| Abbreviation | Organization |
|---|---|
| AAAPP | American Association of Applied and Preventive Psychologists (spinoff of APS for Sci-Prof types) |
| AAAS | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| AABT | Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy |
| AACN | American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology |
| AASPB | American Association of State Psychology Boards |
| ABAPsa | American Board and Academy of Psychoanalysis |
| ABCFP | American Board of Couple and Family Psychology |
| ABCN | American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology |
| ABPP | American Board of Professional Psychology |
| ACA | American Counseling Association |
| ACCTA | Association of Counseling Center Training Agencies |
| ACPA | American College Personnel Association |
| ADAMHA | (US) Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration |
| ADECN | Association for Doctoral Education in Clinical Neuropsychology |
| ADPTC | Association of Directors of Psychology Training Clinics |
| AERA | American Educational Research Association |
| AITCN | Association for Internship Training in Clinical Neuropsychology |
| AMSPP | Association of Medical School Professors of Psychology |
| APA | American Psychological Association |
| APAGS | APA Graduate Student Association |
| APAHC | Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers |
| APAPO | American Psychological Association Practice Organization |
| APCS | Academy of Psychological Clinical Science |
| APPCN | Association of Postdoctoral Programs in Clinical Neuropsychology |
| APPIC | Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers |
| APS | American Psychological Society |
| ASARC | APPIC Standards and Review Committee |
| ASPPB | Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards |
| BAPPI | Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest (APA) |
| BEA | APA Board of Educational Affairs |
| BPA | APA Board of Professional Affairs |
| BSA | APA Board of Scientific Affairs |
| CAPIC | California Psychology Internship Council |
| CAPP | Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice |
| CARE | Committee on Animal Research and Ethics |
| CCHPTP | Council of Clinical Health Psychology Training Programs |
| CCIDPIP | Consortium of Combined and Integrated Doctoral Programs in Psychology |
| CCOPP | Council of Credentialing Organizations in Professional Psychology |
| CCPPP | Canadian Council of Professional Psychology Programs |
| CCPTP | Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs |
| CCTC | Council of Chairs of Training Councils |
| CDSPP | Council of Directors of School Psychology Programs |
| CESPPA | Council of Executives of State and Provincial Psychological Associations |
| CHEA | Council for Higher Education Accreditation |
| CNS | Clinical Neuropsychology Synarchy |
| CoA | APA Commission on Accreditation |
| COGDOP | Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology (Dept Chairs) |
| COPA | Council on Post-Secondary Accreditation now defunct - accredited accrediting bodies, like CoA |
| CORPA | the successor to COPA (see CHEA) |
| COR | Council of Representatives |
| COPPS | Committee on Professional Practice and Standards |
| CPA | Canadian Psychological Association |
| CPDCRA | Council of Program Directors in Community Research and Action |
| CPTA | (APA) Committee on Psychological Tests and Assessment |
| CR | Canadian Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology |
| CRSPPP | Commission for the Recognition of Specialties and Proficiencies in Professional Psychology |
| CUDCP | Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology |
| DPA | Director of Professional Affairs |
| ED | Education Directorate |
| IBEA | Interim Board of Educational Affairs |
| INS | International Neuropsychological Society |
| IOC | Inter-organizational Council for Accreditation of Postdoctoral Programs in Psychology |
| JCPEP | Joint Council on Professional Education in Psychology |
| MNC | Midwest Neuropsychology Consortium of Postdoctoral Programs in Clinical Neuropsychology |
| NAN | National Academy of Neuropsychology |
| NAS | (US) National Academy of Sciences |
| NASP | National Association of Psychology |
| NCSPP | National Council of Schools of Professional Psychology |
| NR | National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology |
| OPCA | APA Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation (related to CoA) |
| OSI | PHS Office of Scientific Integrity |
| OTA | (US) Office of Technology Assessment |
| PER | Psychology Executives Roundtable (chairs/prexys of groups involved in training, credentialing, accreditation) |
| PHS | (US) Public Health Service |
| SAG | Student Affiliate Group of APA Division 17 |
| SBM | Society for Behavioral Medicine |
| SBSM | Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine |
| SCP | Society of Clinical Psychology - Division 12 of APA |
| SCP | Society of Counseling Psychology – Division 17 of APA |
| SD | Science Directorate |
| SIOP | Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology |
| SSCP | Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology Section III of Division 12 (Clinical) of APA; also affiliated with APS |
| SSRC | Social Science Research Council |
| VA | Veteran’s Administration Headquarters Psychology Training Advisory Committee |
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