International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP)

Overview:

Profession(s): Applied Psychology
Scope: International
Formed: 1922
Members: 1,600
Address: Facultad Psicologia, Universidad Complutense, Somosaguas, Madrid, 28223, Spain
Phone: +34913943236
Fax: +34913510091
Email: iaap@psi.ucm.es
Website: www.iaapsy.org/

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

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.

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.

Training/Licensing/Certification:

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

Affiliations:

Associations to which we are a member:
International Association of Psychological Science
International Social Science Council
UN-NGO
World Federetation of Mental Health

Our member Associations, Chapters, Divisions:
International Ergonomics Association (IEA),
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)
International Association for the Psychology of Food and Nutrition (IAPFON)
International Academy of Family Psychology (IAFP)
International Association of Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP)
International Society for Health Psychology Research (ISHPR)
International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD)
International Society for Political Psychology (ISPP)
Society for Stress and Anxiety Research (STAR)
International School Psychology Association (ISPA)
International Council of Psychologists (ICP)
International Test Commission (ITC)
Interamerican Psychological Society, Sociedad Interamericana de Psicología
World Federation of Mental Health

Partner Associations:
International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS)
European Federation of Professional Psychologists Associations (EFPPA)

Verification Criteria:

Membership in the national association plus license.