Links to professional and scientific associations, from Vocational Psychology online textbook, by Andrew D. Carson, Ph.D.

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Links: Professional and Scientific Associations and Related Sites

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ABPP (American Board of Professional Psychology).

American Board of Professional Psychology, see ABPP.

ABVE (American Board of Vocational Experts).

ACA (American Counseling Association).

Academy of Counseling Psychology, see ACP.

ACP (Academy of Counseling Psychology).

ACPA (American College Personnel Association).

ACSCI (Association of Computer-Based Systems for Career Information).

AERA (American Educational Research Association), subsumes several units of interest to vocational psychologists, including Division E (Counseling and Human Development), the Career Development Special Interest Group, the Multiple Intelligences Special Interest Group, and the Vocational Education Special Interest Group.

American Board of Vocational Experts, see ABVE.

American Psychological Association, see APA.

American Psychological Society, see APS.

American Society for Testing and Materials, see ASTM.

APA (American Psychological Association), subsumes the Division of Counseling Psychology Division (17), subsumes the the Society for Vocational Psychology. APA also maintains an excellent set of links to organizations involved in testing and assessment. Division 14, see SIOP.

APS (American Psychological Society) has featured its human capital initiative.

Association of Computer-Based Systems for Career Information, see ACSCI.

ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials).

ATP (Association of Test Publishers).

British Association for Counselling. The nonmember resources provide general discussion of their research goals, but no specifics. However, the site offers a database of summaries of papers presented at conferences, some of which have vocational themes.

Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.

Career Development SIG, see AERA.

Counseling Psychology, Division 17. See APA.

CRESST (National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing).

Division E of AERA, see AERA.

IAAP (International Association of Applied Psychology). 2000+ members in more than 90 nations. Includes Division 1: Organizational Psychology.

IAC (International Association for Counselling). Incorporates the International Roundtable for the Advancement of Counselling. Associated with UNESCO, with English and French as its official languages.

ILO (International Labor Organization, Washington branch).

International Association for Counselling, see IAC.

International Labor Organization, see ILO.

International Roundtable for the Advancement of Counselling, see IAC.

IPMA (International Personnel Management Association).

Japanese Society for the Study of Career Guidance (Japanese language).

Multiple Intelligences SIG, see AERA.

National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing, see CRESST.

National School-to-Work Learning and Information Center, see STW.

NCDA (National Career Development Association).

NOICC (National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee). This organization will soon be subsumed into the U.S. Department of Education's Career Resource Network(CRN), with a new URL.

OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development).

Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, see OECD.

PARRCC (Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches).

Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches, see PARRCC.

Psychological Testing. A links-oriented site related to psychological testing.

Psychwatch.com, Assessment Resources.

SIOP (Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology). Division 14 of the American Psychological Association and Organizational Affiliate of the American Psychological Society.

Society of Consulting Psychology. Division 13 of the American Psychological Association.

STW (National School-to-Work Learning and Information Center).

Vocational Education SIG, see AERA.

Vocational Psychology Section of APA, see APA.