Lessons Learned from 25 Years of Helping the Royal Navy, UK Defence, and Other Organisations Improve the Assessment, Selection, and Development of Leaders

Invited Address | Room 150B

This presentation highlights how, over 25 years, the Royal Navy and UK Defence built and applied a leadership assessment and development approach, grounded in an extensively validated leadership competency model, that offers a practical, evidence based strategy to grow better leaders, stronger teams, and healthier organisations. *International Military Psychology Committee Invited Speaker

Presenter: Mike Young

Division Engagement Space: Advocacy Committee

Meeting | Gallery Place Room, Marriott Marquis

Military Forensic Evaluation: Sanity Boards, False Confessions, and the 706

Symposium | Room 103A | CE Credit

Covers forensic evaluations, competency, and psychological factors influencing legal outcomes.

Presenters: Tim Hoyt, Fawn Walter, Cassandra L. Goodyear

Operational Psychology: APA Guidelines and Ukraine Transition After Combat

Symposium | Room 103B | CE Credit

Applies APA operational psychology guidance to real-world post-conflict transitions

Presenters: Stephen V. Bowles, Mark Staal, Scott Johnston

Fortifying the Force: Specialized Applications in Military Psychology

Symposium | Room 144C

Focuses on applied roles enhancing readiness and mission effectiveness.

Presenters: Amy M. Thrasher, Rachel Prokop, Alisha R. Bloom, John Eric M. Novosel-Lingat