VIRTUAL Experience
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Choose the virtual experience to access livestreamed programming from the APA 2026 Main and Feature stages, including bold keynote speakers and dynamic Headline Events, the interactive virtual poster hall, and more. Your virtual front-row seat is waiting.
CE information coming soon.
Not sure if attending virtually is right for you? Learn more about the difference between the APA 2026 All Access and virtual experiences.
The Virtual Experience
- Choose from two simultaneous livestream channels airing sessions from the
Main Stage and
Feature Stage in Washington, DC.
- Participate in interactive chats during live stream sessions.
- Submit questions for speakers during Q&A segments.
- Explore the Virtual Poster Hall.
- Watch previously livestreamed sessions on-demand starting in September until December 2026.
- Earn unlimited CE credits for live and on-demand sessions approved for CE at no extra cost.
Virtual (Only) Pricing
Category
cost
APA member, fellow, associate, international affiliate, APA Supporter
$190
APAGS member, APA student affiliate, APA high school teacher affiliate, community college teacher affiliate
$55
Nonmember full-time student
$100
Nonmember
$260
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Program Content Disclaimer
The research findings, viewpoints, and comments expressed by presenters in session descriptions, presentations, or other meeting materials are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the official policies or positions of the American Psychological Association (APA). Similarly, the content of videos, media, or other materials displayed during sessions or workshops reflects the perspectives of their creators and not those of APA.
This meeting may include sessions developed by APA divisions or affiliated organizations, each operating with its own governance and review processes. These sessions reflect the breadth and diversity of psychology’s many disciplines and perspectives. While APA provides overarching guidance regarding meeting structure and professional standards, individual contributors bear sole responsibility for the content of their presentations. APA does not endorse, review, or censor the personal, professional, or political views expressed in any presentation or associated materials.
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
Time (ET)
Main Stage
Feature Stage
8:30-9:30 a.m.
PRESIDENTIAL OPENING SESSION
10:00-11:00 a.m.
KEYNOTE SESSION
Ethics
Hector Adames, PhD and Nayeli Chavez, PhD
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Headline Event
Childhood Reconsidered: What Growing Up Digital Actually Does to Development
1:00-2:00 p.m.
Division Session
AI Therapists, Friends, and Assistants: Understanding AI Across Disciplines
KEYNOTE SESSION
Intersectionality
Lisa Bowleg, PhD
Kimberlé Crenshaw, JD
2:30-3:30 p.m.
KEYNOTE SESSION
Artificial Intelligence
Alison Cerezo, PhD
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Ethics Committee Hot Topic
Unintended Ethical Consequences of AI Adoption
CE Credit: 1.0
Session TBA
Time (ET)
Main Stage
Feature Stage
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Ethics Committee Hot Topic
Sustaining Ethical, Respectful Conversations
CE Credit: 1.0
Division Session
When the Trauma Doesn’t End: Providing Care in Unprecedented Times
10:00-11:00 a.m.
Headline Event
Adulthood Unmoored: Psychology for the Overwhelmed
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL PROGRAM
Spotlight on the 100 Psychologists Rising Initiative
1:00-2:00 p.m.
CEO SPOTLIGHT SESSION
Details coming soon
Science Summit
Where Science Meets Justice: Advancing Law Through Psychological Science
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Division Session
Breaking Into Consulting: Real-World Insights for Success
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Division Session
Psychedelics In Practice: Lessons from APA CODAPAR Initiative
Science Summit
AI as a Catalyst for Discovery in Psychological Science
Time (ET)
Main Stage
Feature Stage
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Ethics Committee Hot Topic
Ethics and Advocacy
CE Credit: 1.0
Division Session
Beyond Monolithic Blackness: Advancing Research with Black Immigrants
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Division Session
What It Means to Live With Diabetes: Mental Health and GLP-1 Medications
Division Session
When Teaching Gender Is Under Attack: Strategies and Tools for Faculty
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Division Session
STAY With Grief: A Skill-Building Framework for Counseling Psychologists
Division Session
Dollars and Sense: Applying Feminist Principles to Financial Psychology
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Headline Event
The Aging Paradox: Loss, Growth, and Psychology's Essential Role
3:00-4:00 p.m.
Division Session
Climate Change Coping: An Integrative Framework for High Risk Settings
Speakers and session times subject to change. Additional CE information forthcoming.













