The Society of Consulting Psychology (SCP) is a professional association of psychologists who are involved with
consulting psychology
Consulting psychology is a specialty area of psychology that addresses such areas as assessment and interventions at the individual, group, and organizational levels. The ''Handbook of Organizational Consulting Psychology'' provides an overview of ...
. The society is the 13th division of the
American Psychological Association
The American Psychological Association (APA) is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States, with over 133,000 members, including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students. It ha ...
. 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
Albert Ellis (September 27, 1913 – July 24, 2007) was an American psychologist and psychotherapist who founded rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT). He held MA and PhD degrees in clinical psychology from Columbia University, and was certi ...
, Orlo Crissey,
Theodore Blau,
Raymond Fowler, Thomas Backer, and
Rodney Lowman. 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.
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
External links
{{Official website, http://www.div13.org/
Divisions of the American Psychological Association