ACRL/EBSS Psychology Committee

Founded: 1953; based in Washington, D.C. Includes 60 regional groups; holds an annual meeting (October).
Members: 8,000.
Publications: AACAP News (bimonthly newsletter) and Journal of the AACAP (monthly).
Website: includes free online resources for families (including a “Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Finder”), medical students, and members.
Membership: open to practicing physicians and medical students only.

Founded: 1952; based in Alexandria, VA. Includes 4 regional and 56 state groups; holds an annual conference (March).
Members: 45,000.
Publications: Career Development Quarterly; Counseling and Values (3/yr); Journal of Addictions and Offender Counseling (semiannual); Journal of College Counseling (semiannual); Journal of Counseling and Development (quarterly); The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development (quarterly); Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development (quarterly).
Website: includes content for members, students, and some news/public policy information for the public, and podcast series, blog, and counselor directory.
Membership: open to professionals with master’s or doctoral degree in counseling or closely related field, students, and affiliates interested in the work of the organization.

Founded: 1976; based in Alexandria, VA. Includes 50 state groups; holds an annual National Leadership Conference (training for presidents-elect and emerging state leaders).
Members: 5,500.
Publications: Advocate (newsletter 11/yr) and Journal of Mental Health Counseling (quarterly).
Website: content primarily for members, but also includes a “Find a Counselor” search.
Membership: open to professionals with a master’s or doctoral degree in counseling or related field, students, and those whose work responsibilities relate to human resources/personnel.

Founded: 1844; based in Alexandria, VA. Includes 74 regional and 2 state groups; holds annual meeting (May).
Members: 38,000.
Publications: The American Journal of Psychiatry (monthly), Psychiatric News (semimonthly), and Psychiatric Services (monthly), Focus – The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry (quarterly), Academic Psychiatry (bi-monthly), The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences (quarterly), and Psychosomatics – The Journal of Consultation and Liaison Psychiatry (bi-monthly, published by Elsevier starting 2011); produces the PsychiatryOnline.com database (includes DSM and textbooks), the DSM (Diagnostic Statistical Manual) and many other books.
Website: provides information for members, medical students, and the public (via HealthyMinds.org) and includes free access to archive of news releases back to 2004.
Membership: international, including U.S., Canada, and worldwide; open to psychiatrists or those in the process of becoming psychiatrists.

Founded: 1911; based in New York, NY. Includes 42 local groups; holds semiannual conference (Jan/Jun).
Members: 3,500
Publications: The American Psychoanalyst (quarterly) and Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association (quarterly).
Website: provides information for members, but also the public (including Find a Psychoanalyst directory).
Membership: open to candidates and graduates of APsaA Accredited Training Institutes and New Training Facilities and members of the International Psychoanalytic Association (IPA) or graduates of an institute of an IPA component society.

Founded: 1892; based in Washington, D.C. Includes 7 regional and 58 state groups; holds an annual meeting (August).
Members: 150,000.
Publications: 64 journals covering all core areas of psychology.
Website: resources for members, students, librarians, and the public; free online access to archives of the Monitor on Psychology magazine (beginning with January 2000) and news and brief articles on current topics in psychology and psychology “help center” articles. Includes a bookstore, a “Find a Psychologist” search, and information on scholarships, grants, awards, and continuing education.
Membership: members status -- doctoral degree indicating proficiency in the field of psychology; also open to undergraduate and graduate students, internationals, and high school teachers meeting membership criteria.

Founded: 1986; based in Madison, WI. Holds an annual conference (fall).
Members: 1,200
Publications: Directory of Graduate Programs in Applied Sport Psychology (quarterly) and Journal of the Applied Sport Psychology (quarterly).
Website: content primarily for members, but also has free online access to articles for athletes, health and fitness personnel, and parents, and on the topic of injury and rehabilitation.
Membership: open to professionals with master’s or doctoral degree in sport psychology or related field, students, and affiliates with an interest in sport psychology.

