On October 12 and 13, 2017, the Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection of the New York Foundling and APSAC co-sponsored the National Summit to End Corporal Punishment in the United States. The Summit brought together the leading national experts and researchers in the areas of corporal punishment and violence to children, representatives from national professional organizations and social change experts. The goals of the Summit were to develop a national strategy to end corporal punishment, create the framework for a national public health campaign and conceptualize the framework for a coordinating body to train professional staff, educate parents and disseminate information about evidence-based parent programs. The Summit was a huge success and a transition committee is being formed to implement the recommendations coming out of the Summit.
Still time to register for the Symposium on Psychological Maltreatment of Children
Join us for this one-day symposium featuring the authors of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children's Guidelines on:
The Investigation and Determination of Suspected Psychological Maltreatment of Children and Adolescents.
When: December 11, 2017 - 9:30 - 3:30 pm EST.
Where: Montclair State University Conference Center
G1 - Child Maltreatment Prevention Strategies Across the Social Ecology: This Institute will discuss child maltreatment prevention across the social ecology and explore individual, family, community, and societal responses to various forms of child maltreatment.
G2 - Advanced Issues on Child Sexual Abuse will discuss important current and emerging issues in child sexual abuse-what's new, what's novel, and what needs improvement.
APSAC offers customized training to fit your needs!
Contact Jim Campbell, Training Coordinator for more information.
Continue Your Professional Development by Renewing Your APSAC Membership !
Renewal time has begun.
Enhance your ability as a professional to respond to children and families affected by abuse and violence.
You won't want to miss opportunities to advance your career by participating in APSAC's many educational opportunities in 2018, including the Advanced Institutes in San Diego, our Forensic Interview Clinics and our 25th Anniversary Colloquium in New Orleans!
Do you work for a university offering programs in Child Maltreatment?
APSAC is creating an on-line, searchable database of academic programs with a focus on child maltreatment. Like APSAC' s membership, the database is intended to be multidisciplinary, allowing users to search across states, professional schools, departments, and degree types. In order to populate this database, we're asking for your help. Please complete this survey for programs where you hold a faculty or administrative position. Students are asked to pass this survey along to a program chair. This is a great opportunity to share information about your program with the thousands of people who visit the APSAC website. Please complete one survey for each program type as well as each credential offered. If you have any questions, please email Bri Stormer.
