The European Federation of Psychologists' Associations is the

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of national

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in the field of

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that are located in the

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History

The federation was founded in 1981 and the first general assembly was held in

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. Since then, general assemblies have been held every two years in different European cities. Since 1995, the general assembly is held in conjunction with the biennial European Congress of Psychology.

Aims

The federation is concerned with promoting and improving psychology as a profession and as a discipline, particularly, though not exclusively, in applied settings and with emphasis on the training and research associated with such practice. Its official journal is the ''

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''. In 2009, the federation launched the EuroPsy register.

Member associations

the federation has 39 member associations, which together represent over 350,000 psychologists from all 28 members states of the

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. In addition, there are 11 organisations registered as associate member associations and 2 that are registered as affiliate member associations.

EuroPsy

One of the major initiatives of the federation was the establishment of the EuroPsy or European Certificate in Psychology. This qualification sets a common standard for education, professional training and competence for psychologists to practice independently across Europe.

Aristotle Prize

The Aristotle Prize, established in 1995, is awarded by EFPA to a psychologist from Europe who has made a distinguished contribution to psychology. Recipients of the prize have been: *1995: Pieter Drenth *1997:

Paul Baltes Paul B. Baltes (18 June 1939 – 7 November 2006) was a German psychologist whose broad scientific agenda was devoted to establishing and promoting the life-span orientation of human development. He was also a theorist in the field of the psycholo ...

*1999:

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*2001:

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*2003: Lea Pulkkinen *2005:

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*2007: William Yule *2009: Claus Bundesen *2011: H. Marinus Van Ijzendoorn *2013:

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*2015: José Maria Peiro *2017: CON AMORE – Center on Autobiographical Memory Research *2019:

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