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Teams and Offices

APA’s staff support the association’s mission and strategic goals

As outlined in our strategic plan, our staff support the association’s goals to utilize psychological science and knowledge to make a positive impact; prepare the field for opportunities and challenges; elevate the public’s understanding, appreciation, and utilization of psychology, and strengthen APA’s role as a leading voice for psychology.

Psychology Team

Promotes the advancement, communication, and application of psychological knowledge, science, education, and services.

Accreditation

Applied psychology

Evidence-based practice and health equity

Graduate and postgraduate education and training

Health care innovation

Independent practice

Precollege and undergraduate education

Psychology workforce studies

Research ethics

Strategic relations and leadership

Sponsor approval

Testing and assessment

Undergraduate psychology

Business Innovation and Growth

With a focus on deploying solutions across for-profit industries, the APA/APASI Business Innovation and Growth Office is finding new ways to improve individual well-being at scale and help solve some of the world’s most pressing issues

APA Labs

Connect with a curated innovation community that brings together mental health startups, investors, academics, and corporate leaders
Business Essentials

Starting Up Your U.S. Solo Health Service Psychologist Private Practice

This masterclass equips participants with the business skills, systems, and strategies to launch and grow a thriving private practice.

Continuing Education

APA’s CE program helps psychologists maintain their expertise through coursework designed to build competency in critical areas of psychological science

Human Well-Being Solutions

Destination for science-backed solutions that improve employee well-being and business performance

Leadership and Development Institute

APA’s Leadership Development Institute offers transformative programs rooted in rigorous psychological science. We equip participants with cutting-edge skills to address society’s biggest challenges and maximize their impact within their fields and beyond.

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A digital platform with curated, business-ready resources with tailored playbooks, toolkits, and science-backed programs

Governance and Legal

Division Engagement

Elections

Governance

Office of General Counsel

Other teams

Ethics Office

Promotes ethics throughout the field of psychology and in society, addressing new ethical dilemmas as society and psychology evolve

Federal and State Advocacy

APA Services works to advance the discipline and practice of psychology at the federal, state, and local levels

Information Technology Services

Manages APA’s technology infrastructure and provides core business systems and applications development

Finance and Facilities

Oversees accounting and financial reporting, budgeting, business systems, real estate and facilities management, human resources, and contract and grant administration

Communication and Membership

Responsible for APA’s outreach to its members and affiliates and to the general public

Publishing

Essential psychological content to support research, education, practice, and general well-being
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Psychology touches every aspect of our world. Through public education collaborations, APA leverages its scientific and clinical expertise to address a wide range of critical issues and topics.
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Last updated: September 2026Date created: 2008