CAPSAC - Submissions

Paul Crissey Graduate Student Research Award

The California Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (CAPSAC) annually awards a grant of $750 for outstanding research by a graduate student (or early career professional up to one-year post MA/PhD) in the field of child maltreatment, child welfare, foster care, or a related topic. The recipient will also receive a one-year membership to APSAC (American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children) and CAPSAC.

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SUBMISSION INFORMATION

Applicants must:

Be a graduate student within one year of completion (before or after) of a Master’s or Doctoral degree from an accredited California educational program.
Submit a one thousand-word summary of the research in progress or completed study in the field of child maltreatment.
Submit one or two letters of recommendation from faculty members or academic readers who are familiar with your research.
Be available to receive the award and present an overview of the study at a CAPSAC meeting or CAPSAC online event in 2025.
Agree to the publication of the submitted summary in the CAPSAC newsletter, The Consultant, and/or posting on the CAPSAC website.

For questions, contact Susan Hardie, PhD

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Deadline: March 1, 2025

Neal Snyder Outstanding Service Award

The Neal Snyder Outstanding Service Award recipient will be selected from among the nominees by the CAPSAC Board of Directors and presented with the Neal Snyder Outstanding Service Award certificate as well as a one-year membership to APSAC/CAPSAC at a CAPSAC meeting or online training event. Also, an article about the recipient will be published in the CAPSAC newsletter The Consultant and posted on the CAPSAC website.

Nominees should exhibit outstanding service in the area of child maltreatment and also model outstanding professionalism and have made contributions in the area of child maltreatment.

More information about this reward and recipients.

NOMINATION INFORMATION

Any professional in California may submit nominations. Nominees cannot be CAPSAC Board Members or CAPSAC Executive Committee Members.

Nominees should demonstrate the mission and goals of CAPSAC:

The mission of CAPSAC is to improve the effort and response of professionals working with children who have experienced abuse and neglect.
The goals of CAPSAC are to promote collaboration among all disciplines working in the area of child protection, to promote education on child maltreatment of professionals and community members who work with children, to promote research on child abuse and neglect in the areas of prevention, identification, intervention, and treatment, and to promote appropriate and effective services to the children and families who have experienced child maltreatment.