2025 aPA Mid-Winter Conference

Shaping the Future of Psychology

February 27-28, 2025

Legacy Room at the Legacy Annex
115 Coosa St, Montgomery, AL

Earn up to 7 CEs

Conference Schedule

Please note:  Schedule is subject to change

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

3:00pm-4:00pm

Pre-Conference Zoom Workshop: Engaging Effectively with Lawmakers Presenter: Stefanie Reeves, FASAE, CAE 1 CE Credit

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

8:00am-8:30am  Meet at the Hill  8:30am-9:30am  Hill Visits  9:30am-10:00am  Travel to Legacy Room at 116 Coosa St  10:00am-10:30am  Break  10:30am-11:30am Workshop: Shaping the Future through EDI & Advocacy Presenter: Maysa Akbar, Ph.D., ABPP, American Psychological Association's Chief Diversity Officer and Chief of Psychology in the Public Interest 1 CE Credit  11:30am-12:00pm  Break  12:00pm-1:00pm Workshop: Psychology & Law - partners in advocacy.  How the Blues settlement happened and its impact on your ability to provide appropriate clinical care Presenters: Joseph D. Ackerson, Ph.D. & Patrick Sheehan, Esq 1 CE Credit  1:30pm-2:30pm AL Board of Examiners Update - 1 CE Credit Presenter: Lori Rall  2:30pm-4:30pm Workshop: Engaging Effectively with Lawmakers Presenter: Stefanie Reeves, FASAE, CAE 1 CE Credit  5:30pm  aPA Social - Location TBD

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

8:00am-8:30am  Check In / Light Breakfast Provided  8:30am-9:30am  Student Posters/Presentations If you are interested in presenting a Poster, Presentation, Research of participating in a Panel, please click here to go to the Student Page for more information.  9:30am-10:00am  Break  10:00am-11:00am Workshop: Disparities in Maternal Mental Healthcare Presenter: Misti Norton, Ph.D. 1 CE Credit  11:00am-12:00pm Workshop: SB-129: the future of EDI in Alabama Presenter: Merida Grant, Ph.D. 1 CE Credit 12:00pm Museum Tours/Sign Seeing (registration includes tickets to the National Museum for Peace & Justice, Freedom Monument Sculpture and Legacy Museum.

Full Convention Brochure including Workshop Description, Learning Objectives and Speaker Bios available by clicking the button below:

Hotel Info:

Hampton Inn and Suites

2590 Cobbs Ford Road
Prattville, AL

Here’s how to make reservations:

1. Online Booking Link
   Simply click on the booking link below to make your reservations online:

Booking Link: Reservation Booking Link- Hampton Inn Prattville AL

OR

1. Direct Reservations by Phone

Call the hotel at 334-285-6767, and provide your arrival and departure dates along with your group code: ALP

 

Alabama Psychological Association has been  approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider,  ACEP No. 6914. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  Alabama Psychological Association is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

 

Location:

Legacy Room at the Legacy Annex

2116 Coosa Street
Montgomery, AL

Conference Schedule

Please note:  Schedule is subject to change

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

3:00pm-4:00pm

Pre-Conference Zoom Workshop: Engaging Effectively with Lawmakers Presenter: Stefanie Reeves, FASAE, CAE 1 CE Credit

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

8:00am-8:30am  Meet at the Hill  8:30am-9:30am  Hill Visits  9:30am-10:00am  Travel to Legacy Room at 116 Coosa St  10:00am-10:30am  Break  10:30am-11:30am Workshop: Shaping the Future through EDI & Advocacy Presenter: Maysa Akbar, Ph.D., ABPP, American Psychological Association's Chief Diversity Officer and Chief of Psychology in the Public Interest 1 CE Credit  11:30am-12:00pm  Break  12:00pm-1:00pm Workshop: Psychology & Law - partners in advocacy.  How the Blues settlement happened and its impact on your ability to provide appropriate clinical care Presenters: Joseph D. Ackerson, Ph.D. & Patrick Sheehan, Esq 1 CE Credit  1:00pm-2:30pm  Advocacy Roundtable - 1 CE Credit  2:30pm-4:30pm Workshop: Engaging Effectively with Lawmakers Presenter: Stefanie Reeves, FASAE, CAE 1 CE Credit  5:30pm  aPA Social - Location TBD

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

8:00am-8:30am  Check In / Light Breakfast Provided  8:30am-9:30am  Student Posters/Presentations  9:30am-10:00am  Break  10:00am-11:00am Workshop: Disparities in Maternal Metal Healthcare Presenter: Misti Norton, Ph.D. 1 CE Credit  11:00am-12:00pm Workshop: SB-129: the future of EDI in Alabama Presenter: Merida Grant, Ph.D. 1 CE Credit 12:00pm Museum Tours/Sign Seeing (registration includes tickets to the National Museum for Peace & Justice, Freedom Monument Sculpture and Legacy Museum.

