Appendix C:

Glossary of Acronyms Used in This Report

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ACRONYMS

AAPA

Asian American Psychological Association
ABPsi Association of Black Psychologists
ACE American Council on Education
APA American Psychological Association
APAGS American Psychological Association of Graduate Students
APLR Association of Psychologists Por La Raza
APPIC Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers
BAPPI Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest
B/D Board of Directors
BEA Board of Educational Affairs
BEMA Board of Ethnic Minority Affairs
BPA Board of Professional Affairs
BSA Board of Scientific Affairs
BSERP Board for Social and Ethical Responsibility
BSPA Black Students Psychological Association
CABPP Commission for Accelerating Black Participation in Psychology
CDIP Committee on Disability Issues
CEHR Committee on Employment and Human Resources
CEMA Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs
CEMHRD Committee on Ethnic Minority Human Resources Development
CEMRRAT Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention, and Training in Psychology
CEOP Committee on Equality of Opportunity in Psychology
CLGC Committee on Lesbian and Gay Issues
CMHS Center for Mental Health Services
CNPAAEMI Council of National Psychological Associations for the Advancement of Ethnic Minority Interests
CoA Committee on Accreditation
COGDOP Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology
COLI Committee on Legal Issues
COR Career Opportunities for Research Education and Training
COWG Central Office Work Group
CPST Commission of Professionals in Science and Technology
C/R Council of Representatives
CWP Committee on Women in Psychology
CYF Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
HBCU Historically Black Colleges and Universities
MARC Minority Access to Research Careers Program
MBRS Minority Biomedical Research Support
MFP Minority Fellowship Program
MUSE Minority Undergraduate Students of Excellence Program
NCES National Center for Educational Statistics
NCSPP National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology
NHPA National Hispanic Psychological Association
NIGMS National Institute of General Medical Sciences
NIMH National Institute of Mental Health
OEMA Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs
P&C Publications and Communications Board
PID Public Interest Directorate
PIC Public Information Committee
PPO Public Policy Office
SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency
SEPA Southeast Psychological Association
SIP Society of Indian Psychologists
SOMPA System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment
SPSSI Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
TF Task Force
TOPSS Teachers of Psychology in the Secondary Schools
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