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18th Annual Colloquium    Sheraton New Orleans Hotel    New Orleans, LA  June 23-26, 2010

Pre-Conference Advance Training Institutes   Pre-Conference Cultural Institute

18th Annual Colloquium   Continuing Education Credits   General Information

Exhibitors and Sponsors   Download Conference Brochure (PDF)

About the Colloquium 

Welcome! The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children is proud to bring you the 18th Annual APSAC Colloquium. 

This year we offer 95 institutes and workshops which address all aspects of child maltreatment  including prevention, assessment, intervention and treatment with victims, perpetrators and families affected by physical, sexual and psychological abuse and neglect. Cultural considerations will also be addressed.

Seminars have been designed primarily for professionals in mental health, medicine and nursing, law, law enforcement, education, prevention, research, advocacy, child protection services, and allied fields.

The educational goal of APSAC’s Colloquium is to foster professional excellence in the field of child maltreatment by providing interdisciplinary professional education.

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Apply state of the art treatment methods when working with abused and neglected children.
• Utilize the most up-to-date information concerning working with abused and neglected children to improve patient care
• Prepare and report quality testimony in court cases, both as experts and as witnesses.
• Identify physical abuse, sexual abuse and neglect in children.
• Apply model examination and treatment techniques for abused/neglected children.

We look forward to seeing you in New Orleans!

Colloquium Location/Lodging...In the Heart of New Orleans 

The conference hotel, the Sheraton New Orleans, is located on historic Canal Street, bordering the French Quarter and just a few blocks from Bourbon Street, the Mississippi River, Harrah's Casino, the Aquarium of the Americas, world-class shopping, entertainment and award-winning restaurants.

For convenient arrivals or departures, Louis Armstrong International Airport (MSY) is a mere 15-minute commute with shuttle and taxi options.

The discounted rate for conference attendees is $159 per night. These rates are available until May 26, 2010, or until the block is exhausted, whichever is first.  Reservations can be made by calling Sheraton reservations at 1-888-627-7033 or online at http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/apsac1.  Please be sure to ask for the APSAC special rate.   We urge you to make your hotel reservations early.

Plenary Speaker: The Impact of Trauma and Neglect on the Developing Child

Dr. Bruce D. Perry (MD, PhD) is the senior fellow of The Child Trauma Academy, a Houston-based nonprofit organization that promotes innovations in service, research, and education in child maltreatment and childhood trauma (www.childtraumaacademy.org).

He is the author, with Maia Szalavitz, of The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing, a popular book based on his work with maltreated children and Born For Love: Why Empathy is Essential and Endangered, to be published in April of 2010. For the last 20 years Dr. Perry has been an active teacher, clinician, and researcher in children’s mental health and the neurosciences, holding a variety of academic positions.

His experience as a clinician and a researcher with traumatized children has led many community and governmental agencies to consult Dr. Perry following high-profile incidents involving traumatized children.  These include the Branch Davidian siege, the Oklahoma City bombing, the Columbine school shootings, the September 11th terrorist attacks and the Katrina and Rita hurricanes.

Colloquium Events

Advanced Training Institutes

This year APSAC will be offering day long advanced training Institutes as part of the Pre-Conference offerings. (Additional fee required, see appropriate box on registration form)

Cultural Institute

This is APSAC’s 11th institute on cultural issues in child maltreatment.  Seminars offered at the institute are designed to help professionals acquire the skills needed to work with diverse populations and to understand the impact of culture on experiences of child maltreatment.  (Additional fee required, see appropriate box on registration form)

Cultural Diversity Networking Session (No additional fee, no pre-registration is required) 

Welcome Reception and Poster Presentations

Poster presentations of research, practice, and program innovations will give you the opportunity to examine your colleagues’ recent work.  (No additional fee, pre-registration is required – see appropriate box on registration form) 

William Friedrich Memorial Lecture, Luncheon and Awards Ceremony

The William Friedrich Memorial Lecture was created by APSAC to honor the many contributions and memory of William Friedrich, researcher, teacher, clinician, and friend to professionals working in child abuse & neglect. (No additional fee, pre-registration is required – see appropriate box on registration form)

Colloquium Collaborations

The International Society on the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) will be co-sponsoring workshops during the cultural institute.

The National Center on Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC) are providing several workshops throughout the Colloquium focusing on law enforcement and child maltreatment issues.

These collaborations will open up the opportunity for more networking for professionals interested in the area of child maltreatment. Each sponsored workshop is indicated throughout the agenda by asterisks.

Program Categories

The Colloquium is divided into tracks that focus on specific topics.  The following is a list of the different categories offered over the course of the training:

ADMIN = Administration

CD = Cultural Diversity

CP = Child Protection

INTD = Interdisciplinary

INTV = Interviewing

LAW = Law

MH = Mental Health

M&N = Medicine and Nursing

PREV = Prevention

RES = Research

Presentation Skills Level

(Beginning/Intermediate/Advance)

Registration Fees

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