4-part Training: Contemporary Challenges Facing Black Youth
Register Here Title: Resilience & Resistance: Black Youth and Family’s Navigation of Racism-Related Stress Description: Keniston (1978) asserted that Black youth are “the most endangered children in our society.” Indeed, Black children and teenagers are exposed to myriad adversities, particularly those that emanate from the legacy of racism in this country. Yet, despite deficit-oriented narratives […]
4-part Training: Contemporary Challenges Facing Black Youth
Register Here Title: Kids & Drugs: An Exploration of Adolescent Substance Use & Related Issues Description: In the United States, drugs generally are a major public health burden as a source of morbidity, mortality, family disruption, and criminalization. Substance use in particular, typically beginning during adolescence, has historically been viewed as a “character flaw” rather […]
Jazz Up Your New Year – 31st APSAC Colloquium Schedule is Now Live!
Registration & Agenda Engaging Sessions, Interdisciplinary Speakers and Networking Opportunities Ready to kick off the new year by expanding your knowledge and connecting with in the field of child maltreatment? The 31st APSAC Colloquium in New Orleans is just what you need! With a scheduled full of interdisciplinary experts and a wide range of topics, […]
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 […]
📢 Join APSAC’s 3-Day Overview of Best Practices in Forensic Interviewing of Children
Register Member Registration: $575 Non-member Registration: $750 12 CE Credits (Social Work & Psychology): $40 Event dates: December 5, 6 and 7 Event time: 12pm – 4pm Eastern Time *Participants must attend all 3 days in order to receive certificates of completion and Continuing Education Credits. Description: Child forensic interviews often provide key evidence to […]
Join us in San Diego in January 2024!
APSAC Pre-Conference Institutes to The 39th Annual San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment For additional event details and registration click here. Translating Child Sexual Abuse Research to Practice: Everything You Need to Know Member Registration: $225 Non-Member Registration: $300 Pre-Conference Institutes CEs: $30 Full Conference CEs: $100 Join us in San Diego […]
Free Webinar! The Legal System Response to Child Maltreatment
Free Registration Date: August 30, 2023 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT Description: Legal actions are perhaps the most powerful responses to child maltreatment. Criminal and child protection investigation and forensic interviewing can provide the evidence needed to support a child victim’s disclosure. Prosecution of child maltreatment can hold perpetrators accountable. Juvenile and […]