Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists (IACP) [1] is the national association of clinical psychologists in India. It was founded in 1968. As of 2023 [update] , the President of the association is Dr. Dherandra Kumar. IACP publishes its flagship journal entitled Indian Journal of Clinical Psychology (IJCP). [2] IACP confers following professional awards in clinical psychology: [3] [4]
IACP celebrated its Golden Jubilee Year in 2018 by holding 44th National Annual Conference of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists on 23–25 February 2018 [5] at Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, U.P. [6] 45th National Annual Conference of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists is scheduled on 25–27 May 2019 [7] at National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities (Divyangjan), Dehradun, India. [8] 46NACIACP was held in Panjab University Chandigarh from 21-23 February 2020 by Organising Director Dr Manoj Kumar Bajaj, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Government Medical College and hospital sector 32 Chandigarh India.
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