Section on Child Maltreatment Newsletter
A newsletter of Div. 37
September 2017
|Vol. 22, No. 2
Featured Article
Best Practices
- Dynamics of abuse and disclosure for children with special needs
Developmentally supportive forensic interview protocols are needed to assist in obtaining disclosures of abuse from children with special needs.
Public Policy
- Status of federal policy action on children, youth and families and related resources – summer 2017
An update from the APA Public Interest-Government Relations Office (PI-GRO).
Federal Policy Opportunities
- Child maltreatment bills in the Senate
An update from Member-at-Large Angelique Day on federal bills related to child maltreatment.
Early Career Psychologist Column
- Spotlight on early career psychologists within the field of child maltreatment
The ECP column spotlights early career psychologists within the field of child maltreatment. Our current ECP is a great role model for members interested in a career within a direct care setting working with trauma-exposed youth.
Student's Corner
- How to choose a research topic in the field of child maltreatment
Section student representatives offer their recommendations and share resources for how to write a research paper.
Div. 37 Interview
- Interview with Jessica Bartlett, PhD
Bartlett, current senior research scientist at Child Trends and former recipient of the section's Dissertation Award, offers advice to graduate students studying child maltreatment.
Publications and Resources Corner
- Section members' recent projects and publications
Blog posts, newsletters, reports, journal articles, books or other publications or resources that might be of interest to our members.