September 30, 2024, 10am-12pm Central Time on Zoom

Marcus Shaw, Ph.D.

CEUs available for Social Work and LPC: $10 for 2 credit hours

Workshop Description: This workshop will center on the following areas: 1) An overview of the current research and consequences of parental incarceration, 2) A discussion around secrecy and potential long-term consequences of this form of child-parent separation, 3) A practical approach to best practices when dealing with this population, 4) A discussion of best interests of the child.

Dr. Marcus Shaw is an Associate Professor of Criminology at California State University Fresno. He received his Ph.D. in Sociology from University of California Merced, Masters in Social Sciences from University of California Merced, and his Bachelors in Sociology from California State University Stanislaus. His research concerns the intergenerational impacts of mass incarceration on children and more specifically, the deleterious impacts of parental incarceration on child well-being. Dr. Shaw has published both quantitative and qualitative studies in this area and has served as an expert in Federal and State court in cases regarding children of incarcerated parents. Dr. Shaw works one on one counseling adolescents and runs successful mentoring and service-learning programs at Fresno State. He has worked with hundreds of youth during his tenure and as he grew up a troubled youth, he has a heart for reintegration, rehabilitation, and redemption.