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2/9/2023 - 4/6/2023
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

General Admission (entire 9-week course): $145.00
APSAC Members and The New York Foundling Staff Admission: Free
13 CE Credits (Social Work & Psychology) Non Members: $50.00
13 CE Credits (Social Work & Psychology) APSAC Members and NY Foundling: $35.00
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.

All sessions will take place from 12:30pm to 2pm EST on Thursdays from February 9th to April 6th, 2023. The program will take place remotely through the use of live interactive webinars over Zoom.

The program consists of nine 90-minute 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:

February 9: Child Sexual Abuse: What the Research Tells Us with David Finkelhor, Ph.D.​

February 16: Moving Upstream to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse with Melissa Merrick, Ph.D.

February 23: The Prevention of Internet Sexual Exploitation with David Finkelhor, Ph.D.

March 2:  Are We Really Better Together? Sustaining successful Multi-Disciplinary Investigations of Child Sexual Abuse with Stacie Leblanc, JD, MEd

March 9: Child Sex Trafficking and Exploitation: Prevention and intervention with Jordan Greenbaum, MD.

March 16: When Child Abuse Hits Home: The Role of the Child Protection Worker in a Criminal Investigation of Child Sexual Abuse with Victor Vieth, JD, MA

March 23: Child Sexual Abuse: Developing communication/evaluative skills with children and parents as a primary prevention tool and assist with what to do when confronted with possible child sexual abuse and problematic sexual behaviors with Martin Finkel, DO

March 30: An Overview of Evidence-Based Trauma Interventions for Children and Adolescents Impacted by Child Sexual Abuse with Esther Deblinger, Ph.D. and Elisabeth Pollio, Ph.D.

April 6: Problematic Sexual Behaviors in Children: Assessment and Treatment Strategies with Jimmy Widdifield, Jr., MA


Cancellation Policy: Registered participants can cancel enrollment until the program start date and receive a full refund of the enrollment fee. There will be no refunds of the enrollment fee after the program start date. Cancellation requests must be submitted in writing to onlinetraining@apsac.org