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Wednesday
General

3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Registration and Help Desk

THURSDAY

General
Main Stage
Feature Stage

7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Registration and Help Desk


9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Sessions 


10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Solutions Center 


1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Session


2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Sessions


4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sessions

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

HEADLINE EVENT

Presidential Opening Session


11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

HEADLINE EVENT

How to Help a Generation Heal


1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

KEYNOTE SESSION

  • Fostering Joy: Cherishing Intentional Moments of Connection in Interactions with Children with Disabilities | Amy Szarkowski, PhD, University of Massachusetts Boston 
  • Immigrant Health is Interpersonal | Amanda Venta, PhD, University of Houston


2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

CEO Spotlight Session TBA


4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

ETHICS SESSION

Maintaining our Ethics in a Shifting Landscape 

CE CREDIT: 1.0




FRIDAY

General
Main Stage
Feature Stage

7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Registration and Help Desk


8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Sessions


9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Solutions Center


11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sessions 

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

ETHICS SESSION

Facilitating Ethical, Respectful Discourse in Difficult Conversations 

CE CREDIT: 1.0


9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

HEADLINE EVENT

Burned Bridges and Broken Trust: Psychology’s Solutions for a Troubled Time


1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

KEYNOTE SESSION


2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

CEO SPOTLIGHT SESSION

From Research to Reality: Psychology’s Role in Implementing Effective Digital Mental Health Solutions


4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

SCIENCE SUMMIT

Science of Diversity: Why it Matters

CE CREDIT: 1.0

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Collective Trauma from Sociopolitical Crises: Impacts and Community Resilience 

Division 17

CE CREDIT: 1.0


11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

PRESIDENTIAL PROGRAMMING

Buddhist Psychotherapy: Connecting Early Buddhism to Mindfulness and Western Psychotherapy

CE CREDIT: 1.0


1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

ICE and Psychology: Immigration Policies and Impact on Clinical Practice, Research, and Training

Ethnic Psychological Association

CE CREDIT: 1.0


2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

The Evolution of Group Psychotherapy to Liberation Ecosystems

Division 49

CE CREDIT: 1.0


4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Making Nice with Naughty: Supporting Overcontrolled Clients' Pursuit of Sexual Pleasure

Division 43

CE CREDIT: 1.0

SATURDAY

General
Main Stage
Feature Stage

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Registration and Help Desk


8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Sessions


9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Solutions Center


1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Sessions

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

ETHICS SESSION

Navigating the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Training

CE CREDIT 1.0


11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

HEADLINE EVENT

Doing What You Can: Advocacy Doesn’t Have to be Intimidating


1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

KEYNOTE SESSION

  • How Can Psychological Science Contribute to Sustainability? | Jiaying Zhao, PhD, University of British Columbia
  • Presentation Title TBA | Margaret Morris, PhD, University of Washington 


4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

HEADLINE EVENT

Closing Session


8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

TikTok and Self-Diagnosis: The Influence of Social Media on Adolescent and Young Adult Mental Health

Division 46

CE CREDIT: 1.0


1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Building Coalitions: Feminist, Disabled, Minority, and Genderqueer Resistance

Division 35

CE CREDIT: 1.0


3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

SCIENCE SUMMIT

Technology and Workplace

CE CREDIT: 1.0


4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Beyond the Party Lines: Addressing Politics in Independent Practice

Division 42

CE CREDIT: 1.0

APA 2025 SPONSORS

Tier 1 Sponsors
Google
Google
American Professional Agency, Inc.
American Psychological Foundation
Tier 2 Sponsors
Therapy Appointment
Upheal
Tier 3 Sponsors
California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University
Kaiser Permanente Mental Health Training Program, Northern California
Mass General Brigham McLean
National Register of Health Service Psychologists
Tier 4 Sponsors
American Board of Professional Psychology
Antioch University
ASPPB | Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards
Catalight
Ensora Health | Formerly Therapy Brands
Professional Psychology at The Chicago School
Sage