What is "europsy"

EuroPsy (or European Certificate in Psychology) is a professional qualification, which is setting standards of education, training and competence for psychologists.

There is a Basic EuroPsy Certificate that presents a benchmark for independent practice and that can be issued to a psychologist who has demonstrated to meet these standards.

A EuroPsy Specialist Certificate in Psychotherapy, or a EuroPsy Specialist Certificate in Work and Organisational Psychology can be issued to a psychologist with more advanced education and training, and experience in a field of practice.

There is a Register of EuroPsy psychologists with national listings of certificate holders that can be consulted by any person or organisation seeking services of a qualified psychologist (http://www.europsy-efpa.eu/find-a-psychologist).

EuroPsy falls under the auspices of the General Assembly of the European Federation of Psychologists' Associations (EFPA), with a national member association in each of 36 countries in Europe. The regulations governing EuroPsy (EFPA, 2014), approved by the General Assembly, can be found on the EFPA website (www.efpa.eu). A discussion of the various aspects of the EuroPsy system, including its background and history, can be found in a book by Lunt et al. (2014).