International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP)

Description

The International Association of Applied Psychology is the oldest international association of psychologists. Its official languages are English and French. Founded in 1920, it now has more than 1.500 members from more than 80 countries.

Standing Committees are concerned with aspects and recurrent problems which affect the Association as a whole. For instance, Committee on Membership Drive, Committee on Ethics, Committee of IAAP Activities in Developing Countries, Committee on Policy Orientation, Committee on fellowship procedures. Committee on ICAP bids, Committee on inter-associations relationhsips, Publications Committee, Finance Committee, ARTS, Constitutional Revision, IAAP Rewards

Member benefits

The most important benefit of being a member of IAAP is to be linked to a world-wide network of like-minded colleagues with opportunities to develop close cooperation and exchanges in research, teaching and the practice of applied psychology. Members may, through their participation in the IAAP Divisions, influence the form and content of the international congresses. Border spanning friendships and cooperative partnerships develop through activities in IAAP's Divisions, among Divisions, and among applied psychologists and colleagues of other cooperating disciplines (Associate Members).In order to further advance these contact possibilities, IAAP is actively pursuing the establishment of a world-wide electronic network among its members with easy link-up possibilities from Personal Computers and provides membership access to an online directory.

Mission / Aims

To promote the science and practice of applied psychology and to facilitate interaction and communication about applied psychology around the world.

Principal activities

(i) organizing periodic international congresses, regional conferences and workshops;

(ii) forming international working committees for the study of particular problems;

(iii) publishing periodic learned journals and books;

(iv) disseminating information through printed and electronic communication;

(v) implementing other actions approved by the Board of Directors.

Training / Licensing / Certification

Through International Congresses of Applied Psychology organized every four year. Continuous training. Athens 2006, Melbourne 2010.

Affiliations

We are member of:

International Social Science Council

UN-NGO

World Federetation of Mental Health

They are our members:

Interamerican Psychological Society, Sociedad Interamericana de Psicología

International Academy of Family Psychology (IAFP)

International Association for the Psychology of Food and Nutrition (IAPFON)

International Association of Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP)

International Council of Psychologists (ICP)

International Ergonomics Association (IEA),

International School Psychology Association (ISPA)

International Society for Health Psychology Research (ISHPR)

International Society for Political Psychology (ISPP)

International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)

International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD)

International Test Commission (ITC)

Society for Stress and Anxiety Research (STAR)

Partner Associations:

International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS)