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2018 is the Year of the Member at APSAC!
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The vibrancy of APSAC comes from our members, and we're working hard to attract as many new members as possible! We have instituted organizational membership rates, new rates for front-line CPS and law enforcement workers, and created a discount program for referrals.
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New $40 Membership for Front-Line CPS and Law Enforcement Workers
Front-line workers in law enforcement and child protection can now purchase their annual APSAC membership for just $40 a year! First-time APSAC members can save an additional 25% in their first year with the discount code CPSLE18. Please share news of this opportunity throughout your community!
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New Organizational Member Rates
APSAC is pleased to announce the following organizational membership rates.
- $250 for 20 or fewer staff - 5 logins given
- $350 for 21-100 staff - 5 logins given
- $500 for 101-499 staff - 10 logins given
- $750 for 500-999 staff - 10 logins given
- $900 for more than 1,000 staff -10 logins given
Don't miss this opportunity to strengthen your team's practice through knowledge. Email
Susan Yingling to become an organizational member.
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10% Discounts for Current APSAC Members for Recruiting New Members
Recruiting a friend, student or colleague to share in APSAC resources? Send their name and email to
info@apsac.org
and we'll make sure you both get the discount! APSAC members get 10% off next year's membership for each new member they recruit. Bring in 10 members and your membership is free!
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APSAC's 25th Anniversary Colloquium -
June 12-16, 2018
Improve your skills while celebrating with friends and colleagues in the Big Easy! Registration is now open for our 25th Anniversary Colloquium! This year's Colloquium features 7 advanced training institutes, 58 advanced training workshops, and 60 information/discussion roundtables which address all aspects of child maltreatment including prevention, cultural issues assessment, intervention and treatment with victims, perpetrators and families affected by physical, sexual and psychological abuse and neglect.
The Colloquium will include pre-conference institutes on topics ranging from Psychological Maltreatment to Trauma-Focused CBT, plenaries by Rev. Darrell LaRue Armstrong and Dr. Elizabeth Letourneau, and workshops designed for child protection, forensic interviewers, attorneys, law enforcement, practitioners in mental health, medicine and nursing, prevention, and public policy, and professional development for students and young professionals.
Continuing Education credits will be available for psychology, social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, law, law enforcement, and nursing.
Planning on attending the Colloquium? Be sure to check out our exciting events - including a Second Line parade, French Quarter Balcony fundraising event, and the chance to win dinner for two at one the finest restaurants in New Orleans!
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APSAC Forensic Interview Clinics
June 4-8, 2018, New Orleans, LA
July 9-13, 2018, Seattle, WA
October 22-26, 2018, Norfolk, VA
Interviews with children have received intense scrutiny in recent years and increasingly require specialized training and expertise. APSAC pioneered the Forensic Interview Training Clinic model to focus on the needs of professionals responsible for conducting forensic/investigative interviews with children in suspected abuse cases. This comprehensive clinic offers a unique opportunity to participate in an intensive training experience and have personal interaction with leading experts in the field of child forensic interviewing. Developed by top experts, APSAC's curriculum teaches a structured narrative interview approach that emphasizes best practices based on research and is guided by best interests of the child. Attendees will receive a balanced review of several protocols and will develop their own customized narrative interview approach based on the principles taught during the Clinic and contained in the 2012
APSAC Practice Guidelines on Forensic Interviewing in Cases of Suspected Child Abuse.
Interested in attending but need funding? We have some options:
1. Work with APSAC to apply for community foundation funding to attend.
2. Law Enforcement may be eligible for partial scholarships through the Katie Toth Memorial Fund.
Contact
Bri Stormer to learn more about these funding opportunities.
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APSAC offers customized training to fit your community's needs!
Contact Jim Campbell, Training Coordinator for more information.
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Do you know an exceptional APSAC colleague who deserves to be recognized?
The 2018 APSAC Award nominations are now open for the following award categories, for outstanding work in 2017:
- Outstanding Service - The Award recognizes a member who has made substantial contributions to APSAC through leadership and service to the Society
- Outstanding Professional - The Award recognizes a member who has made outstanding contributions to the field of child maltreatment and the advancement of APSAC's goals.
- Mark Chaffin Outstanding Research Career Achievement - The Award recognizes an APSAC member who has made repeated, significant and outstanding contributions to research on child maltreatment over her or his career.
- Outstanding Front Line Professional - The Award recognizes a front-line professional (e.g. child protection worker, law enforcement personnel, mental health counselor or medical professional) who demonstrates extraordinary dedication and skill in his or her direct care efforts on behalf of children and families.
- Outstanding Media Coverage - The Award recognizes a reporter or team of reporters in print, on-line or broadcast journalism whose coverage of child maltreatment issues shows exceptional knowledge, insight and sensitivity.
- Outstanding Research Article - The Award recognizes the authors of a research article judged to be a significant advancement to the field of child maltreatment.
- Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation - The Award recognizes an individual whose dissertation has the greatest potential for making a significant contribution to the child maltreatment theoretical and applied knowledge base.
- APSAC Prevention Award - The Award recognizes a practitioner or researcher, an agency, or an institution that has made outstanding contributions to the field of prevention of child maltreatment and to the advancement of APSAC's goals.
- Outstanding Service in the Advancement of Cultural Competency in Child Maltreatment Prevention and Intervention - The Award recognizes an individual, organization or agency that has made outstanding contributions to the advancement of cultural competency in child maltreatment prevention and intervention.
Requirements, qualifications, and past winners for all of our awards can be found using this link for
APSAC awards
.
Please ensure that all nominations are received by April 2
. Winners will be notified by April 13, 2018, and they will be publicly recognized June 13-16 at our 25th Annual Colloquium in New Orleans.
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New from APSAC: Child Maltreatment Academic Program Database
APSAC is proud to announce a new tool for prospective students to search for multidisciplinary academic programs related to child maltreatment. The database currently contains over 75 programs and allows prospective students to search filter and search for the programs that are relevant to their search. APSAC will continue to update the database regularly, so be sure to keep checking back for new programs!
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Reminder: Cast Your Vote for the 2018 Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is pleased to present the membership with the following highly qualified candidates to consider for election to the Board. Please vote before April 16!
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April Fund Raising Opportunity!
Many child maltreatment organizations consider April, Child Abuse Prevention Month, an ideal time for public education and fund raising. We invite you to join APSAC in our efforts by creating a personalized fund raising page on our platform. Proceeds can help support the growth and development of APSAC and can be shared with the non-profit child maltreatment organization of your choice. For more information, email
info@apsac.org.
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IAPSAC
Releases Position Paper on Mandatory Reporter Training
The Iowa Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (IAPSAC) has issued a position paper on Mandatory Reporter Training (MRT). In the paper, IAPSAC argues that the quality of MRT in Iowa is inadequate and that mandatory reporters leave with insufficient training on making reports to DHS and includes recommendations for improving MRT both in Iowa and across the U.S.
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Resources to Inform Your Work
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From the Child Abuse Prosecution Project
From the Child Welfare Information Gateway
From the CDC
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Have news of your own? Share it with
apsac@apsac.org
for the next member newsletter!
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