APA Division 50 Society of Addiction Psychology
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The Society of Addiction Psychology (SoAP), Division 50 of the American Psychological Association. Unless noted, posts are not endorsements.
Join us for our final symposium of #APA2026, entitled "Empowering Recovery: Lived Experience & Digital Tools for Adolescent Care" in Room 202A at 10:30am! This session is CE credit eligible.
Next up is a symposium, “Building on Lived Experience in Science and Service: Peer Recovery Support” at 4:00pm in Room 207A. This session is CE eligible!
Internship application season is coming up! Join us for “From Scratch to Match: Skills for the Internship Application Process” in Room 146A at 1:00pm. #APA2026 @noahemery.bsky.social
Our next skill-building session starts at 11:30am in Room 207A! Dr. Susan Collins will present on "Community Co-Created, Evidence-Based Counseling Tools for Harm Reduction." This session is eligible for CE credits! #APA2026
Happening NOW in Room 207A! Join us for a Critical Conversation, “Advancing Culturally Responsive Addiction Treatment.” #APA2026
One more hour of the Student Social Hour at #APA2026! Join us in Salon F on Level M4 of the Marriott Marquis for pizza, bingo, and mingling to wrap up Day 1!
Join us at 2:30 in Room 203 for the Division 50 Presidential Address from @noahemery.bsky.social, “The Science of Lived Experience: Reimagining Research Through Lived and Learned Expertise.” #APA2026
Visiting with our speakers in advance of their session! Join us to learn about community-engaged interventions to support people who use substances. #APA2026
Next up...join us at 1:00pm in Room 207B for "Enhancing Harm Reduction and Treatment Engagement Among Diverse Populations." This session is eligible for CE credits!
Incredible turnout for our first skill building session of the convention! If you’re still looking for a 10am talk, join us in 207A!
Good morning from Washington DC! Join us at 10:00am in Room 207A for our first skill building session of the convention, A Disease of Loneliness: Addiction Through an Attachment Theory Lens. This session is eligible for CE credits. #APA2026
We have arrived in Washington! Looking forward to cutting edge addiction science from #APADivision50 members over the next 3 days. #APA2026
Who is headed to DC?! #APA2026 starts tomorrow! We can't wait to see everyone at SoAP programming throughout the convention. Shout out to program chairs @silvi-goldstein.bsky.social and @marielsbello.bsky.social for putting together an incredible set of presentations!
In partnership with @jeapresearchcenter.bsky.social, an opportunity for young adults and peers with lived experience in the criminal legal system to help design a new program focused on mental health, substance use, and overdose prevention. For more info: www.columbiapsychiatry.org/research/res...
Good morning from Kansas City! Our opening ceremony starts now with a welcome from Division President @noahemery.bsky.social
NIAAA T32 post-doc opportunities at @uconnhealth.bsky.social. Applications due by December 1, 2025. health.uconn.edu/contingency-...
Division 50 is seeking #APA2026 proposals focused on the integration of lived and learned expertise to transform addiction psychology! Submit by January 14th to present in DC from August 6th-8th. Submit your proposal at convention.apa.org
Well that’s a wrap! Honored to have served as your 2024-2025 APA Division 50 convention co-chairs and have the opportunity to promote Division 50 members’ impactful work! Can’t wait for next year. See you in DC! #APA2025
Shout out to our poster awardees! These students had our highest rated posters from peer review. #APA2025
Excellent symposium yesterday by William Campbell on how Rumbo, a mobile app, was developed to overcome barriers to healthcare for Spanish-speaking Latino communities in the U.S. #APA2025
The room was packed for Kristin Dempsey’s continuing education credited skill-building session on “Next Level Harm Reduction: Approaching and Engaging the Most Challenging Clinical Situations.” Practical skills for an eager to learn clinical crowd! #APA2025
Powerful and informative session led by Drs. Karen Osilla and Tanya Lord on supporting families grieving a drug-related death. It was a moving, skill-building workshop filled with so much great information and new insights. #APA2025
Thank you to our panel of APA Division 50 leadership across the career trajectory for answering questions on the Presidential Panel: Navigating a Fraught Political Landscape as Addiction Psychologists. Keep an eye out for an email highlighting key takeaways from the panel discussion. #APA2025
We are excited to have an Informal Program Room open to all members throughout #APA2025! Open 8am-6pm Thursday to Saturday at Embassy Suites Denver Downtown, Second Floor, Silverton 2 Come catch up with colleagues, hold informal meetings, or simply answer emails or decompress between sessions.
#APA2025 starts tomorrow! We are so excited to host stellar speakers and presenters. Make sure to check out Division 50 programming throughout the conference!
We have arrived in Denver and can’t wait to see everyone for #APA2025!
Reconnect with Division 50 members at our student-sponsored social hour tomorrow from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at Lucky Strike Denver for snacks, bowling, arcade games, and good conversation. All career phases are welcome. Non-members interested in learning more about Division 50 are also invited. #APA2025
Got a question for the panel? Email Division 50 President Susan Collins (collinss@uw.edu) or the Division 50 program chairs (div50apaprogramchair@gmail.com) Or, submit questions anonymously via Slido using the QR code!
At #APA2025, brilliant minds unite to create an environment where innovation flourishes, and transformative ideas come to life. #Division50 is showcasing an exceptional slate of sessions, posters, and events. See our full lineup at drive.google.com/file/d/1mteL...
Join @apadivision50.bsky.social at #APA2025! We’re bringing together the best of our Division for three days of memorable programming, check it out! Registration is open now! 👉 convention.apa.org