Association of Business Psychologists

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The Association for Business Psychology is the professional representative, deliberative and regulatory institution for business psychologists. It has global members but the majority can be found in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The ABP certifies business psychologists at multiple levels; Certified Business Psychologist, Certified Principal Business Psychologist and Fellow of the Association for Business Psychology. It holds annual conferences, approves university courses in the field, negotiates on behalf of the profession, and makes training and other information available both to members and to others.

The association was set up in 2000 by members of the division of Occupational Psychology of the British Psychological Society who felt that the society was too academic in its approach and insufficiently attuned to the needs of their organisational clients.^[1] The first chair was Dr Brian Baxter. The association was renamed the 'Association for Business Psychology' following a membership vote in December 2013. As of 2024, the organisation was seeking a new chair/CEO.^[2] The association's purpose is to "champion business psychology".^[3]

Business Psychology is the study and practice of improving working life. It combines an understanding of the science of human behaviour with experience of the world of work to attain effective and sustainable performance for both individuals and organisations.^{[citation needed]}

Examples of how business psychology is applied can be found in a collection of case studies, published by Wiley ISBN 978-1-86156-476-4. A second book, Business Psychology in Action, was released in Paperback on 2 Dec. 2015. ISBN 978-1784625481 (ASIN 1784625485)

Further examples are published on the ABP website.^[4] Additional case studies have been collected by the ABP from submissions to their annual Workforce Experience Awards programme, which are released from time to time.^{[citation needed]}

• ABP website