American Association for Applied Psychology (AAAP)

Abstract

The American Association for Applied Psychology (AAAP) grew out of a group called the New York Association of Consulting Psychologists, whose president, David Mitchell (1884-1956), was perhaps the first clinical psychologist who earned his living in private practice. From 1937 to 1945 the AACP served as the main home for American applied psychologists. It provided the organizational structure adopted the American Psychological Association in 1945, including divisions in clinical, consulting, educational, industrial/organizational, and military psychology.