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Professional Associations
The following selections of professional associations perform important services to the discipline.
For example, they publish scientific journals and "newspapers," host conferences, and oversee credentials for practice.
Students can begin to know more about the discipline by reading the newspapers (e.g., the APA Monitor, or the APS Bulletin) or attending conferences when they are held in convenient locations.
Many of these organizations have special categories (and reduced fees) for student membership.
We include a WWW address (if known) so you can contact them.
Major Psychological Organizations
- American Psychological Association: www.apa.org
With over 150,000 members, the APA is the largest national organization for psychologists.
The APA is geared more towards clinical and counseling psychology.
See http://www.apa.org/about/division.html for a list of all divisions.
- Association of Psychological Science: www.psychologicalscience.org
This is the other main national organization for psychologists.
The APS is geared more toward experimental psychology.
Major Specialized Organizations
A set of links for many other organizations is found at: http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/overview.html
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