EFPA has a long tradition of developing psychology education, science, and professional practice, and promoting the dissemination of psychological knowledge; of contributing psychological theory and practice to quality of life including health and wellbeing, contributing psychological science to European policy development; and of serving psychologists by supporting activities at the national level and enhancing the standing of the profession at the European level based on common values and goals.
EFPA has a network of some 400,000 psychologists (professional practitioner psychologists and researchers) through its Full Members. EFPA’s Full Members currently comprise organisations of psychologists from 37 European countries, including all 27 member countries of the European Union. EFPA’s Associate Members are European organisations which exist to promote a particular domain of psychology as education, science, and/or profession or support a particular group of psychologists or students or teachers of psychology.
EFPA sets a European standard of education, professional training and competence in psychology, EuroPsy.
EFPA is a non-governmental organisation in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations since 2017.