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"The Oregon Psychological Association is a professional nonprofit association whose purpose is to advance psychology as a science and a profession in order to promote human knowledge and welfare, to foster and maintain high standards of practice and to make information available about psychology."
What is OPA?
OPA is a not-for-profit statewide professional organization comprised of Oregon psychologists that advocates for psychologists on local, state and national issues affecting both the profession and the world we live in. OPA functions through the active volunteer work of our membership.
What Does OPA Do?
- Promotes psychology.
- Organizes continuing education workshops, town halls across the state, and a conference to meet the continuing education needs of the membership.
- Publishes a bi-monthly newsletter called the Oregon Psychologist Bulletin that updates members on opportunities, events and issues affecting psychologists.
- Advocates for legislation that affects the practice of psychology.
- Creates opportunities for professional and peer interaction and networking.
- Protects consumers and educates members through ethics.
- Offers a listing of psychologists as a resource for consumers under our Find a Psychologist section of this website.
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New Information!
To register for our February workshop on Family-Based Interventions for Trauma and Loss click here!
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Register for the OPA 2010 Conference Here!
Diversity Information
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