Professional Association review

Practitioners and scholars of psychology are provided numerous options when

seeking information related to professional development, networking, research

resources, academic and career guidance, community involvement and much more.

The purpose of this

assignment is to research and report on the professional

psychological associations listed with their corresponding websites below to gain an

understanding of the mission and benefits of each.

The associations to review include:

American Psychological Asso

ciation (APA)

http://www.apa.org

American Counseling Association (ACA)

http://www.counseling.org

American School Counseling Association (ASCA)

www.schoolcounselor.org

Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)

http://www.siop.org

American Psychology and Law Society

http://www.ap

-

ls.org

In an 8 to 10

-

page paper, provide a 1.5

-

page review of each professional association

identified above, using each association’s name as an APA heading, addressing the

foll

owing:

·

Summarize the purpose, function, and mission of each association.

·

Discuss the ways in which each association meets the stated mission, highlighting major

initiatives and activities.

·

Highlight the member benefits and resources available to the public

by each association.

·

Close your work with a brief statement of your thoughts on the value of professional

associations for students, early career, and experienced professionals in psychology.

Include a

minimum 8 to 10 pages

, not including the required APA

formatted

title

and

reference pages

; submit

APA style in

-

text citations

throughout

the work as well.

The

basic parts of a paper

should also be included; these are

the

opening

,

introduction section

, with a precise

thesis statement

, the

body of the

paper

with clear, discernable headings formatted to APA style levels of

heading

where appropriate, and a

conclusion

that restates the thesis and

summarizes the major points of the entire paper.

Practitioners and scholars of psychology are provided numerous options when

seeking information related to professional development, networking, research

resources, academic and career guidance, community involvement and much more.

The purpose of this assignment is to research and report on the professional

psychological associations listed with their corresponding websites below to gain an

understanding of the mission and benefits of each.

The associations to review include:

American Psychological Association (APA) http://www.apa.org

American Counseling Association (ACA) http://www.counseling.org

American School Counseling Association (ASCA) www.schoolcounselor.org

Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) http://www.siop.org

American Psychology and Law Society http://www.ap-ls.org

In an 8 to 10-page paper, provide a 1.5-page review of each professional association

identified above, using each association’s name as an APA heading, addressing the

following:

 Summarize the purpose, function, and mission of each association.

 Discuss the ways in which each association meets the stated mission, highlighting major

initiatives and activities.

 Highlight the member benefits and resources available to the public by each association.

 Close your work with a brief statement of your thoughts on the value of professional

associations for students, early career, and experienced professionals in psychology.

Include a minimum 8 to 10 pages, not including the required APA

formatted title and reference pages; submit APA style in-text citations throughout

the work as well.

The basic parts of a paper should also be included; these are

the opening, introduction section, with a precise thesis statement, the body of the

paper with clear, discernable headings formatted to APA style levels of

heading where appropriate, and a conclusion that restates the thesis and

summarizes the major points of the entire paper.