What is Professional association?

What is Professional association?

Profession Association can be defined as an organization of and for professional people. According to Harry & Mason (1995) a professional association is a body acting to safeguard the public interest of an organization which represents the interest of professional practitioners acting to maintain their own privileged and power position as a controlling body.

It can also be defined as a non-profit organization seeking to further a particular profession including the interest of individuals engaged in that profession and the public at large.