ASSOCIATION FOR APPLIED AND THERAPEUTIC HUMOR PRESENTS
Conference Registration | Through Dec 31 | Through Feb 28 | As of Mar 1 |
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AATH Member | $549 | $579 | $599 |
Non Member | $719 | $749 | $769 |
Student Core Member | $379 | $399 | $419 |
One Day - Friday, Saturday, OR Sunday | $249 | $249 | $249 |
Humor Academy 2026-2027 | |||
Humor Academy - Level 1,2 or 3 | $390 | $390 | $440 |
Humor Academy - HA Graduate/CHP | $60 | $60 | $60 |
About the Conference
For 2026, AATH invites you to explore humor where it matters most: in life’s most difficult conversations. Our theme, On the Edge: Humor in the Hard Places, encourages us to reflect on how humor can help us approach challenging, sensitive, and even taboo topics with care and creativity.
Therapeutic Benefits
Learn how humor can reduce stress, improve resilience, and enhance emotional well-being in changing environments.
Personal Growth
Expanding your understanding of humor can be a powerful tool for greater personal satisfaction and improved coping skills.
Professional Application
Discover practical techniques for incorporating humor into your professional practice to improve outcomes and relationships.
Continuing Education
One-of-a-kind professional development experience where humor meets science and strategy!
A College-Level Program That’s No Joke
You’ll discover so many powerful applications and benefits of humor—it’s no joke. Explore the science and practice of humor in a supportive, collaborative environment with experts and professionals from diverse fields such as health, business, education, mental health, and the arts.
This one-of-a-kind, three-year, college-level program focuses on the science, benefits, and real-world applications of humor. Each level takes one year to complete, and graduates of all three levels earn the respected designation of Certified Humor Professional (CHP).
Continuing Education
This activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and AATH. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited and approved by the following:
• Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
• Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
• American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
• Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE)program.
• American Psychological Association
• CA Board of Registered Nursing
• Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling (FL BBS)
Conference Location
Join us in sunny San Diego, California!
DoubleTree by Hilton San Diego Bayside
4875 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92106
+1 619-224-3621
Overlooking Americas Cup Harbor, our resort-style hotel puts you close to marina activities and watersports. We’re five minutes from Liberty Station shops and restaurants, and 15 minutes from Cabrillo National Monument.
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Complimentary airport shuttle
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Complimentary self park
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Special rate 3 days pre/post event
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$10 breakfast vouchers included
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2 Queen Beds Standard - $169.00
Book before: April 14, 2026
DoubleTree by Hilton San Diego Bayside
4875 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92106
+1 619-224-3621
Conference Schedule
Thursday, May 14 – Humor Academy Day
Friday, May 15 – Conference Day 1
Saturday, May 16 – Conference Day 2
Sunday, May 17 – Conference Day 3 (ends at noon)
Don't miss this incredible opportunity to laugh, learn, and connect at this one-of-a-kind event. Early bird pricing available through September 30th.
Conference Registration
Full conference access
Conference meals
Workshop materials
Networking events
Rates Through December 31, 2025
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AATH Member: $549
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Nonmember: $719
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Student Core Member $379
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One Day Only $249
Attendee Add-On:
Humor Academy Registration
Humor Academy Sessions Only
includes Thursday Luncheon
HA Levels 1, 2, & 3: $390
2026 HA Grads: $60
CHPs: $60
Attendee Add-On:
CE Certificate
Continuing Education Credits
for both Conference & Humor Academy sessions
$75
Guest Add-On:
HA Luncheon Ticket
(Thursday)
$60
Guest Add-On:
2026 AATH Reception
& Banquet Dinner
(Saturday)
$90
Guest Add-On:
AATH Conference
Meal Pass
Includes conference meals only, not session admission.
$350
What is Therapeutic Humor?
Therapeutic humor is any intervention that promotes health and wellness by stimulating a playful discovery, expression, or appreciation of the absurdity or incongruity of life’s situations. This intervention may enhance health or be used as a complementary treatment of illness to facilitate healing or coping, whether physical, emotional, cognitive, social, or spiritual.