Standing Committees

EFPA has established five Standing Committees which support the work of the Executive Council and the General Assembly by monitoring developments on the European legislative level in general and in the fields of psychotherapy and tests and testing in particular. A Standing Committee on Ethics helps to support the development of ethical standards and the implementation of a meta code on ethics.

Period 2009-2011 :

• Standing Committee on Ethics
• Standing Committee on Disaster, Crisis and Trauma Psychology
• Standing Committee on Test and Testing
• Standing Committee on Psychotherapy
• Standing Committee on Scientific Affairs
• Standing Committee on Traffic Psychology

Standing Committees are appointed for a four-year period and may be renewed following review.

Task Forces

Much of the development work of EFPA is carried out by Task Forces which are appointed at a General Assembly usually for a two year period and to carry out a certain task. They consist of representatives from member associations. Each Task Force has a convenor and a small number of members with interest and /or expertise in the area of activity.

During 2009-2011, EFPA has Task Forces in the following areas:

• Geropsychology
• Psychology in the Educational System NEPES
• PharmacoPsychology
• Cultural and Ethnic Diversity
• Environmental Psychology

Task Forces usually work for a two-year period and present a report to the General Assembly. They provide a valuable means of collecting information on a particular area from member associations and the reports are a useful resource both for members and others.

Communications

One of EFPA's most important tasks is communication. The Federation has several means of communication:

• the EFPA website
• regular circulars mailed to Member Associations from the Secretary General
• each Executive Council member has liaison responsibility for a number of member countries
• face-to-face communication with member associations wherever this is possible, e.g. meetings of the Presidents' Council or when meetings or conferences are held in that country.

Finances

Member associations pay an annual subscription to EFPA, according to the size of their membership. The financial resources of EFPA are used to fund a small Secretariat and administration of EFPA, Task Force activities, meetings of the Executive Council, the Presidents' Council, the General Assembly and the production of EFPA publications.

Operation of EFPA

EFPA has an Executive Council consisting of an Executive Board of three members and four other members.
The Executive Board consists of the President, the Secretary General and the Treasurer.
Members of the Executive Council serve a term of four years and are eligible for re-election for one further term.
Each Member Association may have only one member on the Executive Council.
Between meetings of the General Assembly (every two years) the Executive Council is responsible for the management of EFPA and for the observance of the Statutes and Regulations.