Working With Organisations Overseas

The British Psychological Society aims to contribute to the development of psychology internationally, both as a science and as a practice.

The Society maintains close links with the two major psychology federations. The International Union of Psychological Science (UIPsyS) is the main federation of national psychology societies and associations, and the European Federation of Psychologists Associations (EFPA) is the equivalent for Europe.

We have also played a key role in the development of a European Diploma in Psychology which is a common benchmark for the academic and professional competence of psychologists in Europe. The implementation of the EuroPsy is now being piloted in 6 countries, including the UK.

There are a growing number of international organisations that focus on a particular area of psychology and brings together individual psychologists with similar interests, such as:

• European Association of Work and Organisational Psychology (EAWOP)
• European Association of Psychological Assessment (EAPA)
  
• European Health Psychology Society (EHPS)
• International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP)
• International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP), and
• International School Psychology Associations (ISPA).

Last but not least, we also have links with other national psychological associations throughout the world.

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The Society produces a leaflet for psychologists overseas who are thinking of moving to the UK:

A Guide to Studying and Working in the UK