Afifa Adiba, MD

AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

October 26–31, 2026 · Atlanta, GA · Full program

• WorkshopChairAdaptive Leadership: Harnessing Inner Strengths to Master Communication

  October 28, 2026, 14:30–17:30

  Skills workshop on strengths-based leadership and adaptive communication for child and adolescent psychiatrists, using validated strengths assessments and small-group vignette practice.

  Child & AdolescentEducation & TrainingPractice, Policy & Workforce

• SessionChairAcross Oceans and Generations: Acculturation, Bicultural Identity, and Family Transformation in The Namesake

  October 28, 2026, 19:00–22:00

  A film screening of The Namesake followed by panel discussion on acculturation stress, bicultural identity, intergenerational gaps and grief in immigrant families. Covers clinical strategies for supporting immigrant youth and families.

  Child & AdolescentDiverse & Underserved PopulationsPsychotherapy

• WorkshopChairMind the Gap: Navigating Generational Change, Feedback, and Meaning in Academic Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

  October 29, 2026, 09:30–11:30

  An interactive small-group session on generational differences among Gen X leaders, Millennial early-career psychiatrists and Gen Z trainees. It covers feedback, professional identity amid corporatized medicine, and sustainable practice, with strategies for cross-generational mentorship.

  Child & AdolescentEducation & TrainingPractice, Policy & Workforce

• WorkshopChairHolding the Child’s Story: Training Psychiatry Learners in Migrant Mental Health Care

  October 29, 2026, 14:30–16:30

  Interactive educational session presenting narrative-based, developmentally informed teaching approaches for training psychiatry learners to assess migrant and displaced children, including intergenerational conflict, migration narratives, and forensic asylum evaluations.

  Child & AdolescentEducation & TrainingDiverse & Underserved PopulationsPTSD & Trauma

• WorkshopChairMidcareer and Looking for New Ways to Engage in AACAP? Explore Pathways to Leadership and Engagement With a Diverse Group of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists!

  October 30, 2026, 17:00–18:30

  An interactive study group for mid- and experienced-career child and adolescent psychiatrists to assess their career goals and find ways to get more involved in AACAP. Panelists lead a self-assessment survey, small-group discussions and goal setting around mentorship and leadership.

  Education & TrainingPractice, Policy & Workforce