The APSAC & Foundling Online Course is co-sponsored, in part, by the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children and the New York Foundling. The program offers up to a total of 10.00 contact hours for Psychology & 7.75 hours for Social Work. Continuing education credit is awarded on a module by module basis with completion of each module required in order to receive credit. Partial completion credit is not offered.

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The CE processing fee is $5 per CE for members, $10.00 per CE for non-members, and may be paid with registration online. Online Course participants must complete the full course or all modules purchased, graded post-tests after each module, and a comprehensive evaluation. Post-tests will consist of 10 questions, participants must score at least 70% to receive credit for the module. CE certificates cannot be awarded without the completion of the post-tests and evaluations.

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Instructions for Access

Participants may register for each individual module, any combination of modules, or the full Online Course consisting of all eight modules at anytime on the Online Course page of the APSAC website. Participants may also access the UltiPro distance learning portal at anytime via the Online Course page of the APSAC website. Registrants have access to the Online Course for six months after the time of their last login. After six months of inactivity, participant records will be deactivated. Participant records may be reinstated at anytime upon request, and all completion data will be maintained. Participants may register for and participate in the Online Course with or without purchasing CE credits. Refunds are also available upon request. Links to the MemberLeap registration portal for the Online Course are made available on the APSAC website and in all digital marketing materials. All registrants receive additional instructions for access via an automatic registration confirmation email from APSAC's MemberLeap portal, and a secondary registration confirmation from the Foundling containing information about the UltiPro portal.  Should participants have difficulty accessing their link, they are encouraged to contact APSAC at onlinetraining@apsac.org.

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Distance Learning Description

Participants can access the UltiPro portal at their convenience. The Online Course is self-paced and participants can complete modules at their own pace. Modules consist of presentations, videos, images and graphics, references, slides, charts and are followed by an evaluation and a grades post-test. All participants must complete the full evaluation to receive participation credit. Participants who purchased CEs must complete a post-test consisting of 10-20 questions and must score at least 70% of questions correctly on the graded post-test in order to qualify to receive credit for each module. Participants receive immediate feedback in post-tests regarding the accuracy of their responses and the reasons for the correct response. 

 

Psychology

The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. APSAC maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 

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Social Work

Types of Child Maltreatment, Course #3530, is approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to be offered by American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) as an individual course. Individual courses, not providers, are approved at the course level. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. ACE course approval period: 01/07/2022 - 01/07/2024. Social workers completing this course receive 2.75 General Social Work Practice continuing education credits.

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Medical Evaluation and Diagnosis of Child Abuse, Course #3531, is approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to be offered by American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) as an individual course. Individual courses, not providers, are approved at the course level. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. ACE course approval period:

01/07/2022 - 01/07/2024. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 General Social Work Practice continuing education credits.

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Treatment Interventions for Maltreated Children and their Families, Course #3532, is approved  by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE)  program to be offered by American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) as  an individual course. Individual courses, not providers, are approved at the course level. State  and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual  course may be accepted for continuing education credit. ACE course approval period:  01/07/2022 - 01/07/2024. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 General Social  Work Practice continuing education credits. 

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Understanding and Working Within Public Systems, Course #3533, is approved by the  Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to  be offered by American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) as an individual  course. Individual courses, not providers, are approved at the course level. State and  provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual  course may be accepted for continuing education credit. ACE course approval period:  01/07/2022 - 01/07/2024. Social workers completing this course receive 1 General Social Work  Practice continuing education credits.

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Crimes against Children, Course #3534, is approved by the Association of Social Work Boards  (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to be offered by American Professional  Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) as an individual course. Individual courses, not  providers, are approved at the course level. State and provincial regulatory boards have the  final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing  education credit. ACE course approval period: 01/07/2022 - 01/07/2024. Social workers  completing this course receive 1 General Social Work Practice continuing education credits.

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Certificate of Attendance

Completion certificates will be generated automatically when each module and post-test is completed. For registrants taking the entire course of all eight modules, CEU certificates will be generated at the end of the month in which the final module and all requirements are completed. For registrations receiving credit for fewer than eight modules, the certificate will be generated at the end of the month in which all requirements, including post-test and evaluation, are completed. All certificates will be sent via email to the address used for course registration.  

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Group Participation

Those attending in groups are also subject to the course completion requirements (must log in individually, and complete post test and evaluation).

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Commercial Support

APSAC receives no funds from any commercial organization for financial support of its activities in providing continuing education sponsorship of the Colloquium. The Institute’s sponsorship of this Conference does not imply endorsement of featured exhibits.

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Skill Level 

The Online Course has been rated as intermediate. Participants are urged to review module  descriptions for appropriateness for professional and personal development.

 

Instruction Methodology

The APSAC/Foundling On-line course modules includes multiple lectures delivered by national experts. Lectures are composed of slides, graphics, recorded videos, and references. All references and citations are included as part of the course materials. 

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Ethics Hours / Academic Credit 

The APSAC/Foundling On-line course  offers no “ethics hours”. The APSAC/Foundling On-line course offers no “academic” credit and CE hours awarded are not eligible toward fulfillment of a degree.   

 

Conflict of Interest Statement

All presenters, planners or anyone in a position to control the content of this continuing education activity have indicated that neither they nor their spouse/legally recognized domestic partner has any financial relationships with commercial interests related to the content of this activity.  

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ADA 

For accommodations on the basis of disability please contact: cwest@apsac.org.

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Cancellations

If you would like to request a refund for part or all of the Online Course, please contact onlinetraining@apsac.org.

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