Mission:
The purpose of the Missouri Psychological Association is to advance psychology as a science, as a profession, and as a means of promoting human welfare. The purpose shall be furthered by the improvement of the qualifications and usefulness of psychologists through high standards of professional ethics, conduct, educational achievement; by the increase and diffusion of psychological knowledge through meetings, professional contacts, reports, papers, discussions and publications; and by the application of research findings to the promotion of the public welfare.