Finding aid for the Academy of Family Psychology archival records

History of Academy of Family Psychology archives

The Academy of Family Psychology was founded in 1958 by several psychologists interested in marital and family therapy. There was a resurgence of interest in the 1970s and 1980s, which led to the development of the American Board of Family Psychology. During the 1980s, the Academy became the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (APA). The American Board of Family Psychology became a specialty board of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). In the early 1990s the ABPP reorganized and became the "parent board" with multiple boards beneath it. Each specialty board has an Academy so that the Board will only serve as a credentialing organization for professional psychologists. The Academy serves as the political arm of the Board. In 1991 the Academy of Family Psychology was born anew. The purpose of the Academy is to advocate and lobby for individuals who hold a Diplomate in Family Psychology and for the field of family psychology in general. The Academy also recruits persons from the field of Family Psychology to become Diplomates of the American Board of Family Psychology.

Scope and Content

These records reflect the daily activities and annual events of The Academy of Family Psychology. This collection is organized chronologically, and it covers the years from 1960-1997. Most of the materials in this collection are dated in the 1980s through the1990s. Well-represented areas include meeting minutes from committee meetings, correspondence of board members regarding organizational business, issues of The Relationship, and letters to The Relationship editor. This collection is located in Boxes 1046 and 1047.

Statement of Arrangement

Restrictions on Use

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Restrictions on Access

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Subject Headings

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

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Preferred Citation

Cite as: [identification of item], [folder number, box number], Archives of the History of American Psychology, The Drs. Nicholas and Dorothy Cummings Center for the History of Psychology - The University of Akron

Processing Information

The Academy of Family Psychology archives were processed by Nadia Hasan in July 2007, and updated by Katelynn Olsen in 2019.