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APA 2025 on-demand, APA Labs technology badges, Breakthrough Research series, and more

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American Psychological Association. (2025, October 1). APA 2025 on-demand, APA Labs technology badges, Breakthrough Research series, and more. Monitor on Psychology, 56(7). https://www.apa.org/monitor/2025/10/convention-on-demand-technology-badges

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APA 2025

Stream sessions on demand

APA 2025 featured dynamic sessions on artificial intelligence, immigration, division and polarization, and much more. Registered attendees can stream every session from the Main and Feature Stages on demand through Dec. 3. Don’t miss your chance to claim CE credits, watch the sessions you missed, or rewatch your favorites. Plan to join us at APA 2026, Aug. 6–8, in Washington, D.C. Look for updates on registration and the call for proposals on the convention website.

Digital mental health

APA launches tech review program

APA Labs’ technology review program awards badges to technologies that best meet the criteria for safety, compliance, usability, and clinical value. Log in with your APA account to access our library of evaluated mental and behavioral health technologies.

Parental addiction

Something happened to our mom

Claire’s life turns upside down after her mom’s car accident. Although Mom’s body heals, she is not herself, and Claire’s responsibility for her younger brother grows. Eventually, Mom reveals she is struggling with an addiction to pain medication. From the New York Times bestselling authors of Something Happened in Our Town, Something Happened to Our Mom helps children understand substance use disorders and includes guidance for parents and caregivers to start difficult conversations. Get the book at Magination Press.

Landmark science

Breakthrough Research series

Learn more about the landmark studies that continue to shape the field of psychology. APA’s Breakthrough Research series revisits pivotal journal articles that have created a ripple effect and continue to inspire innovation in today’s scientists. Read the discoveries from self-determination theory, the Stroop effect, the implicit association test, and more at Breakthrough Research.

Best practices

Four new guidelines approved at APA 2025

APA’s Council of Representatives approved four new sets of guidelines at the APA 2025 convention in Denver in August:

  • Guidelines for Clinical Supervision in Health Service Psychology
  • Guidelines for Psychology’s Role in Pediatric to Adult Health Care Transition
  • Guidelines for Psychologists in the Assessment of Trauma in Adults
  • Guidelines for Psychologists’ Involvement in Pharmacological Issues

Find all of APA’s clinical and professional practice guidelines online.

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