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APSAC Publications
APSAC produces several publications. Use this page to review our offerings and order copies for your use. Select Online Publication Order Form to complete your order online. Publications are also available for purchase by mailing or faxing a downloadable and printable version of our Publication Order Form. Orders will be fulfilled once payment is received. Please allow 2-4 weeks for delivery.
| The APSAC Advisor |
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 The APSAC Advisor, is widely considered the most valuable quarterly news journal for professionals in the field of child abuse and neglect. It has been the most popular benefit of APSAC membership for years. The APSAC Advisor provides succinct, data-based, practice-oriented articles that keep interdisciplinary professionals informed of the latest developments in policy and practice the field of child maltreatment. Questions about member status/lapses in subscriptions to APSAC Advisor should be directed to APSAC headquarters at 877.402.7722.
The Editor-in-Chief of APSAC Advisor is:
Judith S. Rycus, Ph.D.
Institute for Human Services and the
North American Resource Center for Child Welfare
Columbus, OH
614.251.6000
jsrycus@aol.com
APSAC may have back issues, in print or electronically, of past issues. Please contact APSAC for more information.
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| Child Maltreatment Journal |
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 The Journal of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
APSAC's quarterly journal, meets the need for interdisciplinary education with articles covering a wide variety of disciplines and every aspect of child maltreatment: prevention, intervention, and treatment of neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse and psychological maltreatment. Recognizing that high quality original research in the field of child abuse and neglect can and should have an immediate impact on the quality of children's lives, the editors of Child Maltreatment are committed to creating a policy and practice-oriented journal that advances the scientific knowledge base and is readily accessible to a diverse audience.
Non-members wishing to subscribe to the journal should contact Sage Publications,
2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 (telephone: 800-818-SAGE).
The Editor-in-Chief of Child Maltreatment is:
Candice Feiring, PhD
Senior Research Scholar
The College of New Jersey
2000 Pennington Rd.
Ewing, NJ 08628
Ph: 609-771-2649
E-mail: childmaltreatment@tcnj.edu
The Editorial Assistant of Child Maltreatment is:
Judy Donlin
Ph: 248-808-7077
E-mail: childmaltreatment@tcnj.edu
Due to the public interest in the article about Jane Doe's videotaped recollection of childhood sexual abuse published in the 1997 Volume of Child Maltreatment, Sage Publications, the authors, Jane Doe, and APSAC have agreed to make this article and the accompanying commentaries available.
Each document is in PDF format and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click Here to download.
"Jane Doe's Recollection" - David L. Corwin and Erna Olafson
"Expressive Behavior and a Traumatic Memory" - Paul Ekman
"Commentary" - Frank W. Putnam
"Exploring Jane Doe's Picture of Pain" - Judith Armstrong
"Changing the Past to Serve the Present" - Ulric Neisser
"Reflections on Memory Discovery" - Jonathan W. Schooler
"Sex Abuse, Lives, and Videotape" - D. Stephen Lindsay
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| NEW...THIRD EDITION NOW AVAILABLE...The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment |
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 The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment, Third Edition.
Edited by John E. B. Myers, University of the Pacific
Offering the most comprehensive exploration of child abuse for emerging scholars and professionals alike.
Covering all aspects of child maltreatment—from prevention to intervention to treatment to the legal system—this seminal resource brims with the latest research and practical information from leading scholars that both future and current professionals can use.
Key Features
- With approximately 80% new material and a completely reorganized structure, this resource has been thoroughly updated to reflect the newest scholarship
- Some of the most notable experts from social work, medicine, mental health, nursing, law enforcement, and law have contributed to this volume
- The editor and contributing authors deftly incorporate both theory and practical guidance throughout
This Handbook offers a test bank for instructors and supplemental journal articles for students and quizzes on the companion Web site at www.sagepub.com/myers3e.
The book is equally valuable for the newest student in Child Abuse and Child Welfare courses in social work and other allied departments as well as the most seasoned veteran.
Paperback Edition
$63.96 Members; $79.95 Non-Members
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| APSAC Code of Ethics |
 APSAC Code of Ethics By APSAC's Ethics Committee. Jon Conte, PhD, chair. (Free to Members) The APSAC Code of Ethics outlines principles and standards of conduct which APSAC members expect of themselves and of each other. Addresses relationships with clients, confidentiality and privacy, professional competence, nondiscrimination, and other topics of concern to APSAC members and other professionals.
APSAC Code of Ethics
Free for Members; $10 Non-Members
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| APSAC Glossary of Terms |
 Glossary of Terms and the Interpretations of Findings for Child Sexual Abuse Evidentiary Examinations
Written by Interpretation of Physical Findings in Sexual Abuse subcommittee headed by John McCann, MD copyright 1998 APSAC.
This document was developed to further clarify the terminology currently being used in the field of childhood sexual abuse and to assist professionals attempting to determine the significance of ano-genital findings. The glossary was prepared to assist other professionals who conduct or endeavor to interpret child sexual abuse medical evaluations or who may use APSAC's Practice Guidelines: Descriptive Terminology in Child Sexual Avuse Medical Evaluations. Whenever possible the definitions used in this document were taken from those Guidelines. The interpretation used in this document have been derived from studies previously published in peer reviewed journals and a conscious attempt was made to avoid unsubstantiated interpretations of ano-genital findings.
APSAC Glossary of Terms
$10 Members; $20 Non-Members
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