Free Registration The purpose of this APSAC chat webinar is to celebrate the accomplishments of African American professionals from the past and present. These individuals have made a significant contribution to our knowledge, understanding and practice in serving abused and neglected children. Our goal is to recognize outstanding African American practitioners, administrators, educators, and researchers that were leaders in the field during the period of the 1970’s to the late 1990’s. This historical lens of child maltreatment will focus on pioneers/leaders across the spectrum of researchers ..read more

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Register This webinar is the fourth in the APSAC 2024 State Chapter Webinar Series APSAC Members: Free Non-Member Registration: $30  Title: Detect and Protect: The Dentist's Role in Identifying and Reporting Orofacial Child Abuse, Neglect, and Endangerment presented by Polly Iben, DDS ..read more

Register Here Title: Resilience & Resistance: Black Youth and Family’s Navigation of Racism-Related Stress Description: Keniston (1978) asserted that Black youth are “the most endangered children in our society.” Indeed, Black children and teenagers are exposed to myriad adversities, particularly those that emanate from the legacy of racism in this country. Yet, despite deficit-oriented narratives concerning them, Black youth—and their families—have continued to demonstrate remarkable psychosocial resilience. This resilience is cultivated drawing upon racial-ethnic protective factors ..read more

Register Here Title: Kids & Drugs: An Exploration of Adolescent Substance Use & Related Issues Description:  In the United States, drugs generally are a major public health burden as a source of morbidity, mortality, family disruption, and criminalization. Substance use in particular, typically beginning during adolescence, has historically been viewed as a “character flaw” rather than a mental health issue. In large part due to stigma along with poor education, and general lack of society’s prioritization of youth, we are facing the unprecedented circumstance of increasing a ..read more

Free Registration Title: Are Child Welfare Case Outcomes Black and White? Responding to Race Disparities Perceived by Permanency Professionals and Caregivers of Black Children Description: When children are removed from their homes because of neglect or abuse, the goal of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is to return them to a loving, safe, stable, and permanent home as soon as possible. Ideally, children are reunified with their parents, but when this cannot be done safely, the alternatives are often adoption or guardianship. Unfortunately, the most recent statistics sh ..read more

This webinar is the second in the APSAC 2024 State Chapter Webinar Series Register APSAC Members: Free Non-Member Registration: $30  Webinar Description: The failure of the “system” to protect children involved in family court proceedings is a problem encountered by all disciplines involved in child protection. Social workers, law enforcement officers, prosecutors, clinicians, MDs, victim advocates and judges all fall victim to the misconceptions and procedural derailments that afflict this difficult and time-consuming area of child protection. Too often professionals’ eyes glaze over whe ..read more

This webinar is the first in the APSAC 2024 State Chapter Webinar Series Register APSAC Members: Free Non-Member Registration: $30  Title: Assessing False Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse and Issues Regarding Recantation presented by Lawrence Jay Braunstein, J.D and Anne H. Meltzer, Psy.D Description: This workshop will explore the process of analyzing whether allegations of child sexual abuse are false. Issues regarding recantation will also be addressed.  Cancellations: No cancellations. No refunds. Registration is transferable. Requests for transfer to a future eve ..read more

Register Here General Admission (all 6 sessions): $90.00 APSAC Members and The New York Foundling Staff Admission: Free 6 CE Credits (Social Work & Psychology) Non-Members: $90.00 6 CE Credits (Social Work & Psychology) APSAC Members and NY Foundling: $60.00 APSAC Members: You will receive your discount automatically when registering. The New York Foundling Staff: Please email FontanaCenter@nyfoundling.org to request your entry code. General Admission (individual sessions): $30.00 APSAC Members and The New York Foundling Staff Admission: Free 1 CE Credit (Social Work & Psychology ..read more

Register Here Series Description: This four-part series examines contemporary challenges among young black males, focusing on disparities and disproportionalities. Title: Harm, Hip-Hop & Healing: Young Black Males’ Musical Medicine Description: African-American youth – particularly males – face a multitude of historic and contemporary traumatic stressors that impede or obstruct holistic healthy development. These types of traumas manifest in multiple settings and points on the developmental timeline to the mental, emotional, and physical detriment of these youth. Culturally-grounded approa ..read more