Call for Proposals for APSAC's 28th Colloquium | Now Virtual!
2021 Colloquium Theme: Promoting Racial Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Across Disciplines and Organizations Addressing Child Maltreatment
Deadline: February 15, 2021
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APSAC is excited to announce that the 28th APSAC Colloquium is now completely virtual! The Call for Proposals for the 28th APSAC Colloquium will also be held virtually. Join APSAC July 11-15, 2021 for high-quality learning opportunities to child maltreatment researchers and practitioners across experience levels and professions. Sessions will be designated as beginning, intermediate, or advanced level content.APSAC is particularly interested in proposals for advanced level training related to:
Abusive Head Trauma
Best Practices in Child Abuse Prosecution
Child Torture and Trafficking
Children Exposed to Parental Conflict
Community Trauma-Resilience Awareness
Courtroom Processes and Procedures
Ending Corporal Punishment
Essentials for Childhood
Evidence Based Interventions for Trauma Treatment and Recovery
Forensic Interviewing of Children
Groundbreaking Research
Impact of COVID-19
Innovative Child Maltreatment Prevention Approaches
Institutional Violence Against Children
Mandated Reporting: Trainings and Challenges
Office of Civil Rights Compliance
Parental drug use
Predictive Analytics
Racist, Homophobic and other Targeted Violence Against Children
Refugee Families
Resilience and Protective Factors in Practice
Trauma Histories and Symptoms in Evaluation
Treatment of Children in Foster Care
APSAC also welcomes proposals on other topics related to child maltreatment. Note: APSAC is requiring that submissions address the Colloquium theme directly in at least one learning objective. Abstracts should be designed for professionals in mental health, social work, medicine and nursing, law, education, law enforcement, prevention, research, advocacy, child protective services, and allied fields.
Before you Begin: Please have the following materials ready:
Biographical sketches and resumes/CVs for all presenters
Brief abstract (30 words or fewer)
Full abstract (200 words or fewer)
Learning Objectives (at least three)
References/Citations (5 or more within the last ten years)
Abstracts may be accepted as advanced training sessions (60, 90 minutes/3 hrs/6 hrs), information sessions (60 minutes), research sessions (30 minutes) or poster sessions. You do not need to be a member of APSAC to submit an abstract. Be sure to have the following information handy when submitting your form:
Lead and co-presenter contact information
Curriculum vitae (or resumé)
Short presenter bio(s)
Session title
Description and abstract
Learning objectives
Supporting references/citations
Click to access the 2021 Call for Proposals online submission form for workshops, research, and poster sessions. The deadline is February 15, 2021 Abstracts may be accepted for presentation types other than what was submitted. Presenters will be given the opportunity to accept or decline that option. *PLEASE NOTE: Correspondence regarding this abstract submission will be directed to the lead presenter. Lead and co-presenters whose abstracts are accepted will receive a discount on the full conference registration fee. All presenters are expected to attend the Colloquium. APSAC does not pay any conference or travel expenses for presenters. Presenters are responsible for their own travel arrangements. For more information about the 2021 Colloquium, contact Jim Campbell.