Professional Knowledge and Abilities
Michelle Pressley
University of Phoenix

Developing professional knowledge and abilities can help one in advancing in their career by having the proper professional knowledge and skills. Having the proper professional knowledge can also help in making one more efficient in their job. Developing professional knowledge and abilities deeply impacts the success of our careers because the more knowledge and skills, the more you will be paid to use those skills and the more valuable you will be to an employer. Developing professional knowledge and abilities can help put an individual in a qualified position above the competition

The American Psychology association is an asset to developing professional knowledge. The American Psychological Association is located in Washington D.C it is a professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. It currently has 150,000 members, and is the largest association of psychologists in the world. The American Psychology Association’s mission is to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve one’s life, which in turn would be beneficial in advancing professional knowledge. The association is the largest organization of psychologists in the world, with current information on the latest psychology news and information. The American Psychology Association also has career services to help individuals find a job that matches their qualifications. This is one way that the American Psychology Association helps a person gain professional knowledge. The American Psychological Association has been involved with the ethical aspects of psychological techniques and practices for a very long time.
The American Psychology Association’s purpose is to advance psychology as a science and profession and as a means