APS is pleased to offer psychological scientists the opportunity to earn continuing education (CE) credits at the 31^st Annual Convention. Earn up to 9.5 CE credits at no additional charge. CE Credits are sponsored by UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital.

Clinical Science Forum Special Event (80 minutes each)

Organized by The Academy of Psychological Clinical Science (APCS) and The Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS).

The 2019 Clinical Science Forum features three separate panels, each of which will provide new insights into the latest developments in the field. The panels include: The Rising Stars of Depression Research, Cutting-Edge Developments in Clinical Science Training, and New Developments in the Science of Behavior Change.

The Rising Stars of Depression Research

1.5 Credits

Thursday, May 23 1:00 PM – 2:20 PM Wilson AB

Co-Chairs: Alan G. Kraut, Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System
Robert W. Levenson, Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System and the University of California, Berkeley
David A. Sbarra, Academy of Psychological Clinical Science and the University of Arizona

Speakers: Joelle LeMoult, University of British Columbia, Canada
Jessica Schleider, Stony Brook University, The State University of New York
Lisa Starr, University of Rochester
Anna Weinberg, McGill University, Canada
Discussant: Timothy Strauman, Duke University

This symposium brings together four new investigators who will present their leading-edge research on the etiology and treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). Speakers will present data cutting across multiple levels of analysis aimed at understanding (a) when, how, and for whom stress contributes to the onset of MDD, and (b) treatment approaches that will reduce the prevalence of MDD. 

Cutting-Edge Training in Clinical Science

1.5 Credits

Thursday, May 23 3:00 PM – 4:20 PM Wilson AB

Co-Chairs: Alan G. Kraut, Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System
Robert W. Levenson, Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System and the University of California, Berkeley
David A. Sbarra, Academy of Psychological Clinical Science and the University of Arizona

Speakers: Robert Simons, University of Delaware
Teresa Treat, University of Iowa
Gregory A. Miller, University of California, Los Angeles
Timothy Strauman, Duke University
Robert Levenson, Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System and the University of California, Berkeley
June Gruber, University of Colorado Boulder

This session will consist of three interactive discussions involving current topics in clinical science training. The first discussion is definitional — What is a clinical scientist? Members of the PCSAS Review Committee describe efforts to assess the reliability of PSCSAS outcome determinations. The second discussion is epistemological — Does clinical science training involve a ‘core’ curriculum? If so, what might it be and how is it best presented? The third and final discussion is pedagogical — What are best practices in clinical-science mentoring?

New Developments in the Clinical Science of Behavior Change

1.5 Credits

Thursday, May 23 4:30 PM – 5:50 PM Wilson AB 

Co-Chairs: Alan G. Kraut, Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System
Robert W. Levenson, Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System and the University of California, Berkeley
David A. Sbarra, Academy of Psychological Clinical Science and the University of Arizona

Speakers: Lisbeth Nielsen, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health
Alicia Meuret, Southern Methodist University
Kathleen Carroll, Yale University
Inbal Nahum-Shani, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

This session brings together leaders in the science of behavior change, and the session will address experimental medicine from the perspective of NIH policy and substantive/content questions related to emotional disorders and substance abuse, as well as cutting-edge methods for studying mechanisms of change.

Invited Symposia/Panels (80 minutes each)

Large-Scale Collaborative Efforts Advancing Clinical Science Research

1.5 Credits

Saturday, May 25, 2019 1:30 PM – 2:50 PM Maryland Suite AB

Chair: Jennifer L. Tackett, Northwestern University

Speakers: Bethany A. Teachman, University of Virginia
Deanna M. Barch, Washington University in St. Louis
Marinus van Ijzendoorn, Leiden University, The Netherlands

Recent years have seen the emergence and growth of a number of large-scale collaborative efforts in clinical psychological science, from scientifically based consortia and coalitions to mega-scale research collaborations. This discussion panel brings together leaders from these initiatives to highlight new and exciting current advances in large-scale collaboration in clinical science.

The Neurodevelopment of Affective and Motivated Behavior: Translating Between Basic and Clinical Neurodevelopment Science

1.5 Credits

Saturday, May 25 4:00 PM – 5:20 PM Maryland Suite AB

Chair: Deanna M. Barch, Washington University in St. Louis

Speakers: Leah Somerville, Harvard University
Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

This symposium will illustrate research using behavioral and neuroimaging methods to understand both the normative development of affective and motivated behavior and how translation of this basic science work can help us understand impairments in affect and motivation that are associated with the development of psychopathology.

Invited Addresses (50 minutes each)

SSCP Presidential Address:
From Empirically Supported to Global Impact: Takeaway Lessons From the Body Project

1 Credit

Friday, May 24 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM Washington 2

Carolyn Becker, Trinity University

Clinical psychological science has made significant progress in developing evidence-based interventions (EBIs). Yet we continue to struggle in reducing both the research practice gap and treatment gap. The Body Project is a psychosocial EBI that has reached over 3.5 million girls/young women globally. This talk will explore possible lessons from the Body Project in the context of both the research practice gap and treatment gap.

SSCP Distinguished Scientist Award Address: Prevention of Depression in Youth: Some Evidence for, but We Still Need More

1 Credit

Friday, May 24 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM Washington 2

Judy Garber, Vanderbilt University