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Strategic Plan 2010 - 2015

1. Our Vision is:

to promote excellence and ethical practice in the science, education, research, and practical applications of psychology.

2. Our Core Purposes are to:

1. be the Learned Society and Professional Body for the discipline;
2. make psychology accessible to all;
3. promote and advance the discipline;
4. be the authoritative and public voice of psychology;
5. determine and ensure the highest standards in all we do.

3. Our Strategic Objectives are:

3.1 To be the Learned Society and Professional Body for the discipline by:

1. being a unified, open, inclusive, effective and efficient organization;
2. enhancing the discipline wherever it is undertaken or advanced;
3. including in membership all those eligible and interested;
4. providing excellent publications and events;
5. learning from, and contributing to, other disciplines, both within and outside the UK;
6. providing relevant and value for money services which retain and attract members.

3.2 To make psychology accessible to all by:

1. improving dissemination to all relevant audiences;
2. inspiring people of all ages to engage with the discipline;
3. helping people to fulfil their potential;
4. listening to people who use our services.

3.3 To promote and advance the discipline by:

1. supporting and disseminating the work of members;
2. engaging with policy and decision makers, employers, funders of research, resource providers, and other organizations;
3. promoting and publicising the provision of high quality evidence-based psychological services;
4. providing high quality careers information;
5. facilitating the collaboration of members and member networks.

3.4 To be the authoritative and public voice of psychology by:

1. providing and disseminating evidence-based expertise and advice to the media, policy makers and the public;
2. encouraging topical debates, both amongst members and in society;
3. campaigning on our own, or with others, when the discipline has a contribution to make.

3.5 To determine and ensure the highest standards in all we do by:

1. maintaining the appropriate benchmarking for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) and Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol);
2. inspiring the highest ethical standards; an appreciation of the benefits of diversity; and, respect for all;
3. working with partners to ensure education and continuing professional development of the highest quality;
4. influencing and enhancing psychology curricula and their delivery wherever they are taught;
5. promoting the highest standards in learning and teaching, professional practice and research;
6. recognising and celebrating the highest standards and achievements.

Strategic Plan 2010-2015