Explore how scientific research by psychologists can inform our professional lives, family and community relationships, emotional wellness, and more.
Work in America™ 2026
Workers weather stress, uncertainty, and AI with psychological capital
Children’s and adolescents’ learning with educational technology
Research-based recommendations to protect and support students’ learning, development, and well-being
APA Publishing products and resources that support research, education, practice and general wellbeing.
Tools for psychologists to do their jobs every day.
Perspectives on aging: Psychology across the lifespanlogin required
Sue Grigson’s research could help change the way we treat addiction
Resources for students, teachers and psychologists at all levels to explore career growth in psychology.
Professional Resilience in Changing Times
Paid Promotional Presentations Designed to Deepen Your Clinical Knowledge
Browse the latest updates from APA, informed by psychological science.
Candice Hargons, PhD, elected as 2028 APA president
APA CEO Arthur C. Evans Jr., PhD, to retire in January 2028
You can make a difference
Learn about key issues impacting psychologists today
Advances in Evidence-Based Continuing Professional Development
Practice Innovations' special issue explores the challenges and future of continuing professional development in health professions.
The graduate school interview
Learn the primary purpose of the graduate interview, the kinds of questions that you will be asked and the critical things that you can do to maximize your chances of getting into the graduate programs of your choice.
Letters of recommendation
You’ll learn how many letters of recommendation you’ll need, who you should (or should not) ask to write your letters, and what information those letters should ideally contain.
Personal statements
Learn how to write a personal statement using the reverse pyramid approach. In addition, you’ll learn what to include and what to leave out of your statement.
Critical Conversations in Continuing Education in Professional Psychology
Special issue of the APA journal Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, Vol. 50, No. 2, April 2019. Articles address the quality and consistency in continuing education, the importance of continuing competence as one of its key objectives, and the growing groundswell of demand for interprofessional continuing professional development in the evolving world of integrated care.
Ethical issues in mentoring relationships
Addresses some of the most salient and consistent ethical challenges and tensions for mentors in any organization or context.
The art (and science) of excellent mentoring
Provides evidence-based rules of engagement for developing high-impact mentoring relationships and addresses some of the ethical challenges and tensions for mentors.
Becoming a master mentor
Learn the interpersonal habits and behavior strategies of master mentors, including techniques for forming and managing effective mentorships.
Leaders implementing positive change
Learn what it takes to implement positive change by focusing on the transition process.
Leading and managing people and processes
Learn the importance of maintaining a dual focus on people and processes.
Leadership and communication
Knowing the basic barriers and shortfalls of communication and doing something about them is a big step in improving our ability to communicate effectively.
Leadership: A three-part series
Learn the fundamentals of servant leadership through effective communication, managing people and processes, and positively transforming people and organizations.
Treatment of substance use disorders in the real world
Covers the most common addiction treatment modalities and content, with specific focus on identifying empirically-based principles of treatment.
Understanding people with substance use disorders and addictions
Answers to complicated questions about drug use are explored in this program.
Screening, brief intervention, and referral for treatment for substance use disorders and addictions
Describes and demonstrates screening and brief intervention strategies that can be used to identify risky involvement with alcohol, marijuana, heroin, cocaine, tobacco, nonprescription medications and gambling behaviors.
Five FAQs about interviewing for graduate school
FAQs and answers to help students prepare for graduate school interviews.