Founded: 1966; based in New York, NY. Holds an annual conference (November). Members: 4,500
Publications: The Behavior Therapist (8/yr); Behavior Therapy (quarterly), Cognitive and Behavioral Practice (quarterly), Directory of Graduate Training in Behavior Therapy and Experimental-Clinical Psychology (biennial), Directory of Psychology Internships: Programs Offering Behavioral Training (periodic), and various Fact Sheets and handbooks.
Website: provides information for the public (including a therapist search feature), for students and professionals in the field, and information for members.
Membership: open to professionals and students with appropriate credentials only.

Founded:1962, by Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers, Charlotte Buhler, Rollo May, Virginia Satir (and others of the personal growth movement) “to foster the ability of each person to find and express their maximum potential as human beings – with an emphasis on consciousness, human dignity, and the capacity to direct our own destinies.” Based in Tiburon, CA. Holds an annual 2-day Winter Professional Training workshop (Cancun, Mexico).
Members: 2,000
Publications: AHP Perspective (bimonthly magazine); and Journal of Humanistic Psychology (quarterly).
Website: provides information primarily for members, but also a membership directory, list of accredited schools in humanistic psychology, an online bookstore, archive of sample articles from the AHP Perspective magazine, and links to current online articles on humanistic psychology.
Membership: open to all (including humanistic professionals, students, individuals, and organizations).

Founded: 1988; based in Washington, D.C. Holds an annual convention (May).
Members: 20,000
Publications: APS Observer (monthly magazine); Current Directions in Psychological Science (bimonthly), Perspectives on Psychological Science (bimonthly), Psychological Science (monthly), and Psychological Science in the Public Interest (monograph, 3/yr).
Website: provides information primarily for members and students, but also includes podcasts, list of APS books, online articles related to current events, and free online access to some back-issues of journals.
Membership: open to professionals meeting criteria, individuals who have a member spouse, and students (graduate and undergraduate) enrolled in accredited degree-granting institutions.

Founded: 1994; based in Davis, CA. Holds an annual meeting (April).
Members: 2,000.
Publications: Journal of Cognitive Science (monthly) and a monthly newsletter.
Website: minimal content aimed at members; includes free online access to archives of the newsletter (beginning with January 2009).
Membership: open to students, postdocs, and faculty.

Founded: 1979; based in Austin, TX. Holds an annual conference (Jul or Aug).
Members: 1,200.
Publications: Cognitive Science (bimonthly); Topics in Cognitive Science (quarterly).
Website: provides information for members, students, the public (including a therapist search feature), for students and professionals in the field, and information for members.
Membership: open to professionals worldwide qualified to conduct research in cognitive Science beyond the dissertation (or equivalent experience); students enrolled in graduate/undergraduate programs; and anyone else may join as an affiliate.

Founded: 1972; based in New York, NY. Holds an annual conference (October/November).
Members: 1,700. Publications: NAAP News (quarterly newsletter) and Registry of Psychoanalysts (annual).
Website: content is for members, but also has free online access to archives of the newsletter (beginning with fall 2007).
Membership: open to professionals in psychoanalysis meeting qualifications, those in training, organizations, researchers/academics, and the public with an interest in psychoanalysis.

Founded: 1969; based in Bethesda, MD.; includes 5 regional groups and 51 state groups. Holds an annual convention (February) and summer conferences (July).
Members: 23,000
Publications: Communique (newspaper, 8/yr); School Psychology Review (quarterly); and School Psychology Forum: Research and Practice (free online back issues of the scholarly electronic journal, beginning 2006).
Website: provides free online resources for parents, educators, graduate students, and members, including free online articles, podcasts, and fact sheets; and information on national accreditation.
Membership: open to school psychologists, school psychology faculty, students enrolled in related degree programs, and allied professionals who work in the field.

Founded: 1959: Based in Green Valley, AZ. Holds an annual scientific meeting (November).
Members: 2,650
Publications: Attention, Perception and Psychophysics (8/yr); Behavior Research Methods (quarterly); Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience (quarterly); Learning and Behavior(quarterly); Memory and Cognition (8/yr); Psychonomic Bulletin and Review (bimonthly).
Website: content primarily for members.
Membership: open to individuals with a Ph.D. or equivalent in psychology or related field and must have published significant research beyond doctoral dissertation.

