Associations

Professional Associations

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
Founded in 1955, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world, with more than 120,000 members. NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies. For more information, click: socialworkers.org.

Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology (ACEP)
The Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology (ACEP) is a professional organization for licensed healthcare providers and allied health disciplines, which serves to organize and unify Energy Psychology methods, provides professional support and education, and establishes ethical guidance in practice. For more information, click: energypsych.org.

EMDR Institute, INC
The EMDR Institute™, founded by Dr Francine Shapiro in 1990, offers quality trainings in the EMDR™ therapy methodology. For more information, click: emdr.com.

EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)
EMDRIA is a professional association for EMDR practitioners and researchers to seek the highest standards for clinical use of EMDR. For more information, click: emdria.org.

Advanced Integrative Therapy Institute (AITI)
The Advanced Integrative Therapy Institute is an educational, humanitarian aid, and research organization. Its vision is to teach Advanced Integrative Therapy (AIT) to enough therapists, train enough AIT therapists as AIT teachers, and treat enough people with AIT so that the cycle of re-traumatization is ended, and people can live in the present in peace, contentment, and freedom. For more information, click: ait.institute.

Mediation Matters
Mediation Matters is a multi-faceted organization of volunteers and professionals dedicated to empowering individuals, communities, and families to manage and resolve conflict. Fundamentally, Mediation Matters seeks to increase the capability of our community to resolve conflict in ways that are non-adversarial and self-determined. For more information, click: mediationmatters.org