| Title | APA |
| Description | The American Psychological Association (APA) is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychologists in the United States. APA educates the public about psychology, behavioral science and mental health; promotes psychological science and practice; fosters the education and training of psychological scientists, practitioners and educators; advocates for psychological knowledge and practice to inform public policy; and champions the application of psychology to promote human rights, health, well-being and dignity. Founded in July 1892 at Clark University and headquartered in Washington, DC, APA is a 501(c)(3) membership association with APA Services, Inc. (a 501(c)(6)) beside it; its About page (January 2026) counts more than 190,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students as its members, organised through a Council of Representatives of 182 seats, a 16-member Board of Directors, 54 divisions and 60 state, provincial and territorial associations. Its own pages carry membership and renewal by category, the divisions, governance and elections, the Ethics Code, the practice and clinical practice guidelines, the Science Directorate and its awards, accreditation and continuing education, the Public Interest Directorate and the Minority Fellowship Program, 90 journals, APA Books, PsycNet and the Psyc databases, APA Style and the Publication Manual, the annual Convention, advocacy through APA Services, the Monitor on Psychology and the press room, the Psychology Topics for the public, careers and workforce data, awards and the American Psychological Foundation door, international affairs, support and giving. apa.dev is an agent interface to apa.org — not an official APA site; the official source for every program, publication, member service and form is https://www.apa.org/. |
| OG Title | APA |
| OG Description | The American Psychological Association (APA) is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychologists in the United States. APA educates the public about psychology, behavioral science and mental health; promotes psychological science and practice; fosters the education and training of psychological scientists, practitioners and educators; advocates for psychological knowledge and practice to inform public policy; and champions the application of psychology to promote human rights, health, well-being and dignity. Founded in July 1892 at Clark University and headquartered in Washington, DC, APA is a 501(c)(3) membership association with APA Services, Inc. (a 501(c)(6)) beside it; its About page (January 2026) counts more than 190,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students as its members, organised through a Council of Representatives of 182 seats, a 16-member Board of Directors, 54 divisions and 60 state, provincial and territorial associations. Its own pages carry membership and renewal by category, the divisions, governance and elections, the Ethics Code, the practice and clinical practice guidelines, the Science Directorate and its awards, accreditation and continuing education, the Public Interest Directorate and the Minority Fellowship Program, 90 journals, APA Books, PsycNet and the Psyc databases, APA Style and the Publication Manual, the annual Convention, advocacy through APA Services, the Monitor on Psychology and the press room, the Psychology Topics for the public, careers and workforce data, awards and the American Psychological Foundation door, international affairs, support and giving. apa.dev is an agent interface to apa.org — not an official APA site; the official source for every program, publication, member service and form is https://www.apa.org/. |
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| OG Site Name | American Psychological Association |
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| Canonical URL | https://apa.dev/ |
| Idioma | en |