Welcome from the President.

Welcome to the website of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI).

PSI is the professional body for psychology in Ireland. As such, it seeks to promote the science and profession of psychology in Ireland and beyond.

Most importantly of all, it is a professional collective, the national organisation that represents bona fide psychologists in Ireland.In pursuing its aims, PSI liaises with all third level institutions offering psychological training in Ireland, sets and develops criteria against which the professional acceptability of training can be evaluated, and operates standardised systems of professional accreditation (for training programmes) and professional registration (for practitioners). In order that such systems are recognised internationally as embodying best practice standards, PSI operates in consultation with its European and global umbrella organisations, EFPA (the European Federation of Psychologist Associations) and IUPsyS (the International Union of Psychological Science).
PSI also represents the concerns of psychology to non-psychologist policy makers. It regularly makes submissions to government on proposed and existing legislation, and is the national advisory body on psychology to the Department of Health and Children.

PSI membership has grown to just over 2000. This is due to the commitment of Irish psychologists over the last 36 years. It also reflects the common beliefs of a diversity of specialists in psychology who continue to work cohesively for the good of the profession and the public benefit. Throughout this site you will find the distinctiveness of counselling, clinical, health, educational and work psychology alongside the pervasiveness of the psychological approach to understanding our world.

I hope you find this website stimulates your exploration of psychology and of the Psychological Society of Ireland. Whether you are a member, thinking of becoming a member, a student or an interested member of the public, have a look at the breadth and depth of psychology in Ireland and enjoy your visit.

Ronan Yore, ALCM,BA(Psych), MSc, Reg.Psychol PsSI
President
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Key Resources

Members Section
This area of the site contains a list of all the current members of PSI.

Divisions and Special Interest Groups
Information and news from the various different Divisions and Groups within the Society is available here.

Training and Education
Interested in a career in psychology? Please visit the Career Guidance area of our Training and Education section. This area also contains information on undergraduate and postgraduate courses in psychology, as well as details on the PSI Diplomas and the Diploma Network News.

Accreditation
As well as an up to date list of currently accredited PSI undergraduate and postgraduate courses, guidelines and criteria for accreditation of different courses are available here.

Communications
This section contains information on upcoming conferences and the Society’s publications, including The Irish Psychologist and the Irish Journal of Psychology.

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