Psychological Society of Ireland

Short description: Learned and professional body

Psychological Society of Ireland/ Cumann Síceolaithe ÉireannAbbreviation| PSI

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Formation| 1970; 54 years ago (1970)
Type| Professional body, learned society, charity
Legal status| Non-profit company
Headquarters| Grantham House, Grantham Road, Dublin, D08 W8HD

Membership

| 4,000 approx.

President

| Anne Kehoe[1]

Chief Executive Officer

| Sheena Horgan[2]
Website| www.psychologicalsociety.ie

The Psychological Society of Ireland/ Cumann Síceolaithe Éireann (PSI) is the learned and professional body for psychology and psychologists in the Republic of Ireland.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Divisions and groups
* 3 Publications
* 4 Awards
* 5 Presidents
* 6 External collaborations
* 7 References
* 8 External links

## History

The Society was established in 1970 by a group of seventeen people.[3] This was proceeded by consultation and planning that led to the establishment of a single body to represent psychologists throughout Ireland.[4] It has since grown to about 4,000 people.[5]

## 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[6]

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[6]

## Publications

* Irish Journal of Psychology[7]
* 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.[8]

## Presidents

The following have been Presidents of the Society:[9]

## External collaborations

The PSI has established memoranda of understanding with several other psychological organisations including the American Psychological Association and the British Psychological Society.[10]

## References

1. ↑ "Council". https://www.psychologicalsociety.ie/council.
2. ↑ "The PSI Team". https://www.psychologicalsociety.ie/about.
3. ↑ Swan, Desmond (2013). "The Psychological Society of Ireland - of what is past, passing and what is to come". Irish Journal of Psychology 34 (3–4): 123–136. doi:10.1080/03033910.2013.861151.
4. ↑ McLoone, James (2014). "The beginnings of PSI". Irish Journal of Psychology 35 (1): 1–6. doi:10.1080/03033910.2014.896271.
5. ↑ "About". https://www.psychologicalsociety.ie/about.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Groups" (in en). The Psychological Society of Ireland. https://www.psychologicalsociety.ie/groups. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
7. ↑ "Irish Journal of Psychology". https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=riri20. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
8. ↑ "PSI Member Awards". https://www.psychologicalsociety.ie/news. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
9. ↑ "Past Presidents". https://www.psychologicalsociety.ie/footer/Past-Presidents. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
10. ↑ "APA and the Psychological Society of Ireland". https://www.apa.org/international/global-insights/ireland-washington.

## External links

* PSI website

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