APA 2023 is just months away!  Join us for learning and networking in Washington, D.C.!

Our excitement for the upcoming APA 2023 Convention this August in Washington, D.C. is growing as we have recently finished review of an incredible set of thought-provoking and stimulating proposals from our members! Similar to the 2022 Convention, programming this year will be a combination of in-person and virtual presentations. We hope to extend our remote opportunities this year through novel means for our members to connect online; additional information on how we plan to facilitate this will be forthcoming.

To include you in the excitement of our upcoming convention program, we hope to offer an insider’s glance at some of the topics you will learn about through SCCAP at the Convention. Our symposia and skill building sessions this year will include topics related to our conference theme of “Innovation and Impact”. We wanted to highlight the high-level impact of your work in domains of translational science, innovative methods/tools/approaches, or innovative work with underserved and/or underrepresented populations. We also hoped our conference call for proposals would draw out information on how impacts from recent events (e.g., the global pandemic) has led to innovations in practice and research settings.

In response, we have had a tremendous number of poster, panel, and skill-building submissions this year. A few examples of interesting topics that were submitted include research on stigma related to behavioral health services in immigrant families, predictive models related to suicide in adolescents, family conflict and impact on youth cortisol levels, and the impact of telehealth on mental health treatment engagement. We can also expect to learn more about the integration of digital technologies for prevention and intervention with youth and families as well as advancements in improving assessment and clinical practice. We expect continuing education credits will be offered by APA for several of our division programming features.

At APA 2023, we will hear more from our SCCAP president, Yo Jackson, Ph.D., ABPP, on her vision of “Innovation and Impact” for our field of clinical child and adolescent psychology as well as how SCCAP can contribute through advancement of science and practice. We will also have the good fortune to learn about the illustrious career of our Distinguished Career Award winner, Stephen P. Hinshaw, Ph.D. Dr. Hinshaw will be presenting a talk entitled, “Clinical Science and Humanization: The Needed Synthesis to Promote Thriving in Youth and Families”.

Whereas we wish we could share more about the upcoming SCCAP presentations for APA 2023, we are still in the process of reviewing submissions and finalizing SCCAP’s programming. It is clear from the quality, depth, and breadth of submissions we have received that members of our division have engaged in highly relevant and impactful research and clinical work. Decisions on submissions were sent out by APA in March and our program schedule should be finalized by mid-April.  Please check in at either the APA website or the SCCAP website (www.sccap53.org) or follow our SCCAP twitter handle (@SCCAP53) for additional updates!

Lastly, we would like to express our gratitude for the service of the reviewers who contributed their time and expertise to reviewing all proposals for inclusion in SCCAP’s APA 2023 programming: Spencer Evans, Ph.D., Nicole Caporino, Ph.D., Austen McGuire, M.S., and Erin Corcoran, M.S.  Your careful and thorough reviews have enabled us to highlight the tremendous work of our colleagues, which will provide an interesting and inspiring program of presentations for this 2023 convention.