Creating Connection and Embracing Change within Psychology

Thursday, April 23 – Sunday, April 26, 2026

A PDF version of the schedule is available here

Thursday, April 23

5:00pm - 8pm‍ ‍Registration Table Open

Friday, April 24

6:30am - 6:00pm‍ ‍‍ ‍ Registration Table Open

7:00am - 8:00am Continental Breakfast/Visit Exhibitors

7:00am - 8:00am‍ ‍Wellness Activity Led by Dr. Rabia Subhani:  Self-Compassion for the Healer: Putting Your Mask on First

8:00am-9:15am‍ ‍Welcome & Keynote Address: The Cost of Care: Barriers to Connection among Psychologists (1 CE)

9:30am - 12:45pm‍ ‍The Changing Face of the Ethics of Self Care (3 Ethics)

9:30am-12:45pm‍ ‍From Theory to Practice: Assessment and Treatment of Substance Use Disorder Using a Biopsychosocial Approach (3 CE)

9:30am - 11:45am‍ ‍Partnerships in Action: Advancing Psychosis Care Across Atlanta & Beyond (2 CE)

10:30am - 11:45am‍ ‍Navigating the Interventional Psychiaty Landscape: What Psychologists Need to Know (Non CE Roundtable )

11:45am - 12:45pm‍ ‍Institutional Betrayal and Racial Healing in Behavioral Health (1 CE)

11:45am - 12:45pm‍ ‍The Power of Connecting Through GPA: Sharing, Learning & Networking (Non CE Roundtable)

12:45pm - 2:15pm Lunch on Your Own

1:00pm - 2:00pm Student Poster Session

2:15pm - 5:15pm‍ ‍The Best of Both Worlds: Blending Play and Evidenced Based Skills to Boost Youth Learning in Treatment (3 CE)

2:15pm - 5:15pm The Promise and Pitfalls of Generative AI in Mental Health (3 CE)

2:15pm - 4:15pm‍ ‍MDMA Combined with Mass Exposure Therapy for PTSD (2 CE)

4:15pm - 5:15pm‍ ‍Creating Connections Among Psychologist to Reduce Firearm Deaths in GA (1 CE)

4:30pm - 5:30pm‍ ‍Using Stories to Help Children Cope with Loss and Trauma (1 CE)

7:15pm Braves game at Truist park (additional ticket purchase at a discounted rate of $59 ends 2/18)

Saturday, April 25

6:30am - 6:00pm Registration Table Open

7:00am - 8:00am Continental Breakfast/Visit Exhibitors

7:00am - 8:00am Wellness Activity Led by Dr. Rabia Subhani: Sacred Reset: The Spirituality of Healing

8:00am - 9:00am GPA Member Business Meeting (for GPA members ONLY) 

9:30am - 12:45pm Ethics in Motion: Navigating Connection and Change in Global Psychological Practice (3 Ethics CE)

10:30am - 11:30am‍ ‍Embracing Change in Psychology: Are We Ready to Talk about Hormones? (Non CE Roundtable)

9:30am - 12:45pm‍ ‍Child Forensic Interviewing and Child Sexual Abuse Dynamics: Effective Consultation in Cases with Child Victims (3 CE)

9:30am - 12:45pm‍ ‍Adapting Mindfulness Interventions to Meet the Needs of Black Clients (3 CE)

9:30am - 11:30am‍ ‍Preparing for Retirement as a Practice Owner or a 1099 Contractor (Non CE Roundtable)

12:45pm - 2:15pm     Lunch on Your Own

2:15pm - 5:30pm Psychologist, Heal Thyself: Being Well While Meeting the Needs of Others (3 CE)

2:15pm - 5:30pm Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Better Body Image for All (3 CE)

2:15pm - 5:30pm Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy: Research/Treatment, and Harm Reduction (3 CE)

7:00pm - 9:00pm     GPA'S GOT TALENT -includes heavy hors d'oeuvres and a drink ticket (open bar available for additional purchases) 

Sunday, April 26

7:00am - 8:30am Registration Table Open

8:00am - 9:00am Continental Breakfast/Visit Exhibitors

8:00am - 9:00am Wellness Activity Led by Dr. Rabia Subhani:  Pause & Presence: A Mindfulness Session for Psychologists

9:00am - 12:15pm‍ ‍Who Can Say? Embracing Uncertainty and Unhooking from Reassurance Seeking Cycles in the Age of AI (3 CE)

9:00am - 10:00am‍ ‍The Sustainable Psychologist: Aligning Values, Work, & Wellness (1 CE)

9:00am - 12:15pm‍ ‍Guilty Beyond a Reasonable Algorithm? The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Forensic Psychology (3 CE)

9:00am - 12:15pm‍ ‍Mental Health Care at End of Life (3 CE)