Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Aging
Children
Climate Change
Crime Prevention
Culture
Disabled Persons
Education
Family
Human Rights
Labour
Sustainable Development
Values
Violence
Youth
Social Development:
Aging
Conflict
Disabled persons
Employment
Poverty
Social policy
Youth
Sustainable Development:
Climate change
Education
Health
Poverty
Science
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| Geographic scope: |
Regional
Europe
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
1981 |
| Organizational structure: |
Bodies The bodies of EFPA are: (a) The General Assembly; (b) The Board of Directors; (c) The President; d) The Vice President-Finance; (e) The Vice President-Governance (f) The Executive Director; (g) The Council; (h) The Working Group(s); (i) The Ad-Hoc Working Group(s); and (j) The EuroPsy Committees. The powers of each of the bodies are set out in the Statutes. The General Assembly has the powers specifically granted to it by law or the Statutes. The Federation is administered by a Board of Directors being composed of The President, the Vice President-Finance, the Vice President-Governance; and at least two (2) and up to four (4) Directors elected by the General Assembly (“Other Directors”). The Board of Directors shall have all powers necessary to accomplish the purpose of the Federation, except for the powers that are specifically granted to other bodies of the Federation by law or the Statutes. The Executive Director has powers specifically granted to them by the Statutes. The Council has an advisory role to the Board of Directors, its powers are not decision-making. The Working Group(s); the Ad-Hoc Working Group(s); and the EuroPsy Committees always act under the responsibility of the Board of Directors. |
| Number and type of members: |
EFPA has two membership categories: Full Members and Associate Members. EFPA's Full Members are national associations of psychologists which exists to promote psychology as education, science, and/or profession in one country of Europe. Full Membership is open to the national psychologist association of all European countries but there shall be only one Full Member per country in Europe. In countries where there is more than one national organisation of Psychologists, the EFPA Full Member can be a federation (or network) of associations of Psychologists. Full membership is open and accessible to any legal entity cumulatively meeting all the criteria in the Statutes including: * Being an organisation of Psychologists or federation (or network) of associations of Psychologists which is able to represent the most Psychologists in the country. * Which exists to promote psychology as education, science, and/or profession in one (1) country of Europe. * Having a purpose in accord with the non-profit purpose of EFPA. Since June 2022 EFPA has 37 Full Members from 37 European countries, including all 27 EU countries. EFPA’s Associate Members are European organisations, which exists to promote a particular domain of psychology as education, science, and/or profession or support a particular group of Psychologists or students or teachers of psychology. |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
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