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Society of Consulting Psychology

Society of Consulting Psychology

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The Society of Consulting Psychology (SCP) is a professional association of psychologists who are involved with consulting psychology.[1] The society is the 13th division of the American Psychological Association.[2] The Society (SCP) currently has over 1,000 members.

Presidents

A number of distinguished psychologists have served as President of the Society including Donald Super, Albert Ellis, Orlo Crissey, Theodore Blau, Raymond Fowler, Thomas Backer, and Rodney Lowman.[3] As of February, 2012, the president is Amy Owen Nieberding.

History and activities

The society was founded as a division of APA whose members had to hold Fellow status in their respective areas of expertise. It has issued Guidelines for the training of psychologists in this field.[4] According to the organization's website, its members "share an interest in the consultative process including applied activities, research and evaluation, and education and training." The society's journal, Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, is published four times per year. The society also hosts a popular mid-winter conference, entitled "Consulting to Business and Organizations", and provides programming at the annual convention of the APA.

References

  1. [1]
    O'Roark, Ann M. (1999). "A history of Division 13 initiatives on education and training in consulting psychology". Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research. 5 (4). American Psychological Association: 218–225. doi:10.1037/1061-4087.51.4.218.
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    "Society of Consulting Psychology". American Psychological Association. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  3. [3]
    Robinson, Debra (2008). "Organizational growth and change in the society of consulting psychology". Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research. 60 (3): 259–266. doi:10.1037/1065-9293.60.3.259.
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    "Guidelines for education and training at the doctoral and postdoctoral levels in consulting psychology/organizational consulting psychology". The American Psychologist. 62 (9): 980–92. December 2007. doi:10.1037/0003-066X.62.9.980. PMID 18085844. S2CID 46182309.

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