Association of Professionals Solving the Abuse of Children. In partnership with The New York Foundling
Systemic Racism in Child Welfare Certificate Program Lectures 3 and 4 Registration - LMS Viewing


Location: APSAC LMS





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Event Description
Note: The live event has passed. This is the registration to view Systemic Racism in Child Welfare Lectures 3 and 4 on the APSAC Learning Management System. Viewing these programs on the LMS will count towards the certificate but are not eligible for CE credit. Please direct any questions to info@apsac.org
 

Lecture 3: Disproportionate Representation: The Intersection of Race, Religion, and Region in America's Welfare System
Presenter: Darrel Armstrong, M.Div., Ed.S.-MFT, D.D.

Darrell Armstrong, M.Div., Ed.s., MFT, D.D., is pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church (Trenton, NJ) a thriving multicultural and multigenerational community of faith, which under Armstrong’s leadership became the first house of worship in the US to officially declare itself a No-Hit Zone. His policy training at Stanford University (BA in Public Policy), training at Princeton Theological Seminary (M.Div.), and therapeutic/ clinical training at The College of New Jersey (Ed.S. in marriage & family therapy) have uniquely prepared him to be a respected voice in the national and international child welfare/family strengthening communities. He is a certified master-trainer in NPCL’s Fatherhood/Responsible Male Involvement. In 2016, he was appointed the Chief Administrative Officer to the United Nations by the Baptist World Alliance where he advocates for Human Rights and espouses Family Strengthening policies and practices on a global level. Service to APSAC includes as a 2017 founding member of the National Initiative to End Corporal Punishment and 2018 Colloquium keynote speaker. He continues to actively serve on multiple committees, including the Faith Committee.​

 

Lecture 4: Racism Amid Child Welfare Oversight: The Impact on Black Children and Families
Presenter: Darcey Merritt, MSW, PhD

This session will address the prevalence of disproportionality within the child welfare system as a result of systemic racism and oppression embedded in such institutions. Participants will be introduced to ways in which systemic racism impacts Black child welfare involved children and families and will brainstorm ideas for improving outcomes.


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This registration will cover both lectures. Particpants will have the option to purchase to watch the lecutres live or view them later on the APSAC LMS. 

Psychology and Social Work CE credits are available for this session. Participants must attend in-person to receive credits.