Psychological Society of Ireland

The Psychological Society of Ireland or in Irish, Cumann Síceolaithe Éireann (PSI) 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

It also has eight Special Interest Groups to represent more specialised interests. These are:

• 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.

Presidents

The following have been Presidents of the Society:

External collaborations

The PSI has established memoranda of understanding with several other psychological organisations including the American Psychological Association and the British Psychological Society.

References

External links

• PSI website