APA
The mission of APA is to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people's lives. APA:
- Promotes psychology.
- Has the goal of advancing research and practice to benefit society.
- Provides education and disseminates psychological knowledge.
- Promotes excellence and establishes standards.
- Advocates for public policy based on psychological science.
The APA Practice Organization
The mission of the Practice Organization is to promote the professional interests of psychologists. The Practice Organization:
- Promotes psychologists.
- Has the goal of advancing and protecting the profession of psychology.
- Has a common business interest.
- Engages in unrestricted lobbying for practice related issues, including reimbursement.
- Provides resources on business of practice.
- Advocates for psychologists' economic and marketplace interests.