The purposes of SJVPA shall be to advance psychology as a science and as a profession, and as a means of promoting human welfare by the encouragement of psychology in all its branches in the broadest and most liberal manner; by the improvement of the qualifications and usefulness of psychologists through high standards of competence, professional ethics, conduct, education, and achievement; by the increase and diffusion of psychological knowledge through meetings, professional contacts, reports, papers, discussions and publications.