Founded: 1969; based in Washington, D.C. Includes 104 local groups; holds an annual meeting (October/November).
Members: 40,000
Publications: Brain Briefings (newsletter); Brain Facts (booklet); and The Journal of the Neuroscience (weekly).
Website: content is primarily for members, but also students and the public; includes free online access to History of Neuroscience Autobiographies (complete 6-volume book series) and several “public information and education” research reports.
Membership: open to professionals, graduate and undergraduate students, affiliates with an interest in the organization, and institutions.

Founded: 1938; based in Falls Church, VA. Holds an annual conference (around March).
Members: 2,200
Publications: The Exchange (semiannual newsletter) and Journal of Personality Assessment (bimonthly).
Website: content primarily for members, but includes free online access to The Exchange newsletter (beginning with summer 2005).
Membership: open to professionals and graduate students meeting specific credentials.

Founded:1972; based in Phoenix, AZ. Holds an annual conference (August).
Members: (unknown).
Publications: Asian American Journal of Psychology (quarterly); Asian American Psychologist (3/yr); and AAPA Digital History Project (archive of earlier AAPA publications) including AAPA’s early scholarly journal (1979-1989) and the AAPA monograph on the History of Asian American Psychology (1995).
Website: content is primarily for members.
Membership: open to persons with a master’s or doctorate degree in psychology, mental health, or related fields and/or shoes work and interests are consistent with purposes of the Association; students enrolled in psychology, counseling, mental health, or related fields; and interested organizations.

Founded: 1969; based in Rohnert Park, CA.; Annual Feminist Psychology Conference in March.
Members: over 2,400.
Publications: AWP Newsletter (quarterly).
Website: content is primarily for members, but provides public access to information on a Reproductive Rights Portal as well as free online access to the newsletter.
Membership: open to professionals and students in psychology.

Founded: 1968; based in Ft. Washington, MD.; Annual convention in July.
Members: over 1,400
Publications: Journal of Black Psychology; Psych Discourse (monthly newsletter).
Website: content is primarily for members, but free online access to the newsletter.
Membership: open to persons having bachelors, masters, or doctoral degrees in psychology or related behavioral sciences fields as well as affiliates and institutions/agencies that share goals and objectives of the organization.

Founded: (n/a); based in Norman, OK. Holds an annual conference (June).
Members: (n/a).
Publications: Journal of Indigenous Research.
Website: content primarily for members, but has free online access to the newsletter.
Membership: open to professionals working in an area related to Indian Psychology; students enrolled in a recognized psychology program; and affiliate membership level for others interested in the work of the organization.

Founded: 1988; based in Washington, D.C. Annual conference -- part of APA Convention (August).
Members: about 50,000.
Publications: APAGS Campus Representative Bulletin (quarterly); gradPsych (quarterly).
Website: includes content aimed at student members – graduate school, careers, convention news, free online access to archives of gradPSYCH magazine (beginning with May 2003) and Campus Representative Bulletin (beginning with 2007); EPP exam prep information; awards, research scholarships, and travel and training grants.
Membership: open to undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in psychology.

Founded: 1929; based in Chattanooga, TN. Includes 7 regional and 1,050 local groups; annual convention (part of APA Convention, August) and 6 regional conventions (varies).
Members: 510,000.
Publications: Eye on Psi Chi (quarterly magazine); Psi Chi journal of Undergraduate Research (quarterly).
Website: Content geared towards members; free online access to archival issues of Eye on Psi Chi (beginning with fall 1996) and the Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research (beginning with spring/summer 1996).
Membership: open to graduate and undergraduate students and faculty meeting eligibility requirements.

Founded: 1981; based in Anaheim, CA. Includes 5 regional and 160 local groups; annual convention (part of APA Convention, August). Annual convention (as part of the APA Convention).
Members: 510,000
Publications: Psi Beta Chapter Handbook (annual) and a newsletter (semiannual).
Website: Content geared towards members; free online access to archival issues of the newsletter (beginning with fall 2000)
Membership: open to undergraduate students meeting eligibility requirements.