Mission
The Society aims to raise standards of training and practice in psychology, raise public awareness of psychology, and increase the influence of psychology practice in society. Specifically it has a number of key aims, as described below.
- Protecting the public by maintaining a Register of Chartered Psychologists and a Code of Conduct.
- Setting standards of training for psychologists at graduate and undergraduate levels.
- Providing information about psychology to the public.
- Providing support to its members via its membership networks and mandatory continuing professional development.
- Hosting conferences and events.
- Preparing policy statements.
- Publishing books, journals, The Psychologist monthly magazine, a free Research Digest, and various other publications (see below).
- Setting standards for psychological testing.
- Maintaining a History of Psychology Centre.
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