. We encourage APSAC members to nominate deserving colleagues. This is a great opportunity to recognize the outstanding professional, service, or […]
APSAC Amicus Committee Files New Brief in Smathers v. Glass
Read here In September, 2020, APSAC filed their first amicus brief in this case, requesting that the Supreme Court of Ohio agree to hear the case because it addressed a matter of great general importance. On December 2, 2020, the Court issued a decision to accept jurisdiction of the case. For a summary of facts […]
Members Only: Dismantling Privilege 2.0: Examining Systemic Racism in U.S. Treatment
Members Only: Dismantling Privilege 2.0: Examining Systemic Racism in U.S. Treatment of Non-White Youth Register Here Become an APSAC member This course runs every Wednesday from 12-1 pm ET for eight weeks. Course dates are: 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/7, 4/14, 4/21. https://www.apsac.org/ces Participants are awarded a certificate for attending all eight sessions. Participants […]
New Lectures in the APSAC Certificate Program & Lecture Series | March 25, 2021
Join us on March 25 from 1:00 to 4:30 PM ET for the next two lectures in the APSAC Certificate Program. Register Here. The Trauma of Racism: Talking to Children and Teens Presenters: Kristin Washington, PsyD, PMP & Pear Berman, PhD 1:00 – 2:30 pm ET This 90-minute workshop is designed to help parents and […]
Call for Papers: Special Issue of the APSAC Advisor
Guest Editors: Jessica Pryce, Ph.D., MSW, Assistant Professor, Florida State University Reiko Boyd, Ph.D., MSW, Assistant Professor, University of Houston The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) Advisor will publish a special issue focused on confronting systemic racism and bias as they impact disproportionality and injustice experienced by Black families in child […]
Join APSAC Members for a limited screening of “Foster Boy” and Discussion with the Producers
Join APSAC Members for an exclusive, limited screening of “Foster Boy” followed by a Discussion with the Producers Jay Paul Deratany and Peter Samuelson, and Lyndsey Wilson, CEO of FirstStar. See this acclaimed, important film FREE. All members who register will receive a password protected link to view “Foster Boy” that will remain open until […]
New Lecture in the APSAC Certificate Program & Lecture Series | February 23, 2021
Join us on February 23 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM ET for the next lecture in the APSAC Certificate Program. Register Here. Lecture 5: Racism Amid Child Welfare Oversight: The Impact on Black Children and Families Presenter: Marva L. Lewis, PhD New relationship-based tools are needed to engagement, assessment and intervention with families of color […]