European Federation of Psychology Students' Associations
The European Federation of Psychology Students' Associations (EFPSA) is the umbrella organization of national student societies in the field of psychology that are located in Europe.[1] It represents roughly 250,000 psychology students on the European level and is operated by approximately 60 volunteers.[2][3] It is an international non-governmental not-for-profit organization with four stated goals: "to serve psychology students, to contribute to society, to improve psychology, and to link professionals, academics, and students."[4]
History
Some key dates in the history of the organization are:[4][5][6]
- 1987 - EFPSA is founded by eight European national organizations at the first International Congress of Psychology Students in Portugal.
- 1989 - EFPSA is registered as an international association according to the Belgian law and the first Executive Board meeting is held in between two annual congresses.
- 1991 - EFPSA makes contact with the European Federation of Psychologists' Associations (EFPA) and grows to 11 members by welcoming the first Eastern European delegations.
- 2007 - First European Summer School takes place in Leie, Estonia.[7]
- 2009 - Journal of European Psychology Students is established.[8]
- 2010 - First Train the Trainers Summer School takes place in Austria.[9]
- 2013 - First Conference takes place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.[10]
Events
Among the EFPSA organized annual events are:[2][3][5]
- Congress
- European Summer School
- EFPSA Day at the beginning of December is a promotional event.[11]
- Train the Trainers Summer School
- Train Advanced Trainers
- Joint Executive Board & Member Representatives Meeting
- Conference which takes place every other year[10]
Services
EFPSA also provides services for developing research and training skills, to help with going to study and travel abroad. Among the EFPSA services are:[2][3][5]
- Journal of European Psychology Students
- Junior Research Programme
- Study Abroad
- Training Office
- Travel Network
Journal of European Psychology Students
The Journal of European Psychology Students is a double-blind peer-reviewed open access academic journal covering all aspects of psychology published by the EFPSA [12][13] and Ubiquity Press since 2009.[14] Submissions have to be based on research conducted by bachelor or master students who may also be from outside Europe.[15] Articles are selected based on quality of research alone, disregarding the perceived importance and originality of a particular paper.[16] Articles are indexed in EBSCOHost.[16] The journal is edited by psychology students of European universities.[17]
Members
As of January 2015, EFPSA has 32 member organizations from different European countries and regions.[18]
See also
- European Federation of Psychologists' Associations
- European Psychologist
- American Psychological Association
References
- ↑ "EFPSA". Berufverband Österreicherischer PsychologInnen. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "EFPSA - An Introduction". American Psychological Association. April 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "EFPSA - European Federation of Psychology Students' Associations". European Federation of Psychologists' Associations. July 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "EFPSA: Who are we?". European Federation of Psychology Students' Associations.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "EFPSA: History".
- ↑ Polišenská, Veronika A. (2011). "The European Federation of Psychology Students’ Associations: A Growing Organization". European Psychologist 16 (2): 100–103.
- ↑ "EFPSA: Past European Summer Schools". European Federation of Psychology Students' Associations.
- ↑ "Repatriation Adjustment: Literature Review". Journal of European Psychology Students (European Federation of Psychology Students' Associations).
- ↑ "EFPSA: Past Train the Trainers Summer Schools". European Federation of Psychology Students' Associations.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "EFPSA: Conference". European Federation of Psychology Students' Associations.
- ↑ "EFPSA: EFPSA Day".
- ↑ "JEPS". EFPSA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Leading European medical and psychological student associations join Right to Research Coalition". Right To Research Coalition. December 8, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Journals of Ubiquity Press". Ubiquity Press. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ↑ "3 students publish paper in European psychology journal". The Korea Times. August 14, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Intervjuu JEPS-i peatoimetaja Katharina Brechtiga" (in Estonian). Eesti Psühholoogide Liidu Laualeht. Autumn 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Editorial Team". Journal of European Psychology Students. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ↑ "EFPSA: Members".