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