Calendar of Events - The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children

The APSAC Racial Justice Section is a part of our enduring commitment to work towards ending racism and implicit bias in the field of child maltreatment. This mission requires all of our participation, listening closely to others, learning, changing ourselves, and changing our practices. You are invited to share observations and experiences, discuss challenges that we face as child abuse professionals, and provide each other with collegial support.

The section is chaired by Ernestine Briggs-King, PhD, and co-chaired by Nuria Olid, MA.

Skill Level: Introductory / Intermediate 
General Admission (entire 9-week course): $160.00
APSAC Members and The New York Foundling Staff Admission: Free
Up to 18 CE Credits (Social Work & Psychology) Non-Members: $90.00
Up to 18 CE Credits (Social Work & Psychology) APSAC Members and NY Foundling: $60
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.

Please contact FontanaCenter@nyfoundling.org if you would like to receive NY State CE credits for psychology, mental health counseling, or social work

All sessions will take place from 12:00pm to 2pm ET once a week from March 5th to April 30th, 2025 remotely through the use of live interactive webinars over Zoom.

The program consists of nine 2 hour sessions. Applicants must register for the entire 9-week program. The training program will offer participating professionals the opportunity to acquire or enhance the competencies, skills and insights necessary to effectively work with children and families in the child welfare system. Please see course descriptions and course presenters below. All nine courses will be led by national experts in the field of child welfare and child maltreatment.


Event Details Coming Soon!

March 5th:  Block Physical Abuse: Solutions presented by Stacie LeBlanc, JD, MEd, FAPSAC & Darrell Armstrong, EdS-MFT, MDiv, DDiv

March 12th: Baffling, Bizarre, Beyond Belief Child Abuse Cases presented by Debra Esernio-Jenssen, MD, FAAP 
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(FRIDAY) March 21st: Beyond Physical Abuse: Mimics of Maltreatment presented by Michelle Greene, DO
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March 26th: Brains: Abusive Head Trauma presented by Randell Alexander, MD, PhD
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April 2nd: Burns: Pediatric Burns and Their Medical Mimics in Child Maltreatment presented by Lauren Burge, MD
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April 9th: Bull: Medical Child Abuse: Detecting, Surviving and Healing from Unprecedented Bull presented by Rebecca Gill, MD, Jordyn Hope & Brian Fleming

April 16th: Bones/Fractures presented by Dr. Adrienne Atzemis

April 23rd: Brains and Backlash: Medical Diagnosis, Legal Controversies, and Prevention Strategies for Abusive Head Trauma presented by Vincent J. Palusci, MD, MS, FAAP, FAPSAC
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April 30th: Bruises and other Boo-Boos: Skin Injury presented by Dr. Adrienne Atzemis

April 30th: Beyond the Bruises: Blueprints for Prevention presented by Stacie LeBlanc, JD, MEd, FAPSAC 



Cancellations:
No cancellations. No refunds. Registration is transferable. Requests for transfer to a future event will also be considered on a case-by-case basis. If you have any questions please email us at onlinetraining@apsac.org.