APA Divisions

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APA Divisions are specialized subgroups within the American Psychological Association that focus on specific areas of psychology, research, and professional practice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf organizational subdivision
professional subgroup
administeredBy American Psychological Association
country United States
example Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice (Division 37)
Society for Community Research and Action (Division 27)
Society for Counseling Psychology (Division 17)
Society for General Psychology (Division 1)
Society for Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy (Division 49)
Society for Health Psychology (Division 38)
Society for Humanistic Psychology (Division 32)
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Division 14)
Society for Media Psychology and Technology (Division 46)
Society for Military Psychology (Division 19)
Society for Personality and Social Psychology (Division 8)
Society for Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology (Division 47)
Society for Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology (Division 24)
Society for the History of Psychology (Division 26)
Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race (Division 45)
Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues (Division 44)
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (Division 9)
Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts (Division 10)
Society for the Psychology of Women (Division 35)
Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence (Division 48)
Society of Clinical Psychology (Division 12)
field psychology
governedBy APA bylaws
division bylaws
hasActivity advocacy within APA
developing practice guidelines
offering continuing education
organizing conferences
publishing journals
sponsoring convention programming
supporting student and early-career initiatives
hasCharacteristic member-governed structure
specialized awards
specialized publications
topic-specific focus
voluntary membership
hasLanguage English
hasMemberType affiliated professionals
practicing psychologists
research psychologists
students
hasOrgan division executive committee
hasSubdivisionType applied psychology divisions
interest group divisions
professional practice divisions
scientific divisions
membershipRequirement APA membership for full division membership in most cases
partOf American Psychological Association
purpose to develop and disseminate specialized knowledge
to influence policy related to their specialty areas
to organize APA members by specialized interests
to promote research in specific areas of psychology
to provide networking opportunities for psychologists
to support professional practice in specialized domains

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William James Book Award associatedWith APA Division 1 (Society for General Psychology)
linked to: APA Divisions
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues alternateName APA Division 9
linked to: APA Divisions
Society for Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Science (Division 3) affiliation American Psychological Association divisions
linked to: APA Divisions
Society for Counseling Psychology (Division 17) hasAlternativeName APA Division 17
linked to: APA Divisions
APA Council of Representatives represents APA divisions
linked to: APA Divisions