APA Division 37 Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice

Do you know someone who should be recognized with a Division 37 Award? Consider nominating them for the Diane J. Willis Early Career, Nicholas Hobbs, Child and Family Psychologist, or Distinguished Contribution to Child Advocacy Awards! More information on awards may be found here: https://loom.ly/q2hycL8

FREE DIV 37 WEBINAR! We invite you to join us for a navigating graduate school webinar on Wednesday, October 23 at 6:00 PM CDT/7:00 PM EDT—Translatable Skills to Hone in Graduate School. Register here: https://loom.ly/k1GtbAY

Have you advanced public understanding of mental health and improvement of the well-being of children and families through policy and service? Do you know someone else who has? Consider submitting a nomination letter, CV, and two letters of support for the Diane J Willis Award. Applications are due Janurary 31, 2025. Learn more here: https://loom.ly/wEtBRek

In December 2018, 2,737 immigrant children were separated from their parents. Many children separated from their families tend to be under the age of 4. Read about the impact of trauma on youth here: https://loom.ly/FJcmoXY #div37 #apa

The American Psychological Association is seeking comments on its Clinical Practice Guide for the Treatment of PTSD. You can comment here: https://loom.ly/_qSz5P8. #apa #div37 #psychology

Please join Division 37 for a CE-eligible webinar with Dr. Tess Neal "Eight Best Practices for Forensic Assessment in Child and Family Cases" on Monday, September 30th, 12 pm EST. RSVP here: https://loom.ly/xTh1Gm8 and get credits here: https://loom.ly/DBoKDKs

This is a reminder to join Division 37 on September 30th at Noon PST for a CE-Eligible Webinar: "Eight Best Practices for Forensic Assessment in Child and Family Cases". This discussion will center on 1) how research can inform forensic assessment, 2) eight best practices for assessment in child and family cases and 3) high qualtity resources for improving forensic assessment practices. Register here: https://loom.ly/xTh1Gm8. Purchase CE credits here: https://loom.ly/DBoKDKs

Member Monday! Boyun Kim is a mixed-methodologist with a concentration in statistics. She completed courses at the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) program at U of M during the summer of 2023. Currently, she works as a statistician for the OU William Beaumont School of Medicine and as a qualitative researcher for the Teacher Development and Educational Studies department. In June 2024, at the National Research Conference on Early Childhood (NRCEC), she will co-present results from the KEA research project led by Dr. Wakabayashi. Moreover, she co-authored a paper for the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), which will be submitted for publication and anticipated in 2024, but potentially delayed until 2025 due to the review process. “Intersections of Sensemaking, Teaching Practices, and Equity and Justice: Comparing Two Elementary Teacher Education Programs” This paper is one slice of a larger study conducted by Drs. Amber S. Bismack and Patricia Bills in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Oakland University. The study is guided by the following question: “How does a practice-based elementary education program designed to integrate equity and justice influence novice elementary teachers’ justice-oriented teaching for scientific sensemaking compared to the influences of a traditional teacher education program?” The study is funded by a Spencer Foundation Small Research Grant awarded to Drs. Amber S. Bismack and Patricia Bills. For future research, her interest is in the Evaluation/Assessment of Early childhood education policies, systems, and funding.

Congratulations to Selena Baca for winning Divison 37's Award for issues relevant to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for her project "Trauma Exposure and Internalizing Symptoms: Role of Sense of Community and Ethnicity." Thank you to all the other applicants who applied!

Member spotlight! Gabriella Cawley is a doctoral student in Psychology at Georgetown University. She is pursuing a concentration in Human Development and Public Policy and is concurrently enrolled in the McCourt School's Master of Public Policy program. Prior to her graduate studies, she earned a BS in Human Development with Distinction from Cornell University. Her research interests lie at the intersection of psychology and the law, including such topics as risk-taking in adolescence, developmentally appropriate practices in juvenile justice, and community-based justice initiatives.