EuroPsy: The European Standard for Psychology Education and Competence

EuroPsy (or European Certificate in Psychology) is a European standard of education, professional training and competence and CPD in psychology set by EFPA.

The EuroPsy standards are detailed in the EuroPsy Regulations, a comprehensive book of standards that outlines the criteria and mechanisms for their implementation – EuroPsy Certificate. These standards require that a psychologist has successfully completed a nationally accredited academic curriculum in psychology that has a duration equivalent to at least five years of full-time study (300 ECTS) and fits the framework as described in Appendix II, followed by one year of supervised practice.

CPD requires that the psychologist has undertaken Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in order to demonstrate continued competence.

EuroPsy

EuroPsy Certification: National Implementation and Quality Assurance:

Although all EFPA members support EuroPsy, 26 countries have established committees that can issue EuroPsy certificates that proves the standard required for independent practice.

Psychologists that wish to apply for this certificate, which is not a license to practice in a particular country but a European qualification that complements national standards, can contact their national committees in order to apply here below:

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom

There is a Register of EuroPsy psychologists with national listings of certificate holders that can be consulted by any person or organisation. This register is currently under redevelopment and will be made available again soon.

The European Awarding Committee - EAC

EFPA maintains the Register of EuroPsy psychologists and has responsibility for oversight and quality assurance of the EuroPsy Certification system. The EFPA European Awarding Committee (EAC) oversees the system, and evaluates applications from countries for recognition of the National Awarding Committees. The EAC has responsibility for developing and monitoring developments of EuroPsy, and in each country the National Awarding Committee (NAC) takes responsibility for evaluation of applications and promotion of EuroPsy.

Guiding principles 

There are a number of guiding principles which are embedded within the EuroPsy, and which have underpinned the development, and expansion of the EuroPsy to date. The prevailing principle of EuroPsy is quality assurance, to protect consumers and citizens in Europe and to protect the public against unqualified providers of services.

The standards set by EuroPsy aim to guarantee the qualification for psychological practice at an entry level to the profession as well as beyond and to respect national regulations for psychologists which are already in place.

The EuroPsy aims to facilitate mobility across Europe whilst maintaining a high quality standard, whilst working to ensure that the EuroPsy system is fair and avoids favouring or disfavouring psychologists on the basis of  national or  other differences in  educational or professional  background.

 

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