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| 5/28/2026 -5/28/2026 | General Admission (individual session): $30.00 APSAC Members and The New York Foundling Staff Admission: Free 1 CE Credit (Social Work & Psychology) Non-Members: $30.00 1 CE Credit (Social Work & Psychology) APSAC Members and NY Foundling: $20.00 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. Target Audience and Content Level: Multidisciplinary professionals / Intermediate Interactive, Live Zoom We would love to see you! Please be prepared to have your camera on whenever possible. It helps create a more connected and engaging experience for everyone. If you need to turn it off, we trust you to take care of yourself. If you are requesting continuing education credit, being on camera is required for verification purposes. We appreciate your understanding and participation! Title: Duck, Duck, Grey Duck: Conducting Suspect Identification Lineups with Children Presenter: Amy J. Russell, MSEd, JD, NCC Bio: Amy Russell is an attorney and national certified counselor who has worked with victims of violence and trauma in several capacities, including interviewer for suspected child victims and witnesses of state and federal crimes; counselor for survivors of homicide victims; and pro bono attorney for children in dependency court. She has served as director of several Children's Advocacy Centers; provided national and international training on child abuse and exploitation; serves as an expert witness in child maltreatment cases at the local and federal level; and authored multiple articles on forensic interviewing, child maltreatment and vicarious trauma. Description: Children experience exploitation and witness violence, and may be asked to identify unknown suspects during the course of an investigation. However, children may fail to correctly identify a suspect for multiple reasons. This presentation will review the research on child eyewitness lineup identification; identify issues that may lead to incorrect suspect identifications; and discuss techniques to improve children’s eyewitness accuracy in lineup identifications. Learning objectives: 1. Understand the research on child eyewitness suspect lineup identification, including issues of eyewitness bias, and how it connects to child abuse forensic interviews and investigations
2. Identify memory and trauma issues that may lead children to incorrectly identify a suspect in lineups 3. Discuss techniques to improve children’s eyewitness accuracy in suspect lineup identification procedures References available upon request. Registration will remain open through the start of the WebinarZoom Webinar System Requirements For the best experience, use a computer or mobile device with a stable internet connection. Please have the latest version of Zoom installed, along with working speakers and a microphone. A webcam is required if you're requesting continuing education credit. CE Course Completion Steps
Accessibility Accommodations: To request accessibility accommodations, please contact APSAC at onlinetraining@apsac.org. Provider Statements: Social Work: The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC), provider #1622, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB ), www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education ( ACE ) program. APSAC maintains responsibility for the program. ASWB Approval Period: 7/27/2025-7/27/2028. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval for continuing education credits. The Social worker participating in this conference received 1 continuing education clock hours.” Psychology: The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Inc (APSAC) is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. Cancellations and Refunds: 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. Questions and Concerns: Please contact the APSAC team at onlinetraining@apsac.org 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. more info... |



