American Counseling Association
Founded in 1952, ACA is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the growth and enhancement of the counseling profession
International Honors Society in Psychology
First student organization formally affiliated with APA.
Based in Washington, DC, the APA is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. With 150,000 members, APA is the largest association of psychologists worldwide.
The American Psychiatric Association is a medical specialty society with over 38,000 member physicians working to ensure humane care and effective treatment for all persons with mental disorder, including mental retardation and substance-related disorders.
Founded in 1988, the Association for Psychological Science (previously the American Psychological Society) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of scientific psychology and its representation at the national and international level.
The Cognitive Science Society brings together researchers from many fields, including cognitive science, artificial intelligence, linguistics, anthropology, psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, and education, who seek to understand the nature of the human mind.
Cognitive Neuroscience Society
Links to news, conference information, and member home pages. Also contains a list of links to Neuroscience Training Programs in North America.
The mission of the NIMH is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery and cure. Check out their Science News section.
Society for Neuroscience
In addition to the expected member services, this site offers full text of several papers and an area of outreach to the public, including school teachers.
Founded by Dr. Scott Plous in 1996, the Social Psychology Network seeks to promote peace, social justice, and sustainable living through public education, research, and the advancement of psychology.
National Association of School Psychologists represents and promotes the profession of school psychology. This site features a variety of resources and publications as well as a wealth of information on professional development opportunities, standards and certification requirements, and networking opportunities.
APA Educational Psychology Division 15 is the main APA division focused on educational psychology. The division page highlights a variety of relevant events, publications, funding opportunities, and recent advances in the field.
APA Division 16 of School Psychology focuses on psychology with children, youth, families, and the schooling process. A variety of resources are available for students and early career professionals, as well as information on events, publications, funding opportunities, and recent advances.
Consortium for Science-Based Information on Children, Youth and Families seeks to provide science-based information for those work with or care for children. Formed by leaders of multiple APA divisions, this site provides a variety of great resources focused on working with children.
Center for Psychology in Schools and Education is affiliated with the American Psychological Association. The page offers a few full text papers on topics of wide interest such as violence in schools and coping with disaster.
International School Psychologists Association provides a global perspective to school psychology, including training, resources, and networking.