Countries participating in EuroPsy
– EuroPsy is a European Certification System for psychologists, established by the European Federation of Psychologists Associations (EFPA).
– EuroPsy provides a uniform standard of professional competence and ethical conduct, accepted by the National psychologists associations for 38 countries (including all EU countries) that are members of EFPA.
– EuroPsy was introduced in 2010 and is available in a growing number of countries, including Bulgaria.
– Psychologists who the EuroPsy requirements regarding education and professional training and who subscribe to a common ethical standards, can apply for a EuroPsy Certificate with a National Awarding Committee in their country.
-Holders of a EuroPsy Certificate are entered in the EuroPsy Register.
– Setting a common standard of competence, EuroPsy aims to:
– Promote public knowledge about psychology and the availability of psychological services of guaranteed quality in Europe.
– Facilitate the mobility of psychologists, students, and clients in Europe.
– Promote the on-going development of the education of psychologists and the psychological profession in Europe.
– EuroPsy helps clients to find a psychologist that is qualified and can be trusted being competent in a certain field of practice.
– EuroPsy does not provide a license to practice in a particular country but it complements national standards. Being a uniform benchmark that applies all around Europe, EuroPsy supports the recognition of professional qualifications of psychologists crossing borders in Europe.
EAC – European Awarding Committe
Rosaleen McElvaney (President)
Sara Bahias (Bulgarian NAC liaison)
Ivana Marinovic
Promote public knowledge about psychology and the availability of psychological services of guaranteed quality in Europe.
EuroPsy is a European standard of education and professional training in psychology set by EFPA, the European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations. Any psychologist who meets this standard can obtain a Certificate and be included in the Register of European Psychologists.