Psychological Society of Ireland

Short description: Learned and professional body

Psychological Society of Ireland/ Cumann Síceolaithe ÉireannAbbreviation| PSI

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Formation| 1970; 56 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]

* 1970/71 Martin McHugh
* 1971/72 James McLoone
* 1972/73 Rod Power
* 1973/74 Michael Nolan
* 1974/75 Thérèse Brady
* 1975/76 Páid McGee
* 1976/77 Torlach O’Connor
* 1977/78 Ray Fuller
* 1978/79 Brian Kinch
* 1979/80 David Kenefick
* 1980/81 Stephen Kealy
* 1981/82 Tony Gorman
* 1982/83 Howard Smith
* 1983/84 Roy McConkey
* 1984/85 Anne O’Connell
* 1985/86 Margaret McGinley
* 1986/87 Mitchel Fleming
* 1987/88 Dympna Walsh
* 1988/89 Stuart Lewis
* 1989/90 Brendan Broderick
* 1990/91 Carol McGuinness
* 1991/92 Hannah McGee
* 1992/93 Anne Halliday
* 1993/94 Paul Gilligan
* 1994/95 Eunice McCarthy
* 1995/96 Kevin Tierney
* 1996/97 Pauline Beegan
* 1997/98 Joan Tiernan
* 1998/99 Isolde Blau
* 1999/00 Grainne Ni Dhomhnaill
* 2000/01 Roger Woodward
* 2001/02 Desmond Swan
* 2002/03 James Connolly
* 2003/04 Joe MacDonagh
* 2004/05 Brian Hughes
* 2005/06 Ronan Yore
* 2006/07 Suzanne Guerin
* 2007/08 Mitchel Fleming
* 2008/09 Rosaleen McElvaney
* 2009/10 Niall Pender
* 2010/11 Mary Morrissey
* 2011/12 Michael Drumm
* 2012/13 Eric Brady
* 2013/14 Margaret O’Rourke
* 2014/15 Paul D’Alton
* 2016 Anne Davis
* 2017 Michele Coyle
* 2018 Brendan O'Connell
* 2019 Ian O'Grady
* 2020 Mark Smyth
* 2021 Megan Gaffney
* 2022 Vincent McDarby
* 2023 Anne Kehoe
* 2024 Odhrán McCarthy

## 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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