Psychology Resources for Professional Ministries: Professional Associations

Includes free resources for families

"ACA is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the growth and enhancement of the counseling profession." 

The website includes the AMHCA Code of Ethics and the Standards for the Practice of Clinical Mental Health Counseling, available as a free download.

The APA is a professional society for psychiatrists providing treatment for persons with mental disorders, intellectual disability, and substance-related disorders. 

The American Psychoanalytic Association is a professional membership organization for psychoanalysts, psychoanalytic psychotherapists, academics, researchers and students.

The APA is the "leading scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States, with over 173,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students as its members and supporters."

"The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) is a professional association representing over 25,000 school psychologists, graduate students, and related professionals throughout the United States and an additional 25 countries worldwide. As the world's largest organization of school psychologists, NASP works to advance effective practices to improve students' learning, behavior, and mental health."

• "To encourage innovations that advance scientific approaches to behavioral, cognitive, and biological evidence-based approaches to behavioral health.
• To promote the utilization and dissemination of behavioral, cognitive, and biological evidence-based approaches to behavioral health.
• To facilitate professional development, interaction, and networking among members.
• To promote ethical delivery of science-based interventions.
• To promote health and well-being through a commitment to diversity and inclusion at all levels."