APA Committee on Associate and Baccalaureate Education (CABE)
In August 2014, the APA Council of Representatives established CABE to improve representation and participation in APA of psychologists teaching at two-year and four-year institutions, as well as coordinate APA activities for faculty and students at undergraduate psychology programs.
APA Committee of Teachers of Psychology at Secondary Schools
The mission of the APA Committee of Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools is to (a) promote the highest standards in the teaching of Psychology both as a science and a discipline; (b) promote professional development and lifelong learning for high school teachers of psychology; (c) increase professional identity and promote leadership for high school teachers of psychology; (d) facilitate networking, including the formation of both horizontal and vertical linkages, among teachers from all teaching levels of psychology; (e) encourage recruitment and retention of students, particularly minorities, in the field of psychology; (f) enhance the visibility and legitimacy of high school psychology within APA; (g) enhance the visibility and legitimacy of high school psychology with other members of the psychological community; and (h) recommend the appropriate response on advocacy, education policy, and certification issues that impact on the quality of the teaching of high school psychology.
Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA Division 2)opens in new window
The Society for the Teaching of Psychology represents the interests of psychologists in academic institutions from the secondary through the graduate level. It promotes teaching excellence, research on teaching, professional identity and development; sponsors and co-sponsors teaching-related programs at national and regional psychology conventions; publishes
Teaching of Psychology
; disseminates teaching and advising materials through the Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology; and administers annual Excellence in Teaching Awards and the G. Stanley Hall Lectures.
Association of Heads of Departments of Psychology (AHDP)opens in new window
AHDP is a professional development organization for heads and chairs of academic departments of psychology. AHDP represents academic psychology programs of all types and addresses a broad range of educational concerns. The association hosts leadership training and professional development seminars at its annual meetings, typically held in the fall in Atlanta, Georgia.
Psi Chiopens in new window
Psi Chi is the international honor society in psychology. It was founded in 1929 for the purposes of encouraging, stimulating, maintaining excellence in scholarship and advancing the science of psychology.
Psi Betaopens in new window
Psi Beta is the national honor society in psychology for community and junior colleges. The mission of Psi Beta is to support the professional development of psychology students at two-year colleges through the promotion and recognition of excellence in scholarship, leadership, research and community service.
Founded in 2018, Psi Alpha is a national honor society for high school students. The mission of Psi Alpha is to enhance America’s high school students’ understanding and knowledge of the science of psychology, how psychology benefits society, and career opportunities available in psychology.