Relive the best moments of APA 2024

APA 2024 featured dynamic sessions on artificial intelligence, stopping the spread of misinformation, combatting loneliness, immigration, and much more. Registered attendees can stream every session from the Main and Feature Stages on-demand through the end of November. In early 2025, the Main and Feature Stage sessions will be available to the public via YouTubeopens in new window. APA 2025 will be held August 7–9 in Denver, Colorado.

Look for updates on the convention websiteopens in new window.

APA’s Council of Representatives approved five new sets of guidelines at the APA 2024 convention in Seattle in August:

• Clinical Practice Guideline for Psychological and Other Nonpharmacological Treatment of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Adults
• Guidelines for Working with Adults with Complex Trauma Histories
• Guidelines on Key Considerations for Working with Adults with PTSD and Traumatic Stress Disorders
• Guidelines for the Practice of Telepsychology
• Guidelines for Psychological Evaluations in Child Protection Matters

APA’s clinical and professional practice guidelines are science-backed tools that showcase the latest clinical and practice knowledge for clinicians.

Find them all at APA Guidelines. Read “A Powerful Way to Recharge Your Practice” for more background on APA’s guidelines.

Each month, members of APA’s Mental Health Technology Advisory Committee answer questions from clinicians related to the intersection of psychology and technology, such as how to use AI responsibly in your practice, how to select software that responsibly handles patient data, and what types of opportunities are available for clinicians in the health care tech industry.

Send your questions to TechTalk. Read the advice at TechTalk.

APA has a new resource on best practices for developing informed consent forms that help patients understand what to expect from treatment, fees and payment policies, confidentiality, communication policies, and much more.

In October, APA’s Magination Press debuts the children’s book Waffle Can’t Decide, a story about making decisions and being decisive, written by pediatric neuropsychologist Brenda S. Miles, PhD.

Find it along with other children’s titles on topics such as anxiety, grief, learning differences, emotions, and more at Magination Press.

The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation has received an APA Presidential Citation for its work to promote improved mental health and to understand the effects of long-term mental health trauma. Heart Mountain preserves the site in Wyoming where the U.S. government, fueled by panic and racism during World War II, unjustly incarcerated some 14,000 Japanese Americans from 1942 through 1945. The foundation’s new Mineta-Simpson Institute hosts workshops for educators and conducts multigenerational discussion groups and healing circles during annual pilgrimages to Heart Mountain and at other forums throughout the year.

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