Who Are We

The Indiana Association of Black Psychologists (IABPSI) is a 30-year-old organization founded by 15 Black psychologists in Indiana. The Association of Black Psychologists, our parent organization, started in San Francisco in 1968.

The charter members of ABPsi, and later, of IABPsi, united to actively address the serious challenges that Black people face within our local communities and in the broader world stage.  

Psychology is a broad field with many specialties like clinical, counseling, developmental, industrial/organizational, and school psychology. Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists are licensed by state offices, like the Indiana Health Professions Bureau. We do different sorts of jobs, and not all of them are psychotherapeutic. Many psychologists are psychologists, but also work as researchers, theorists, consultants, educators, administrators.

What We Do As Members of IABPSI

IABPsi is a volunteer organization composed of psychologists and other mental health professionals. To date, all of the members are of African descent. 

Our primary goal is to help meet the needs of Black people by reaching out to the public through various outlets like workshops, presentations, collaborations with other organizations, and guest spots in the media, 

We also encourage people of all ages to consider careers in psychology.  We host a yearly student reception in September/October.

We host a yearly student reception in September/October. The main purpose of the reception is to acquaint students in Black Psychology, help those interested in pursuing degrees in psychology with tips on applying and succeeding in programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and, as a future goal of the organization, provide students with a chance to practice their presentation skills by giving them constructive feedback in a supportive and low stress environment.

We also offer mentorship: we actively try to pair students and early career professionals with senior professionals who have similar research and/or practitioner-related interests.

We provide professional seminars during Black Mental Health Month, participate in Indiana Black Expo Minority Health Expo and when opportunities arise, we promote mental health and wellness to non-profit organizations.

Finally, each year we provide a seminar on the topic of ethics as it intersects with Black psychology. These seminars are offered to to local psychologists or throughout the state.