2025 Annual Conference
American Family Therapy Academy
47th Virtual Annual Meeting and Open Conference
Conference ThemeThe world is quickly changing. In an era defined by rapid technological advancement and the transformative impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI), systemic therapy, research, and education face unprecedented challenges and extraordinary opportunities. AFTA’s 47th Annual Conference, which will be held online virtually in June 2025, will serve as a platform for interdisciplinary dialogue to explore the intersection of systemic therapy and the human experience, technological innovations, and AI. We aim to navigate the complexities of integrating these unavoidable advancements into our practices, training, and research in socially responsible ways and leveraging them to enhance our society's mental and relational health and well-being. Together, we’d like to address the following themes:
As we embark on this journey of exploration of our field’s disposition, potential, and vulnerabilities in the face of technology and AI, we invite you to engage deeply, share your insights, and collaborate in shaping the future landscape of systemic family therapy, research, and education. Together, let us illuminate pathways toward a more connected, responsive, and ethically grounded practice in these transformative times. Conference Theme
Conference FormatThis year, the conference will be fully virtual to support our theme and accessibility to all our colleagues. The conference will be in two parts: Part one, earlier in the week, will be the all-conference prerecorded and asynchronous sessions that will be opened for viewing by all conference participants. Part two will provide interactional space on Friday and Saturday with live-synchronized keynote and plenary sessions, interest network groups, session Q&A, and panel discussion. CEUs will be offered (more information to come). Call for Proposals (Now Open!)Consistent with the broad, virtual theme of the conference, this year, we invite a wide range of proposals that address any aspect of the challenges faced by couples, families, and communities and how AI and Advanced Technology can be utilized to address them in novel, innovative, and integrative ways.
In the spirit of AFTA’s focus on action at the last three conferences, we encourage you to submit work proposals that answer the question, “So what do we DO about it?” We hope that after each presentation, colleagues will leave with practical suggestions about how to best assist the people who come to us for support and actionable guidance.
Types of presentations
In formulating your proposal, we’d encourage you to reflect on the following questions (affirmative answers are not a requirement for a proposal’s acceptance):
Submit Proposal!Call for Proposals Deadline - Friday, November 15 |