skip to main content
  • APA.org
  • APA Style
  • APA Services
  • Divisions
  • Help
  • MyAPA
  • (Log Out)
  • Log In
Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice
Search Menu
  • Leadership
  • Membership
  • Awards
  • Publications
  • Resources
  • Sections
  • About
  • Home // Div. 37 // Publications // Newsletters // 06

    Section on Child Maltreatment Newsletter

    A newsletter of Div. 37
    • Browse All Issues
    June 2018 PDF icon Download Issue (PDF, 3MB)

    Featured Article

    President’s column

    By Jennie Noll

    A reminder for researchers and clinicians to remain engaged in advocacy efforts on a continual basis to help policymakers find specific solutions to persistent problems.

    Tribute

    • An extraordinary legacy for Div. 37 and the Section on Child Maltreatment
      Gail G. Goodman, PhD, and Bette L. Bottoms, PhD, pay tribute to Karen Saywitz, PhD, former Div. 37 president, stellar intellectual, pioneer in the scientific study of child forensic interviewing, warm and wise supporter of mental health for children and families and highly effective and determined child advocate.
      By Gail S. Goodman and Bette L. Bottoms, PhD

    Promising Practice

    • PC-CARE: a promising brief parent-child intervention
      Following Parent-Child Care (PC-CARE), parents report significant improvements in children’s disruptive behaviors, reductions in overall trauma symptoms and less parenting stress.
      By Brandi Hawk, PhD, Susan G. Timmer, PhD, and Anthony J. Urquiza, PhD

    Public Policy

    • Federal policy status update – spring 2018
      An update from the APA Public Interest-Government Relations Office (PI-GRO).
      By Micah A. Haskell-Hoehl

    Federal Policy Opportunities

    • New federal law restructures the federal financing of child welfare, increases focus on prevention efforts
      An update on federal bills related to child welfare.
      By Angelique Day, PhD, and Joel Crumé

    Case notes

    • The pediatric health threat of gun violence: how the current congressional spending bill undermines prevention efforts
      A repeal of the Dickey Amendment would empower us to march forward in the fight against this public–and more poignantly–pediatric health crisis.
      By Lesley Kroupa

    Early Career Psychologist Column

    • Spotlight on early career psychologists (ECP) in the field of child maltreatment
      Our featured ECP is a great role model for members interested in a career within a consulting and program evaluation setting working with children and their families.
      By Helen Milojevich, PhD

    Student Corner

    • Meet the Student Advisory Board members
      New and returning Student Advisory Board members describe their current research and future plans.

    Spotlight on Diversity Research

    • How gender norms are reinforced through violence against adolescent girls in two conflict-affected populations
      New qualitative research reveals the ways in which cultural norms and gender roles contribute to the high prevalence of violence against adolescent girls.
      By Amanda Hasselle
    • Contact Us
    ▲ BACK TO TOP
    • Div. 37 Home
    • Contact Div. 37
    • Contact APA
    • Privacy Statement
    • Terms of Use
    • Accessibility

    © 2022 APA Div. 37: Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice
    750 First St. NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242
    Telephone: (202) 336-5500. TDD/TTY: (202) 336-6123
    Email Div. 37 for permission to reproduce any of this web content.