A Substantive Discussion of the Revised APA Ethics Code 

Thursday, August 6

10:00-11:00 a.m. ET

East Salon C

1.0 CE Credit

The members of the task force will discuss the important ethical concepts and decisions fundamental to the current APA Ethics Code revision, including information on the process, current draft, and summary of key issues received during the public comment period, which ended in March 2025. 

Ethics Committee Hot Topic: Unintended Ethical Consequences of AI Adoption 

Thursday, August 6

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

Main Stage, Ballroom A and B and Virtual

1.0 CE Credit

This session examines ethical considerations when AI systems are implemented in educational and organizational settings, focusing on informed consent challenges, data privacy protection, and the need to safeguard vulnerable populations during institutional AI adoption. 

Ethics Committee Hot Topic: Sustaining Ethical, Respectful Conversations

Friday, August 7

8:30-9:30 a.m. ET

Main Stage, Ballroom A and B and Virtual

1.0 CE Credit

The session will demonstrate how psychologists can use the underlying values expressed in the APA Ethics Code to  facilitate respectful and productive conversations that build bridges within our families, organizations, and communities. This session will include issues relevant to all psychologists. 

Ethics Committee Hot Topic: Navigating Interdisciplinary Settings 

Friday, August 7

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

East Salon C

1.0 CE Credit

Team-based care enhances outcomes and introduces ethical challenges around roles, confidentiality, consent, and team dynamics. This session will examine ethical tensions for psychologists in interdisciplinary care and offer practical decision-making tools grounded in the APA Ethics Code.

Ethics Committee Hot Topic: Ethics and Advocacy 

Saturday, August 8

8:30-9:30 a.m. ET

Main Stage, Ballroom A and B and Virtual

1.0 CE Credit

This session clarifies the distinction between mandatory ethical standards and value-based advocacy, and introduces the concept of “ethical praxis” as a model for integration in real-world practice. 

Ethics Committee Hot Topic: Practical Approaches to Uncomfortable Dilemmas

Saturday, August 8

10:30-11:30 a.m. ET

East Salon C

1.0 CE Credit

This session presents psychologically grounded ethical decision-making models to demonstrate the application of ethical principles under real-world constraints. Presenters will discuss how interpretation, cognitive bias, and context influence ethical outcomes and how decision science supports effective application of the APA Ethics Code in daily professional practice.