Main Stage Ethics Sessions

You can now catch all of the Main Stage Ethics sessions when you want, where you

want with APA 2024 On Demand.

Join the APA Ethics Committee to dive into three emerging ethical challenges psychologists are facing today—neuroethics, affirmative action, and artificial intelligence—and explore how you can address them.

Aired Thursday, August 8

SYMPOSIUM

The Ethics Committee Presents Hot Topics: Emerging Issues in Neuroethics including Psychedelics

3:00-3:50 p.m. PDT

Seattle Convention Center, Arch Building, Ballroom 6BC

CE Credits: 1

Neuromodulation and psychedelic treatments are applied to patients with complex, severe, and refractory psychiatric illnesses. Psychologists can help identify and examine ethical challenges posed by new neuroscientific technologies. This session will provide two vignettes (DBS, psychedelic treatment) that illustrate the neuroethical challenges and a discussion of potential courses of action.

Speakers

Chair, Katie Harster, PhD, Webster University

Nancy A. Haug, PhD, Palo Alto University

Cynthia Kubu, PhD, Cleveland Clinic

Aired Friday, August 9

SYMPOSIUM

Navigating Ethical Challenges Related to the SCOTUS Affirmative Action Opinion in Higher Education
8:00-8:50 a.m. PDT

Seattle Convention Center, Arch Building, Ballroom 6BC

CE Credits: 1

Psychologists report difficulty in applying the APA Ethics Code to shifting socio-political landscapes and understanding related ethical responsibilities. In this session, the SCOTUS opinion on affirmative action will serve as a model to increase ethical awareness and specify strategies for navigating these types of challenging ethical dilemmas.

Speakers

Moderator, Tamara S. Lyn, PhD, APA

Chair, Evelyn Hunter, PhD, Auburn University

Cynthia Kubu, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Katie Harster, PhD, Webster University

Aired Saturday, August 10

Symposium

The Ethics Committee Presents Hot Topics in Ethics: Artificial Intelligence

8:00-8:50 a.m. PDT

Seattle Convention Center, Arch Building, Ballroom 6BC

CE Credits: 1

Using a vignette format, Ethics Committee members will address ethical questions related to the use of Artificial Intelligence. This session will include dilemmas relevant to psychologists involved in AI and Education, Applied Practice, Research, and Psychological Practice.

Participants

Chair, Lindsay Childress-Beatty, JD, PhD, CAE, Chief of Ethics, APA

Laura Lamminen, PhD, Lyra Health

Nancy A. Haug, PhD, Palo Alto University

Heather Ciesielski, PhD, Purdue University

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