February News and Updates
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APSAC's Top Stories
Join us
in Salt Lake City for APSAC's 26th Colloquia in June
Explore
APSAC's 2019 Forensic Interview Clinics
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Register Today For APSAC's 26th Colloquium in
Salt Lake City
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Salt Lake City, Utah | June 18-22, 2019
APSAC's 26th Colloquium will bring high-quality learning opportunities to child maltreatment researchers and practitioners across experience levels and professions. Sessions have been designated as beginning, intermediate, or advanced level content. Sessions will be designed for professionals in mental health, social work, medicine and nursing, law, education, law enforcement, prevention, research, advocacy, child protective service, and allied fields.
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Three New 2019 Forensic Interview Clinics
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APSAC is proud to announce that we will be offering three
Forensic Interview Clinics
in 2019! In addition to our dynamic 40-hour training, we will hold two two-day advanced clinics focused on enhancing the skills of experienced forensic interviewers. All 2019 Clinics are guaranteed to run, so be sure to reserve your spot today! Scholarships available for law enforcement in underserved communities –
learn more here
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- June 18-19, 2019 – Two-day advanced clinic part of the 2019 Colloquium – Salt Lake City, UT – Registration Open
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Renew Your Membership Today
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Don't miss a single issue of the
APSAC Advisor
or our training and networking opportunities. Renew your with APSAC membership today!
APSAC members can receive 10% off of their membership for each new member they recruit - Recruit 10 new members and your membership is free! Contact
info@apsac.org
with the names of members you've recruited to receive your discount!
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Want to bring high quality professional education to your state? The APSAC training team offers customized training to fit your needs!
Contact:
Jim Campbell
Training Coordinator for more info. CEUs available!
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Read the Latest Issue of
Child Maltreatment
& the
APSAC Alert
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New!
Child Maltreatment
24(1)
Check out this brand new issue of the
Child Maltreatment Journal
. Inside you'll find:
- Higher Levels of Intelligence and Executive Functioning Protect Maltreated Children Against Adult Arrests: A Prospective Study
- Childhood Adversity and Adult Health: The Role of Developmental Timing and Associations With Accelerated Aging
- Avoidant Coping as a Moderator of the Association Between Childhood Abuse Types and HIV/Sexual Risk Behaviors
- Maternal Support as a Predictor of Children’s Sexualized Behaviors Following Childhood Sexual Abuse
- Investigating Relationships Between Drinking Venues, Drinking Companions, and Corporal Punishment of Children
- Does Parents’ Own History of Child Abuse Moderate the Effectiveness of the Promoting First Relationships1 Intervention in Child Welfare?
- Placement in Care in Early Childhood and School Readiness: A Retrospective Cohort Study
- Impact of Emergency Shelter Utilization and Kinship Involvement on Children’s Behavioral Outcomes
- Effectiveness of a Trauma-Informed Care Initiative in a State Child Welfare System: A Randomized Study | Read a Research to Practice Brief on this article
- Associations Between Family Risk Factors and Child Neglect Types in U.S. Army Communities
- Receptive Vocabulary Development of Children Placed in Foster Care and Children Who Remained With Birth Parents After Involvement With Child Protective Services
- Two Rapid Screens for Detecting Probable Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Interpersonal Violence Exposure: Predictive Utility in a Juvenile Justice Sample
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Get Caught Up with the
APSAC Alert
APSAC is pleased to bring you our lasted edition of the
APSAC Alert!
The edition, authored by Robert Sege, MD, PhD, summarizes the new
American Association of Pediatrics statement
advocating against the use of corporal punishment, offers resources on positive discipline, and provides guidance for professionals working to eliminate corporal punishment in the families they serve.
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Members: Access Past Issues of the
Advisor
and
Alert
Online!
Members can now access nearly 30 years of the APSAC Advisor and nearly 10 years of the APSAC Alert online in an indexed, searchable library. To access this extraordinary collection, click the link below to log in as a member, then click the link that says, "Access the New APSAC Online Library of Past Advisor and Alert Issues!"
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Do you know an exceptional APSAC Colleague who deserves to be recognized?
Requirements, qualifications, and past winners for all of our awards can be found using
this link for APSAC awards
. Please note the awards recognize work done in 2018.
Please ensure that
all nominations are received by March 15
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Winners will be notified by April 13, 2019, and they will be publicly recognized June 18-22 at our 26th Annual Colloquium in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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The Iowa Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (IAPSAC) has released a new
position paper calling for an end to
corporal punishment. The paper highlights some of the research on the harmful effects of corporal punishment, notes similar positions of other organizations on corporal punishment, and recommends community support to encourage alternative techniques for families to practice discipline in the home.
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Get Involved in an APSAC State Chapter
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APSAC state chapters offer a number of opportunities for APSAC members to get involved at the state level—such as participating in trainings, advocating around key child maltreatment issues in your state, publishing newsletters and white papers, and participating in special interest groups and task forces.
Visit the APSAC website
to find the chapter leader in your state and learn how to get involved!
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News from the Institute for Human Services (IHS)
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APSAC sincerely thanks the
Institute for Human Services
for their generous donation
underwriting 60 APSAC student memberships from
Ohio’s University Partnership Program (UPP)
. The UPP is a unique collaboration among the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, eight of Ohio’s public schools of social work, Ohio’s public children services agencies (PCSAs) and the Ohio Child Welfare Training Program. These students will now be able to benefit from all of APSAC’s resources, including the
Young Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (YAPSA
C
)
and the
network of professionals who can help advance their careers. Many APSAC members sponsor individual student memberships; do you know a student who could benefit from our resources?
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News From the New York Foundling
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Final 2019 Child Maltreatment
Workshop Series
The New York Foundling's Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection and New York University's Silver School of Social Work are proud to present their 2018-2019 workshop series, which offers opportunities both in person and via webinar. Upcoming 2019 workshops:
- What's New in Child Sexual Abuse Prevention and How to Make it Work for You: March 27, 2019, 12-1 PM EST (webinar) - Presented by Janet Rosenzweig, PhD, MPA
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Introducing the 'Out of the Shadows Index'
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A new resource to help address sexual abuse and trafficking!
The ‘Out of the Shadows Index' measures
how countries address child sexual abuse and exploitation for an estimated 70% of the world's children.
Read more
and find out how the US ranks among other countries! Advocates welcome the attention brought to this issue by Index sponsors:
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
with support from the
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Resources to Inform Your Practice
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The Center for Children and The Law of the American Bar Association
The Campaign for Trauma Informed Policy and Practice (CTIPP)
- Join an open call February 20, 2019 - 2-3:30 PM EST to inform their work responding to a request from The Senate Health Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, who has asked CTIPP for input on ways to strengthen the ties between the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) and trauma-informed programs. Join online Here | Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android Here | Join by Telephone: (669)900-6833 or (646)558-8656 | Meeting ID: 140 996 237
Child Maltreatment 2017 Annual Report
- The 26th annual report based on data from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) was just released! | Download your copy here.
21st National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect | Registration Open Now!
The Child Welfare information Gateway presents a digital dialog:
- The series raises public awareness of child maltreatment, its causes, and manageable steps that each of us can take to help reduce the likelihood of child neglect. Each training comes with a robust discussion toolkit. | Access here
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The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
1706 E Broad St. | Columbus, OH 43203
877-402-7722 | 614-827-1321
apsac.org
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