European Federation of Psychologists' Associations


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.
WWW efpa.eu

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.

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

the federation has 37 member associations, which together represent over 350,000 psychologists from all 27 members states of the European Union plus 3 members states of the EEA plus Albania, San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom. In addition, there are 14 organisations registered as associate member associations and 2 that are registered as affiliate member associations.
CountryFederationFoundedMembers
Albania
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic1995
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France2003
Germany195815000
Greece
Hungary
Iceland1954500
IrelandPsychological Society of Ireland19703000
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands 193813000
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
San Marino
Serbia
SlovakiaSlovenska komora psychologov
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden195512000
Switzerland19877000
Turkey
Ukraine
United KingdomBritish Psychological Society190160000

EuroPsy

One of the major initiatives of the federation was the establishment of the EuroPsy or . 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.
Recipients of the prize have been: