Proposals Invited for MPA 2024 Annual Conference

MPA's Annual Conference Committee seeks proposals for our 2024 conference, taking place on Saturday, November 2nd, in Norwood, Massachusetts.

Deadline to Submit Proposals Extended to July 1st by 5:00 pm EST

In the digital era, our world is undergoing rapid change. Each technological advance brings about a transformative shift in Psychology, enhancing research methodologies, clinical interventions, and our understanding of human behavior. From online therapy platforms to virtual reality exposure therapies, the intersection of Psychology and digital innovation offers unprecedented opportunities to reach diverse populations, improve accessibility to mental health services, enhance research and explore the complexities of the human experience, interpersonal process, and relationships in new and dynamic ways.

By embracing the digital landscape, psychologists navigate ethical considerations, harness the power of big data analytics, and pioneer novel interventions, shaping a future where technology becomes an integral part of psychological practice and research. Our 2024 Annual Conference aims to bring together practicing psychologists, colleagues from academia, training directors, supervisors, students, and others to examine and showcase some of these pioneering advancements that are pushing the boundaries and raising new questions about the nature of psychological practice. Proposals are also encouraged from those who are newer to or have less experience in this space.  

Potential Conference Topics:

• Digital Therapeutics
• Client use of technology
• Cultural considerations in technology development and usage
• Ethical considerations
• Reimbursement of services delivered with new technologies
• Artificial intelligence
• Virtual Reality
• Barriers to technological advances
• Benefits/challenges of social media usage
• Demonstrations of technology (e.g., wearables, electronic routine outcome monitoring, EHR)

Workshops will be 1 hour and 40 minutes in length, including 15 minutes dedicated to questions and answers. Proposals should directly address the general conference theme and integrate equity, diversity, inclusion, and ethical considerations as part of the presentation and in the self-reflection portion of the presentation.

Please submit a proposal that includes a presentation title, list of presenters (including CVs), abstract, 2-3 learning objectives and 3-5 references, including some that are evidence-based and recent. Please review the attached document which outlines how to correctly craft learning objectives.

To submit a proposal, CLICK HERE

Proposals must be received by 5:00 pm EST on Monday, July 1, 2024.

Please direct any questions regarding your submission to conference committee co-chairs: Sukanya Ray, Ph.D. (sraymay@gmail.com) and Emma Peterson, Ph.D. (emma_peterson@williamjames.edu).