Web Resources - Psychology & Counseling  

Psychology and Counseling Super Sites

• Behavioral HealthCare Meetings, Organizations and Resources
  "This free service features meetings, organizations and general resources in behavioral healthcare."
• DMOZ Open Directory Project
  Experts at the Open Directory Project attempt to organize the web by subject area.
• Educational Psychology Topics
  Lots of links to Perspectives on Teaching, Development of Students, Diversity in School and Classrooms, Learning Theories and Practices, Assessment, etc.
• Encyclopedia of Psychology 
  This site provides links to information about careers, organizations, theories, publications, resources, people, history and more.
• Mental Help Net
  Award-winning guide to mental health, psychology & psychiatry, with many links for educational psychologists and school psychologists.
• Other Counseling Resources on the Internet 
  This site provides many links to useful resources in counseling &  mental health.
• Psych Web Resources
  Links to many sites with psychology-related information for students & teachers.
• Psychology Online Resource Central Provides links to online resources for psychology students & teachers.
• School Psychology Resources Online
  Many useful links for school psychologists and students.

Associations and Organizations

• American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
• American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) 
  American Counseling Association (ACA)
• American Psychological Association (APA)
• American Psychological Society (APS)
• American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
• Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW)
• Association for Transpersonal Psychology (ATP)
• Association of Test Publishers    (ATP)
• Illinois Counseling Association (ICA)
• Illinois School Psychologists Association (ISPA)
• International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC)
• Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA)
• National Association of School Psychologists   (NASP)
• North American Society of Adlerian Psychology (NASAP)

Certification

• American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPB)
• National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. (NBCC)
• National Counselor Examination for Licensure & Certification (NCE)
• National School Psychology Certification System (NSPGS)

Ethics and Professional Standards

(See also Ethics or Standards under additional Associations listed above)

• ACA Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice 
  From the American Counseling Association.
• APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct
  From the American Psychological Association.
• ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counselors
  From the American School Counselor Association
• ASGW Group Work Best Practice Guideline
  From the Association for Specialists in Group Work
• IAMFC Ethical Code
  From the International Association of Marriage Family Counselors
• NASP Professional Conduct Manual From the National Association of School Psychologists. Click on "Professional Conduct Manual".
• NBCC Code of Ethics
  From the National Board for Certified Counselors
• NCME Code of Professional Responsibilities in Educational Measurement 
  From the National Council on Measurement in Education

History of Psychology

• Centre for Psychology Resources: History of Psychology
  From , this site provides many links to websites covering the history of psychology and information about influential people in psychology.
• Classics in the History of Psychology
  A mega-site produced by David Green of that provides information and links to the classics in the history of psychology.
• Discovering Psychology: History of Psychology
  This site allows you to explore some of the key events, publications and perspectives that have shaped psychology from the late 19^th century to the present.  Available through Annenberg/CPB.
• History of Influences in the Development of Intelligence Theory & Testing
  This site provides a flow chart of major figures in the development of intelligence theory and intelligence testing.

Internet Counseling, Online Counseling, and E-Therapy

• ABC's of Internet Therapy
  What is e-therapy & What do you need to know
• NBCC Practice of Internet Counseling
  A hot topic from the National Board of Certified Counselors & the Center for Credentialing and Education

School Psychology and School Counseling

• American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
  APA Division of School Psychology
  Division 16 - School Psychology
• ED/Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
  "The mission of the OCR is to ensure equal access to education
  and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation 
  throught vigorous enforcement of civil rights."
• ED/Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
  “OSERS supports programs that assist in education children
  with special needs, provides for the rehabilitation of youth &
  adults with disabilities, and supports research to improve the
  lives of individuals with disabilities.”
• ED/OSERS: Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
  A component of OSERS, “OSEP’s mission and organization 
  focus on the free appropriate public education (FAPE) of children 
  & youth with disabilities.” 
• IDEA 2004 Resources
  News and information on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA), the nation's law that works to improve results for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities.
• National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
• School Psychology Resources Online
  School psychology bookstore, in asociation with Amazon.com.
• School Psychology Quarterly
  View the Table of Contents for issues of this quarterly journal.
• School Psychology Resources Online
  Links for psychologists, parents and educators.

Tests and Testing

• Association of Test Publishers
  Provides much useful information on psychological & 
  educational tests, although some information is available 
  only to members or subscribers.
• Buros Institute of Mental Measurements
  Publishers of the Mental Measurements Yearbook and 
  Tests in Print, this site also provides links to the Test 
  Review Locator, the ETS Test Locator, and full text articles
  on tests and testing.
• Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education 
  Prepared by the Joint Committee on Testing Practices,
  this code states the major obligations to test takers
  of professionals who develop or use educational tests.
• ETS-Educational Testing Service Network
  The world’s largest private educational testing and 
  measurement organization, a nonprofit company that 
  develops and administers more than 11 million tests worldwide.
• Finding Information About Psychology....Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
  The APA Science Directorate answers questions on how to
  find information about psychological tests.
• Finding Psychological Tests and Related Information
  Excellent overview about how to find tests and information about tests from the Valley Library's Paula McMillen at Oregon State University.
• Links and Other Testing-Related Sites
  The APA Science Directorate's page providing additional
  links to sites related to testing.
• National Council on Measurement in Education
  NCME’s purpose is to “advance the science of measurement,” “improve measurement instruments and procedures for their administration, scoring, interpretation and use, and improve applications of measurement in assessment of individuals and evaluations of educational programs.”
• Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing
  Table of contents & ordering information for the APA Standards.
• Tests and Measures in the Social Sciences
  A comprehensive list of tests in the social sciences that are available in compiled volumes. This includes a complete listing of all the unpublished tests included in the Tests in Microfiche collections. From Helen Hough, Health Sciences Librarian at the University of Texas Arlington. 

Style Manuals and Writing Guides

• APA Style
  The American Psychological Association site that discusses The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
• APA Style Essentials
  Basic guidelines for APA style papers and references from Vanguard University.
• GSU Writing Center - Documentation Styles
  Links to APA writing sites provided by The Writing Center at Governors State University.

Miscellaneous

• Albert Ellis Institute
  A non-profit organization, formerly known as the Institute
  for Rational-Emotive Therapy, that takes a “humanistic,
  action-oriented approach to emotional growth.’
• Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice (CECP)
  A center dedicated to "improving services to children and youth
  with emotional and behavioral problems."
• CounselorLink Home Page
  Provides practical information on counseling & psychotherapy.
• Division of Psychology and Counseling: GSUHome page of GSU's Division of Psychology & Counseling.
• Institute of Transpersonal Psychology (ITP) 
  A private graduate school & "a leader at the forefront of 
  psychological research and education."
• Mental Health: a Report of  the Surgeon General
  Seminal reports on Mental Health from the Surgeon General.