European Federation of Psychologists' Associations

European Federation of Psychologists' Associations
Formation	1981
Headquarters	Grasmarkt 105/39, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
Membership	39
Official language	English, French
Website	www.efpa.eu

The European Federation of Psychologists' Associations-EFPA is the umbrella organization of national societies in the field of psychology that are located in the European Economic Area.

History

The federation was founded in 1981 and the first general assembly was held in Heidelberg. Since then, general assemblies have been held every two years in different European cities. Since 1995, the general assembly is held in conjunction with the biennial European Congress of Psychology.^[1]

Aims

The federation is concerned with promoting and improving psychology as a profession and as a discipline, particularly, though not exclusively, in applied settings and with emphasis on the training and research associated with such practice. Its official journal is the European Psychologist. In 2009, the federation launched the EuroPsy register.

Member associations

As of January 2023^[update] the federation has 37 member associations, which together represent over 350,000 psychologists^[2] from all 27 members states of the European Union plus 3 members states of the EEA (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein) plus Albania, San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom. In addition, there are 14 organisations registered as associate member associations^[3] and 2 that are registered as affiliate member associations.

Country	Federation	Founded	Members
Albania	Urdhri Psikologut ne Republiken e Shqiperis
Austria	Berufsverband Österreichischer Psychologen/innen
Belgium	Fédération belge des psychologues - Belgische Federatie van Psychologen
Bulgaria	Bulgarian Psychological Society
Croatia	Croatian Psychological Association
Cyprus	Cyprus Psychologists' Association
Czech Republic	Unie Psychologickych Asociaci CR	1995
Denmark	Dansk Psykologforening
Estonia	Union of Estonian Psychologists
Finland	Finnish Psychological Association
France	Fédération française des psychologues et de psychologie	2003
Germany	Föderation Deutscher Psychologenvereinigungen [de]	1958	15000
Greece	Association of Greek Psychologists
Hungary	Magyar Pszichológiai Társaság
Iceland	The Icelandic Psychological Association	1954	500
Ireland	Psychological Society of Ireland	1970	3000
Italy	Italian Network of Professional Psychologists Associations INPPA c/o AUPI
Latvia	Latvijas profesionalo psihologu asociacija
Liechtenstein	Berufsverband der Psychologinnen und Psychologen Liechtensteins (BPL)
Lithuania	Lithuanian Psychological Association
Luxembourg	Société luxembourgeoise de psychologie
Malta	Malta Union & Professional Body of Psychology (MUPP)
Netherlands	Nederlands Instituut van Psychologen [nl] (NIP)	1938	13000
Norway	Norsk Psykologforening
Poland	Polskie Towarzystwo Psychologiczne
Portugal	Network OPP and SNP
Romania	Colegiul Psihologilor din Romania
San Marino	Ordine Degli Psicologi Della Repubblica Di San Marino
Serbia	Association of Psychologists of Serbia
Slovakia	Slovenska komora psychologov
Slovenia	Slovenian Psychological Association (Drustvo psihologov Slovenije)
Spain	Colegio Oficial de Psicologos
Sweden	Sveriges Psykologförbund [sv]	1955	12000
Switzerland	Föderation der Schweizer Psycholog:innen [de; fr]	1987	7000
Turkey	Turkish Psychological Association P.K.
Ukraine	National Association of psychologists of Ukraine
United Kingdom	British Psychological Society	1901	60000

EuroPsy

One of the major initiatives of the federation was the establishment of the EuroPsy or European Certificate in Psychology.^[4] This qualification sets a common standard for education, professional training and competence for psychologists to practice independently across Europe.

Aristotle Prize

The Aristotle Prize, established in 1995, is awarded by EFPA to a psychologist from Europe who has made a distinguished contribution to psychology.^[5]

Recipients of the prize have been:

1995: Pieter Drenth
1997: Paul Baltes
1999: David Magnusson
2001: Alan Baddeley
2003: Lea Pulkkinen
2005: Rocio Fernandez-Ballesteros
2007: William Yule
2009: Claus Bundesen
2011: H. Marinus Van Ijzendoorn
2013: Niels Birbaumer
2015: José Maria Peiro
2017: CON AMORE – Center on Autobiographical Memory Research
2019: Naomi Ellemers

References

^ Freeman, Richard P. J.; Steyaert, Sabine (2011-01-01). "The History and Organization of the European Federation of Psychologists' Associations (EFPA)". European Psychologist. 16 (2): 90–99. doi:10.1027/1016-9040/a000085. ISSN 1016-9040.
^ "Introduction". Homepage. European Federation of Psychologists' Associations. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
^ "Associate Members of EFPA". Homepage. European Federation of Psychologists' Associations. Archived from the original on 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
^ "EuroPsy". Retrieved 25 February 2019.
^ "Aristotle Prize". EFPA. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

External links

Official website

[1] Freeman, Richard P. J.; Steyaert, Sabine (2011-01-01). "The History and Organization of the European Federation of Psychologists' Associations (EFPA)". European Psychologist. 16 (2): 90–99. doi:10.1027/1016-9040/a000085. ISSN 1016-9040.

[2] "Introduction". Homepage. European Federation of Psychologists' Associations. Retrieved 2019-02-17.

[3] "Associate Members of EFPA". Homepage. European Federation of Psychologists' Associations. Archived from the original on 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2019-02-17.

[4] "EuroPsy". Retrieved 25 February 2019.

[5] "Aristotle Prize". EFPA. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

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