Division of Counselling Psychology

Welcome to the Division of Counselling Psychology

The Aims of the Division

1. To promote the development of Counselling Psychology as a legitimate body of psychological knowledge and as a professional field of psychological activity.

2. To encourage scientific research in counselling psychology and to promote the dissemination of existing knowledge.

3. To promote and maintain high ethical and professional standards among counselling
psychologists.

4. To develop public awareness of the nature, aims and practical applications of counselling
psychology.

5. To work closely with the Psychological Society of Ireland, hereinafter referred to as the Society, in pursuit of these aims and, where appropriate, to collaborate with external agencies and organisations.

6. To liaise with relevant bodies at National, European Union and International level in the
promotion of the profession of Counselling Psychology.

Criteria to join the Division:

1. MEMBERSHIP

1.1 Membership of the Division is open only to members of the Society. There are two categories of membership of the Division; these are as follows:

1.2 Full Membership
An applicant for full membership must fulfil one of the following conditions:

(a) Hold a postgraduate professional qualification in Counselling Psychology recognised by
the Council of the Society;

Or

(b) Have such training and/or experience as may be regarded by the Division Committee as
equivalent to 1.2 (a) above;

And

(c) On completion of formal training have gained an additional 400 hours of supervised
client contact at a ratio of one hour supervision to eight hours client contact (i.e. 1:8
ratio, supervised by suitably qualified personnel).

1.3 Application for membership of the Division is made to the Division Committee

2. Affiliate Membership

2.1 Affiliate membership of the Division is open to graduate members or other subscribers of the Society who fulfil one of the following conditions:

(a) be a student on a postgraduate professional training course in Counselling Psychology
recognised by the Council of the Society; or

(b) be a student on a postgraduate professional training course in Counselling Psychology as
may be regarded by the Division Committee as equivalent to 2.1 (a) above.

(c) be working in an area of counselling psychology recognised for this purpose by the
Division Committee; or

(d) be engaged in an area of work related to counselling psychology recognised for this
purpose by the Division Committee.

2.2 Application for Affiliate membership shall be made to the Division Committee.



The rules of the Division and application forms are available in the download section of this page