Agenda at a glance
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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
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
HEADLINE EVENT
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
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
The Impact of Anti-Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Legislation
Division 18
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Psychedelics and Recovery from Addictive Disorders: Recent Experimental and Observational Findings
Division 28
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
SCIENCE SUMMIT
Systems Level Approaches to Addressing Youth Mental Health Crisis
CE CREDIT: 1.0
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The Kink and Flourishing Study: Impact of Kink Involvement in People’s Personal Growth and Healing
Division 44
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
- Why Awareness Isn't Enough: Using Therapy Principles to Mobilize Anti-Racist Action |
Yara Mekawi, PhD,
University of Louisville;
Natalie Watson-Singleton, PhD, Spelman College
- Presentation Title TBA | Claude Steele, PhD, Stanford University
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
CEO SPOTLIGHT SESSION
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
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
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