Call for Proposals due September 22, 2023, for the 31st APSAC Colloquium.
Submit Proposal APSAC is excited to announce the Call for Proposals for the 31st APSAC Colloquium to be held in New Orleans, LA, June 9-13, 2024. APSAC’s 31st Colloquium will bring high-quality learning opportunities to child maltreatment researchers and practitioners across experience levels and professions. Sessions will be designated as beginning, intermediate, or advanced level […]
APSAC’s Virtual Forensic Interview Clinic – APPLY TODAY
CLINIC APPLICATION Please Read Prior to Registering for this Clinic: Our comprehensive Clinic offers a unique opportunity to participate in an intensive training experience focused on the basic skills and knowledge necessary to conduct child forensic interviews. Participants will have personal interaction with leading experts in the field of child forensic interviewing. Attendees must complete […]
Register for Part 5 of the Parenting Workshop Series | October 18
Register Positive Discipline in Everyday Parenting with Dr. Joan Durrant Workshop Description: In order to prevent physical punishment, we need to: 1) increase parents’ knowledge of child development; 2) help them manage their emotions; and 3) shift their lens from control to mentorship. Positive Discipline in Everyday Parenting (PDEP), a 9-week not-for-profit program, addresses each […]
Join APSAC & CIR in a 3 Part Series: Creating Inclusive Spaces
3 Part Series: Creating Inclusive Spaces Through Identifying Biases, Responsive Practices, and Self-Advocacy Register Now!
Register for Part 4 of the Parenting Workshop Series | September 21
Register Anger Control in Parents: Implications for Reducing the Use of Verbal and Physical Violence with their Children Workshop Description: Parents were asked to keep track of when they became angry with their children and to note when their anger escalated to their use of verbal and physical forms of punishment. Cluster analysis indicated that […]
2023 Reading Club
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New! APSAC Alert: Trends in State Legislation Against Gender-Affirming Health Care
APSAC is announcing the latest edition of the APSAC Alert. This edition, authored by Mary Kelly Persyn, JD and Vincent J. Palusci MD, MS, discusses gender affirming health care, from state regulations to how it intersects with child maltreatment. READ NOW!
‼️ Parenting Workshop Series Part 3 of 5 on June 7th
Register Here Workshop Series 2023: The Usefulness of Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) for the Child Welfare Population This is the third workshop in a 5-part educational workshop series hosted by American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) and the New York Foundling’s Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection. All five workshops […]
WlPSAC Lunch Webinar: DEC Investigations Where MDT Partnerships Overlap and Collide
Register Here The Racine County Multiple Disciplinary Team in partnership with the local Child Advocacy Center in Racine (CAC) will present a case study involving controlled buys in a home that ended with a warrant execution with children at the scene. How did the MDT partners collaborate for a safe outcome, transport children to the […]
New! APSAC Advisor 36(1): Black Families and the Child Welfare System
APSAC is announcing the latest issue of the APSAC Advisor from guest editors: Jessica Pryce PhD, MSW; Reiko Boyd, MSW. This special issue, entitled “Black Families and the Child Welfare System,” is focused on confronting systemic racism and bias as they impact disproportionality and injustice experienced by African American families in child welfare. Read it […]