What's New
Infant Child Safety for Parents (click here to read article)
Helpful Articles For The 10TH Anniversary Of The September 11 Attacks (click on the titles below to view)
TALKING TO YOUR CHILD ABOUT 9/11: WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?
9/11 ANNIVERSARY REACTIONS- WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT?
WEB-BASED TRAINING ON THE IDENTIFICATION AND REPORTING OF CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT FOR MANDATED REPORTERS
The NYSPCC now offers training on identifying and report child abuse and maltreatment in a convenient web-based format. You may take this course to satisfy this component of the New York State professional licensing process. All course materials are online and downloadable for off-ine study. Registration for the course, and electronic payment of the $30.00 course fee, gives the registrant access to an on-line test based on the contents of the course materials. Upon successful completion of the test, participants will receive a Certificate of Completion which they may submit, along with other required documentation, for their New York State licensure. To register or for more information about the web-based training, please click the link below.
http://www.nyspcc.org/nyspcc/exam/
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ANNUAL REPORT
Please click here to view The NYSPCC's 2010 Annual Report.
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THE NYSPCC IN THE MEDIA
(Please click on the article to view)
2011
CBS News Eye on Parenting - "What Everyone Should Know about Child Abuse"
PIX 11 Morning News - "April is Child Abuse Prevention Month"
HUFFPOST Living - "Child Abuse: See Something? Hear Something? Please, Say Something!"
HUFFPOST Living - "How to Talk to Your Child About Sexual Abuse"
Babycenter.com - "Parenting Stress: 7 Ways to take a Breather"
Brooklyn Daily Eagle - "Help Prevent Child Abuse: Text in Your Donation"
Bed-StuyPatch - "Child Abuse Prevention and Recovery in Communities Like Bed-Stuy"
Family Court Review - "Raising the Bar: Why Supervised Visitation Providers Should be Required to Meet Standards for Service Provision"
The Denver Post - "Boulder Journalist Hopes her Book Helps End Sex Abuse of Children"
Woman's Day - "How Do You Know When Your Child is Old Enough to Babysit?"
APSAC Alert - "Supporting Child Protective Services (CPS) Staff Following a Child Fatality and Other Critical Incidents"
2010
APSAC Advisor - "Supporting Child Protective Services (CPS) Staff Following a Child Fatality and Other Critical Incidents"
Q Magazine - "Far From Child's Play"
2009
The New York Times - "Case Shined First Light on Abuse of Children"
2008
Social Work Today - "Crisis Debriefing for CPS: Restoring Resiliency Response"
2007
The New York Times - "In Custody Fights, a Hurdle for the Poor"
ParentGuide News - "Parent Alert – Steps to take if you think a Child is being Abused"
Social Work - "Secondary Traumatic Stress in Social Workers Responding to the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks"
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THE NYSPCC CONTINUES TO LECTURE NATIONALLY ON
CHILD WELFARE ISSUES
The NYSPCC continues to lecture nationally on child welfare issues. In 2010, The NYSPCC trained approximately 800 professionals at national and state conferences which included:
- Prevent Child Abuse New York
- National Supervised Visitation Network
- New York State Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
- Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists
- National District Attorney's Association for the Prosecution of Child Sexual Abuse
- International Society on Traumatic Stress Studies
- Nassau County Department of Social Services
- New York City Family Court
This work is continuing in 2011. Trainings are scheduled at the following conferences:
- National Children's Alliance
- Prevent Child Abuse New York
- National Supervised Visitation Network
- American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
- The Field Center for Children's Policy, Practice & Research at the University of Pennsylvania
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