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A '''professional association''' (also called a '''professional body''', '''professional organization''', or '''professional society''') is a group that usually seeks to [[advocacy|further]] a particular [[profession]], the interests of individuals and organisations engaged in that profession, and the [[public interest]]. In the United States, such an association is typically a |
A '''professional association''' (also called a '''professional body''', '''professional organization''', or '''professional society''') is a group that usually seeks to [[advocacy|further]] a particular [[profession]], the interests of individuals and organisations engaged in that profession, and the [[public interest]]. In the United States, such an association is typically a nonprofit business league for tax purposes.<ref name="Speight">{{cite book|last=Speight|first=James|title=Educating Scientists and Engineers for Academic and Non-Academic Career Success|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9B7cBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA59|access-date=24 August 2018|date=2014-12-10|publisher=CRC Press|isbn=9781466553576|page=59|archive-date=2020-01-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126120918/https://books.google.com/books?id=9B7cBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA59|url-status=live}}</ref> In the UK, they may take a variety of legal forms.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last1=Holmes |first1=CS |title=The Nature, Form And Purpose Of Contemporary Professional Associations: An Extended Case Study Of The British Association For Counselling And Psychotherapy |url=https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794007 |access-date=3 January 2023 |archive-date=3 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103113040/https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.794007 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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==Roles== |
==Roles== |
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The roles of professional associations have been variously defined: "A group |
The roles of professional associations have been variously defined: "A group of people in a learned occupation who are entrusted with maintaining control or oversight of the legitimate practice of the occupation;"<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harvey |first1=L. |author-link1=Lee Harvey (academic) |year=2004 |title=Professional body |work=Quality Research International |series=Analytic Quality Glossary |url=http://www.qualityresearchinternational.com/glossary/professionalbody.htm |access-date=2008-09-14 |archive-date=2019-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216011251/http://www.qualityresearchinternational.com/glossary/professionalbody.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> also a body acting "to safeguard the public interest;"<ref name="Harvey_1995">{{cite book |last1=Harvey |first1=L. |author-link1=Lee Harvey (academic) |last2=Mason |first2=S. |last3=Ward |first3=R. |title= Role of Professional Bodies in Higher Education Quality Monitoring |publisher=Quality in Higher Education Project |location=Birmingham |year=1995 |isbn=1-85920-108-3}}</ref> organizations which "represent the interest of the professional practitioners," and so "act to maintain their own privileged and powerful position as a controlling body."<ref name="Harvey_1995"/> Professional associations are ill defined although often have commonality in purpose and activities.<ref>{{cite thesis |last1=Holmes |first1=CS |title=The Nature, Form And Purpose Of Contemporary Professional Associations: An Extended Case Study Of The British Association For Counselling And Psychotherapy |date=2019 |publisher=University of Leicester |doi=10.25392/leicester.data.11335652.v1 |url=https://leicester.figshare.com/articles/thesis/The_Nature_Form_And_Purpose_Of_Contemporary_Professional_Associations_An_Extended_Case_Study_Of_The_British_Association_For_Counselling_And_Psychotherapy/11335652/1 |access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref> In the [[United Kingdom|UK]] the [[Science Council]] defines a professional body as "an organisation with individual members practicing a profession or occupation in which the organisation maintains an oversight of the knowledge, skills, conduct and practice of that profession or occupation".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sciencecouncil.org/about-science/our-definition-of-a-professional-body/|title=Our definition of a Professional Body|publisher=[[Science Council]]|access-date=23 February 2019|archive-date=24 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224173359/https://sciencecouncil.org/about-science/our-definition-of-a-professional-body/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Quality Assurance Agency]] distinguishes between statutory bodies and regulators that "have powers mandated by Parliament to regulate a profession or group of professions and protect the use of professional titles" and professional bodies that "are independent membership organisations that oversee the activities of a particular profession and represent the interests of [their] members" and which "may offer registration or certification of unregulated occupations on a voluntary basis."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.qaa.ac.uk/docs/qaa/quality-code/part-a.pdf|title=UK Quality Code for Higher Education: Part A: Seeing and Maintaining Academic Standards|publisher=Quality Assurance Agency|date=2018|access-date=23 February 2019|pages=5–6|archive-date=12 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412150951/https://www.qaa.ac.uk/docs/qaa/quality-code/part-a.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Many professional bodies are involved in accrediting degrees, defining and examining the skills and competencies necessary to practice |
Many professional bodies are involved in accrediting degrees, defining and examining the skills and competencies necessary to practice, and granting [[professional certification]]s to indicate that a person is qualified in the subject area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://targetjobs.co.uk/professional-qualification-and-accreditation|title=Professional bodies and professional qualification|publisher=Target Jobs|access-date=23 February 2019|archive-date=24 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224115843/https://targetjobs.co.uk/professional-qualification-and-accreditation|url-status=deviated }}</ref> |
