Professional Homes Organized by Members of APA
How To Join
Explore the list of divisions and decide which is the best fit for you.
Once you decide, or if you already know which division/s you'd like to join, you can access the join application online.
Who Can Join
APA members and even non-members can apply.
Applicants can join one or more divisions. Each division has their own eligibility criteria and dues. In addition, each division has its own officers, website, publications, email lists, awards, convention activities, and meetings.
About
APA’s 54 divisions are professional homes organized by members.
Some represent subdisciplines of psychology (e.g., experimental, social or clinical) while others focus on topical areas such as aging, ethnic-minorities, or trauma.
Why Join
Resources for Divisions
Upcoming Meetings
APA's divisions regularly host events featuring the latest advances in psychology. Browse the below search results list for meetings that might interest you.
Become a Fellow
For members interested in advancement of psychology as a science and as a profession
Fellowship is a special distinction for members who have received a doctoral degree in psychology or a related field from a regionally accredited institution and can show evidence of unusual and outstanding contributions in the field of psychology.
Application for fellow status is open to any APA member who meets the criteria of both the sponsoring division and APA. Each division establishes its own criteria for nominations — sometimes the same as APA criteria, but usually involving additional requisites relevant to that division. Each division is responsible for providing the Fellows Committee with updated division criteria.
Division Journals
APA Divisions
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3. Society for Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Science
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6. Society for Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology
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9. Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)
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10. Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts
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27. Society for Community Research and Action: Division of Community Psychology
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31. State, Provincial and Territorial Psychological Association Affairs
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32. Society for Humanistic Psychology
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33. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities/Autism Spectrum Disorder
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34. Society for Environmental, Population and Conservation Psychology
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39. Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology
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44. Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
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45. Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race
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48. Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict and Violence: Peace Psychology Division
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51. Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinities