The Society of Consulting Psychology is a professional association of psychologists who are involved with consulting psychology

Consulting psychology

Consulting psychology is a special area of psychology, addressing the applications of psychology to such areas as assessment and interventions at the individual, group, and organizational levels. The Handbook of Organizational Consulting Psychology provides an overview of specific areas of study...

. The society is the 13th division of the American Psychological Association

American Psychological Association

The American Psychological Association is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States. It is the world's largest association of psychologists with around 154,000 members including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. The APA...

. The Society (SCP) currently has over 1,000 members.

Presidents

A number of distinguished psychologists have served as President of the Society including Donald Super, Albert Ellis, Orlo Crissey, Theodore Blau

Theodore H. Blau

Theodore H. Blau was a noted clinical, police and forensic psychologist who was the first clinician in independent practice to be elected president of the American Psychological Association in 1977. He was a prolific writer and wrote, among other books and articles, a well known book on...

, Raymond Fowler, Thomas Backer, and Rodney Lowman

Rodney L. Lowman

Rodney L. Lowman is an American psychologist, academic administrator and entrepreneur whose major contributions have been in the areas of career assessment and counseling, ethical issues in Industrial and Organizational Psychology , the integration of clinical psychology and I-O psychology and...

. , the president is David Brewer.

History and activities

The society was founded as a division of APA whose members had to hold Fellow status in their respective areas of expertise. It has issued Guidelines for the training of psychologists in this field. According to the organization's website, its members "share an interest in the consultative process including applied activities, research and evaluation, and education and training." The society's journal, Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research

Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research

The Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research is published by the American Psychological Association's Educational Publishing Foundation in collaboration with the Society of Consulting Psychology . It is edited by Rodney L. Lowman. Past editors include Richard Diedrich, who edited the...

, is published four times per year. The society also hosts a popular mid-winter conference, entitled "Consulting to Business and Organizations", and provides programming at the annual convention of the APA.