Psychological Society of Ireland
The Psychological Society of Ireland or in Irish, Cumann Síceolaithe Éireann is the learned and professional body for psychology and psychologists in the Republic of Ireland.
History
The Society was established in 1970 by a group of seventeen people. This was preceded by consultation and planning that led to the establishment of a single body to represent psychologists throughout Ireland. It has since grown to about 4,000 people.Divisions and groups
The Society has ten Divisions which represent the interests of members in the key academic/professional disciplines. These are:- Academics, Teachers and Researchers in Psychology
- Behaviour Analysis
- Clinical Psychology
- Counselling Psychology
- Forensic Psychology
- Health Psychology
- Neuropsychology
- Psychotherapy
- Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology
- Work and Organisational Psychology
- Addiction
- Autistic Spectrum Disorders
- Coaching Psychology
- Eating Disorders
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Media, the Arts and Cyberpsychology
- Paediatric Psychology
- Perinatal and Infant Mental Health
Publications
- Irish Journal of Psychology
- The Irish Psychologist
Awards
The Society makes the following awards each year:- Early Career Psychologists;
- Award for contribution to Research in Psychology;
- Award for contribution to Professional Practice Psychology.