Steven Sust, MD

AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

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

• WorkshopChairEngaging Communities to Talk About Mental Health: Stanford Communication Health Interactive for Parents of Adolescents and Others (CHIPAO) Workshop

  October 26, 2026, 14:00–17:00

  Workshop teaching clinicians how to build a theater-based community program that reduces mental health stigma and improves parent-teen communication, including skit development, production logistics and research.

  Child & AdolescentDiverse & Underserved PopulationsPsychotherapy

• SessionChairSugarcane : Navigating Intergenerational Trauma, Religion, and Survivance After Native American Boarding Schools

  October 27, 2026, 19:00–22:00

  Screening of the documentary Sugarcane about abuse at a Native American boarding school, followed by a panel discussion. Covers intergenerational trauma, the role of religion in assimilation, and culturally informed healing for Indigenous families.

  Child & AdolescentDiverse & Underserved PopulationsPTSD & Trauma

• SessionChairZootopia 2 : Exploring Couple and Family Dynamics Through an Emotionally Focused Therapy Lens

  October 30, 2026, 19:00–22:00

  A film-based Media Theatre session using scenes from Zootopia 2 to teach Emotionally Focused Therapy concepts. It links early attachment experiences, negative interaction cycles, primary versus secondary emotions, and societal trauma to adult couple and family dynamics.

  Education & TrainingDiverse & Underserved PopulationsPsychotherapy

• LectureActing Together: Using Interactive Theater to Cultivate Cultural Sensitivity and Collective Healing Among Healthcare Trainees

  October 31, 2026, 12:30–14:30

  Describes using interactive theater with healthcare trainees to build cultural sensitivity and foster collective healing.

  Education & TrainingDiverse & Underserved Populations