The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) is the first an largest national professional organization created for the purpose of serving school psychologists. Its mission statement states that it "represents and supports school psychology through leadership to enhance the mental health and educational competence of all children." NASP provides standards for ethics and practice, and approves graduate training programs that sufficiently adhere to its training guidelines. NASP is a constituent member of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and although NCATE accredits units (e.g., Colleges of Education), not programs, it does provide "national recognition" status to NASP-approved programs located in units accredited by NCATE .