Location:

Legacy Room at the Legacy Annex

116 Coosa Street

Montgomery, AL

Beyond PsyPact: Mastering 20+ Legal & Ethical Mandates for Cross-Border Practice

This will be a live zoom webinar

3 CE Credits

This workshop is presented by the Utah Psychological Association & the Nevada Psychological Association plus a coalition of many other Provincial and Territorial Psychological Associations.

Course Description:

Have you addressed all the telehealth compliance requirements beyond PSYPACT that can differ from state to state?

Many psychologists underestimate the complex web of state regulations beyond PSYPACT authority, often assuming that licensure alone ensures compliance. In reality, up to 20 additional state-specific regulations exist, each with nuanced requirements that could impact the legality of your services. Navigating these complexities has been challenging, with little practical guidance on identifying, tracking, and complying with nuanced differences across jurisdictions.

Join this Master Class led by Dr. Marlene Maheu, the pioneer in telebehavioral health compliance. Gain the expertise to stay competent and confident as you expand your practice. Dr. Maheu will guide you through essential terminology, and then engage you in a thought-provoking discussion, equipping you with the resources to grow your telehealth services safely across state lines or international borders.

Plus, take advantage of these valuable bonuses:

• Managing Emergencies: Learn how to manage emergencies across jurisdictions with real-life case examples tailored to US and international practice.
• Interactive Audience Participation: Engage directly with Dr. Maheu and peers to address your most pressing interjurisdictional concerns in an interactive, collaborative learning telehealth experience.
• Documentation: Get actionable suggestions for documenting telehealth services, including key clauses for your informed consent process to manage telehealth-specific risks.
• Telesupervision: Discover essential skills and documentation practices to provide telesupervision effectively across state lines.
• No-Cost Resources: Access over a dozen no-cost, digital telebehavioral health resources available 24/7 to maintain compliance now and in the future.
• Informed Guidance: Leverage Dr. Maheu's 30 years of telebehavioral health experience, with her exclusive insights from working with more than 89,000 telehealth professionals.
• Compliance Tracking Spreadsheet: Benefit from the convenience of a downloadable state and international compliance tracking spreadsheet, complete with column headings and rows corresponding to regulations identified and described in this Master Class.
• Modeling: Observe Dr. Maheu's practical approaches and screen presence in real time to minimize screen fatigue and strengthen the therapeutic bond.

This Master Class goes beyond PSYPACT basics—delving into the complexities of interjurisdictional practice to address real-world regulatory and ethical challenges. Bring your most pressing compliance questions and leave with the skills and clarity to expand your practice across state lines and international borders. Join us to fuel your passion for serving clients wherever they are while enjoying peace of mind from effectively managing legal and ethical risks.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Identify state-specific compliance requirements that extend beyond PSYPACT and analyze how these requirements vary across jurisdictions.
2. List practical strategies for managing the complexities of interjurisdictional practice and implement effective documentation, informed consent, and emergency protocols to ensure compliance across state lines and international borders.
3. Name at least a dozen no-cost resources to guide them in future decision-making for working over state lines.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Maheu, the pioneering telebehavioral health trainer, publisher, consultant, author, and keynoter, has connected with over 6.5 million professionals in the  past year alone. Her wealth of experience uniquely positions her to guide professionals at all levels through even the most complex questions for the past three decades. She oversees the monthly publication of 57 telehealth newsletters and personally writes 12-15 new telehealth news-related blog posts monthly, adding to her company's 1,350 telehealth blogs. Inspired by many mentors, she has also written five peer-reviewed telehealth textbooks, and more than 60 telehealth-related book chapters and journal articles.

● Dr. Maheu is the Founder, President, and CEO of the Coalition for Technology in Behavioral Science (CTiBS).
● She was the Committee Chair and lead author of the first published set of Telebehavioral Health set of competencies, published in 2017.
● She is the Founder of the interprofessional, international journal advocating for the responsible use of technology in behavioral health, the Journal for Technology in Behavioral Science.
● She's the former Executive Director of Telehealth.org (TBHI), which offers more than 80 hours of specialized telehealth training, and a postgraduate CE Professional Certificate Training Program focused exclusively on telebehavioral health. Her training has served 88,000+
professionals from 109 countries.
● She now manages the Telehealth Institute, a 501(c)(3) organization that focuses on developing and delivering telehealth training and consultation.

Dr. Maheu's CV

References
Handout Materials:

1) PPT slides - will be available one week prior to workshop date
2) State Interjurisdictional Requirement Tracking Sheet (pdf format)
2a) State Interjurisdictional Requirement Tracking Sheet (excel format)

Suggestion by Dr. Maheu:
This spreadsheet is intended to help workshop participants track their understanding of individual state regulations.

• This spreadsheet is a key resource for organizing information and has been well-received by past participants

Registration Fees:

	aPA Members	Non-Members
Early bird registration through March 21, 2025	$75	$100
After early bird registration	$85	$125

aPA Student	Non-Member Students
$10	$25