APSAC Racial Justice Reading Club – December 2024 !
Register Now for December’s Racial Justice Reading Club Session! “I’m just trying to put food on the table”: Supervisory Neglect and Child Protective System’s Expectations of Black Birth MothersPresenter: Darcey H. Merritt, MSW, PhD Inspired by our commitment to deconstruct white privilege and address the issues of racism that permeate the child maltreatment field, APSAC Commission for […]
APSAC Racial Justice Reading Club – November 2024!
Register Now for November’s Racial Justice Reading Club! Book: You Are The Prize: Seeing Yourself Beyond the Imperfections of Your Trauma by Amnoni Laren MyersPresenter: Ernestine Briggs-King, PhD and Amnoni L Myers, MPA
APSAC Racial Justice Reading Club – September 2024!
Register Now for the September Racial Justice Reading Club Session! From a Child’s Eyes: Remembering the “child” in “child welfare”. Book: Invisible Child by Andrea Elliot Presenter: Muna Heaven
APSAC Racial Justice Reading Club – October 2024!
Register Now for October’s Racial Justice Reading Club! Title: Creating a Narrative Medicine session with “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison Description: This session will use the format of a narrative medicine workshop by closely reading an excerpt of the novel “ the bluest eye”, write to a prompt and share the experience. “The Bluest Eye” by […]
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
Exploring Kiese Laymon’s Memoir ‘Heavy’ with Jocelyn Brown and Howard Dubowitz
Free Registration 2023 Reading Club: “Heavy: An American Memoir” by Kiese Laymon. A letter written by Kiese to his mother: “ Please do not be mad at me, Mama”. Presented by Jocelyn Brown, MD & Howard Dubowitz, MD Presenters: Jocelyn Brown, MD & Howard Dubowitz, MD Description: Heavy, a beautifully written evocative memoir of a […]
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12/9/2022 12pm-1pm ET Reading Club
2022 Reading Club: Integrating Race, Power, Privilege & Perspective into Child Protective Services Free Registration Article: https://host8.viethwebhosting.com/~apsa/docs/ANNALS_PAPER.pdf Merritt, D.H. (2021). How Do Families Experience and Interact with CPS? In K. Slack and L. Berger, Toward a Better Approach to Preventing, Identifying, and Addressing Child Maltreatment, The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social […]
10/28/2022 1pm-2pm ET Reading Club: Vulnerability, Shame & Resilience
2022 Reading Club: Vulnerability, Shame & Resilience Free Registration Book: You are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience Edited by: Tarana Burke and Brene Brown Presenters: Ernestine Briggs-King, PhD; Kori Stephens Moderator: Mary L. Pulido, PhD Tags: Online Training
11/9/2022 12pm-1pm ET Reading Club
2022 Reading Club: Race & Racism: How are Children of Color Doing in Our Child Welfare Systems? Free Registration Presenters: Darrell Armstrong, MDiv, EdS-MFT, DDiv; Stacie LeBlanc JD, MEd Moderator: Mary L. Pulido, PhD Article: https://host8.viethwebhosting.com/~apsa/docs/Counteracting_Misconpts_abt_CPS.pdf
