American Psychological Association

Not to be confused with the American Psychiatric Association or the American Philosophical Association.

American Psychological Association
FormationJuly 1892; 132 years ago (1892-07)
Headquarters750 First Street, NE
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Coordinates38°54′00″N 77°00′27″W / 38.89988°N 77.00753°W / 38.89988; -77.00753
Membership
Over 157,000
President
Cynthia de las Fuentes
CEO
Arthur C. Evans, Jr.
Websitewww.apa.org Edit this at Wikidata
The headquarters of the American Psychological Association in Washington, D.C.

The American Psychological Association (APA) is the main professional organization of psychologists in the United States,[1] and the largest psychological association in the world. It has over 157,000 members, including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students.[1] It has 54 divisions, which function as interest groups for different subspecialties of psychology or topical areas.[2] The APA has an annual budget of around $125 million.[3]

  1. ^ a b "About APA". APA.org. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  2. ^ "Divisions of the APA". APA.org. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  3. ^ "APA Reports". APA.org. Retrieved February 20, 2015.