Psychology
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Associations & Organizations -- National | Associations & Organizations -- International | Industrial/Organizational Psychology | Mental Health | Rehabilitation -- Assessment Resources | Rehabilitation -- Disability | Rehabilitation -- Vocational Information/Career Development | Rehabilitation -- Continuing Education & Professional Resources
Associations & Organizations -- National
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
American Academy of Pain Management
American Neurological Association
American Psychological Association
American Psychoanalytic Association
Divisions of the American Psychological Association
American Society of Addiction Medicine
Association for Psychological Type
(Utilizing instruments such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, MBTI)
Associations & Organizations -- International
European Association of Personality Psychology
International Association of Applied Psychology
International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Jean Piaget Society: Society for the Study of Knowledge and Development
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Contains the latest news on conferences, job positions, and has featured articles.
Praxis
Is a company that specializes in the Psychology of Business and offers such programs
such as motivation, counseling, integration, whole systems, assessing mergers, health
and reduce turnover. This site also includes Praxis Review: A quarterly
review of contemporary management theory and techniques. Coverage is from
Summer 1997-Current.
The Center for the Study of Work Teams
Contains information on conferences and workshops, participation opportunities,
free articles & literature, research projects and career development.
Industrial & Organizational Psychology
Contains great sites related to all fields of Industrial Psychology.
Internet Survival Guide of Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Information for researchers and students on teams, leadership, organizational development,
and total quality management.
Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning
Offers many papers and articles on Knowledge Management. Discusses the effect
of Information Technology in managing organizational change.
Sources in Industrial Psychology, Organizational Behavior, Human
Factors, and Consumer Behavior
Site was created by David Campbell, Psychology Department, Humbolt State University
Mental Health
The Psychology of Cyberspace
This site is created and maintained by John Suler of Rider University. It
offers six major sections: The fundamental psychololgical qualities of cyberspace,
the psychology of the individual cyberspace relationships, group dynamics in cyberspace,
research methods in cyberpsychology, and the palace study. Additionally, this
site includes an article and page index, a subject index, and a search engine that
searches for keywords within articles.
PsychCrawler: Indexing the Web for the Best in Psychology
PsychCrawler is a product of the
American Psychological Association created to provide quick access to quality
content in the field of psychology.
APA Public Information
APA Help Center provides insightful information on topics such as, family and relationships,
psychology within the workplace, mind/body connection, psychology in daily life,
and how therapy helps.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
NIMH is focused on mental health: provides mental disorder information such as,
anxiety disorders, ADHD, autism, bipolar disorder, depression, learning disabilities,
phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder, and schizophrenia for the researcher as
well as the layman. There are links to funding opportunities (grants, research
training, contracts, and NIH-wide information). Additionally, NIMH provides
timely information from the Mental Health: A Report of the surgeon general.
which is the result from the collaboration between two Federal agencies. The Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). It provides national
leadership and funding to the states and many professional and citizen organizations
that are striving to improve the availability, accessibility, and quality of mental
health services.
Rehabilitation -- Assessment Resources
The Career Key
Provides evaluation of consumers abilities and interest with careers.
Keirsey Temperament Sorter II
Personality assessment.
Career Influences Survey
The Career Influences Questionnaire looks at a number of values and aspirations
that may influence you when making career choices.
Career Net
Contains multiple career, personality and interest assessments.
Self-Directed Search
Contains career, personality, and interest assessments. There is a fee for
this service.
Rehabilitation -- Disability
Visual Impairment Guide
This site includes professional affiliations, such as orientation & mobility associations,
teachers of the visually impaired, rehabilitation teachers, deaf-blind specialists,
and Braille transcribers.
Cornucopia of Disability Information
This site was created by Jay Leavitt and is maintained by Jennifer Weir from the
Center for Assistive Technology at the University of Buffalo. It includes
disability information related to computer access, aging, government documents,
publications, bibliographic references, and universal design.
Disability Information and Resources
These pages are maintained and created by Jim Lubin. It contains many resources
on topics such as, spinal cord injury, legal & advocacy resources, disability
related products and social security information.
Rehabilitation -- Vocational Information/Career Development
OOH
The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a source of career information. It provides
valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future career choice.
Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what workers do on the job, the
training and education requirement, salary, and expected job prospects.
Common Majors/Associated Careers
Features the Career Services Center from the University of Delaware.
DOT
DOT (Dictionary of Occupational Titles) fourth edition, 1991. Contains
a database of worker characteristics, worker requirements, experience requirements,
occupation requirements, specific occupations, and occupation characteristics.
Career Counseling
Contains over 50 links to career counseling resources. Also, includes information
on how to use the Internet to find the right job, how to evaluate the right job
for you.
Resume Information
Provides examples of resumes for specific jobs.
The Interview Network
Provides insight into the interview process including helpful hits, sample interview
questions, tough interview questions, illegal interview questions, and job interview
guides.
Career Mosaic
Allows to search for jobs, company profiles, resumes, online job fairs, and ability
to post a job and/or resume.
Choosing a Career
Includes links on The Career Planning Process, Keirsy Temperment Sorter, Job Smart
Career Guides, Career Changing or Planning, and Career Exploration links.
Rehabilitation -- Continuing Education & Professional Resources
World Lectures
Contains links to pages developed by faculty worldwide who are using the Web to
deliver university-level academic courses. You may search by an area of interest
that are categorized of you or by keyword.
National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials
This site is created by Oklahoma State University. It includes useful links
on resources for Rehabilitation Counselors such as continuing education, distance
learning, and counselor certification. Additionally, this site provides links
to Rehabilitation Associations, Disability Resources from A-Z, and Special Interest
links.
ABLEDATA
Sponsored by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S.
Department of Education. The site contains a wealth of information on Assistive
Technology.
DRM Guide
Disability Resources on the Internet is a site designed for cutting through the
morass of disability-related material on the Web
Job Accommodation Network
This site is an international toll-free consulting service that provides information
about job accommodations and the employability of people with disabilities.
APSE Bulletin Board
Association for Persons in Supported Employment allows people with disabilities
who have not been successfully employed to work and contribute to society. APSE
focuses on a person's abilities and provides the supports the individual needs to
be successful on a long-term basis.