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Many professional bodies also act as [[learned societies]] for the [[academic disciplines]] underlying their professions,<ref name=Speight/><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Sha |first=Mandy |date=2019-05-14 |title=Professional Association and Pathways to Leadership in Our Profession |url=https://www.surveypractice.org/article/8192-professional-association-and-pathways-to-leadership-in-our-profession |journal=Survey Practice |language=en |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=1–6 |doi=10.29115/SP-2018-0039 |doi-access=free |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124073241/https://www.surveypractice.org/article/8192-professional-association-and-pathways-to-leadership-in-our-profession |archive-date= Nov 24, 2023 }}</ref> such as the [[American Statistical Association]]. |
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Many professional bodies also act as [[learned societies]] for the [[academic disciplines]] underlying their professions.<ref name=Speight/> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[Advocacy]] |
* [[Advocacy]] |
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* [[Affinity group]] |
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* [[Bar association]] |
* [[Bar association]] |
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* [[Guild]] |
* [[Guild]] |
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* [[Inter-professional association]] |
* [[Inter-professional association]] |
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* [[Licensure]] |
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* [[List of international professional associations]] |
* [[List of international professional associations]] |
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* [[List of professional associations in the United Kingdom]] |
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* [[Learned society]] |
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* [[Professional order]] |
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* [[Syndicate]] |
* [[Syndicate]] |
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* [[Trade association]] |
* [[Trade association]] |
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* [[Trade union]] |
* [[Trade union]] |
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* [[Working group]] |
* [[Working group]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 16:26, 2 December 2024
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A professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) is a group that usually seeks to further a particular profession, the interests of individuals and organisations engaged in that profession, and the public interest. In the United States, such an association is typically a nonprofit business league for tax purposes.[1] In the UK, they may take a variety of legal forms.[2]
Roles
The roles of professional associations have been variously defined: "A group of people in a learned occupation who are entrusted with maintaining control or oversight of the legitimate practice of the occupation;"[3] also a body acting "to safeguard the public interest;"[4] organizations which "represent the interest of the professional practitioners," and so "act to maintain their own privileged and powerful position as a controlling body."[4] Professional associations are ill defined although often have commonality in purpose and activities.[5] In the UK the Science Council defines a professional body as "an organisation with individual members practicing a profession or occupation in which the organisation maintains an oversight of the knowledge, skills, conduct and practice of that profession or occupation".[6] The Quality Assurance Agency distinguishes between statutory bodies and regulators that "have powers mandated by Parliament to regulate a profession or group of professions and protect the use of professional titles" and professional bodies that "are independent membership organisations that oversee the activities of a particular profession and represent the interests of [their] members" and which "may offer registration or certification of unregulated occupations on a voluntary basis."[7]
Many professional bodies are involved in accrediting degrees, defining and examining the skills and competencies necessary to practice, and granting professional certifications to indicate that a person is qualified in the subject area.[8]
Many professional bodies also act as learned societies for the academic disciplines underlying their professions,[1][9] such as the American Statistical Association.
See also
References
- ^ a b Speight, James (2014-12-10). Educating Scientists and Engineers for Academic and Non-Academic Career Success. CRC Press. p. 59. ISBN 9781466553576. Archived from the original on 2020-01-26. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ Holmes, CS. "The Nature, Form And Purpose Of Contemporary Professional Associations: An Extended Case Study Of The British Association For Counselling And Psychotherapy". Archived from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ Harvey, L. (2004). "Professional body". Quality Research International. Analytic Quality Glossary. Archived from the original on 2019-02-16. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ^ a b Harvey, L.; Mason, S.; Ward, R. (1995). Role of Professional Bodies in Higher Education Quality Monitoring. Birmingham: Quality in Higher Education Project. ISBN 1-85920-108-3.
- ^ Holmes, CS (2019). The Nature, Form And Purpose Of Contemporary Professional Associations: An Extended Case Study Of The British Association For Counselling And Psychotherapy (Thesis). University of Leicester. doi:10.25392/leicester.data.11335652.v1. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Our definition of a Professional Body". Science Council. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "UK Quality Code for Higher Education: Part A: Seeing and Maintaining Academic Standards" (PDF). Quality Assurance Agency. 2018. pp. 5–6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Professional bodies and professional qualification". Target Jobs. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ Sha, Mandy (2019-05-14). "Professional Association and Pathways to Leadership in Our Profession". Survey Practice. 12 (1): 1–6. doi:10.29115/SP-2018-0039. Archived from the original on Nov 24, 2023.
External links
- List of Professional bodies in the United Kingdom
- List of Professional bodies in Australia
- List of Professional bodies in Canada
- Anders Kjellberg Union density and specialist/professional unions in Sweden, Lund University: Studies in Social Policy, Industrial Relations, Working Life and Mobility. Research Reports 2013:2
