About
Lithuanian psychological association (LPA) is the
biggest psychologists association in Lithuania, consisting of more than 700
individual members, including psychologists working in state institutions, in
private practice or academic field.
There are
members from different psychology fields, such as clinical, health,
educational, organizational, forensic psychology, etc. LPA is an organization
which actively promotes and coordinates the development of professional
psychological care in Lithuania, promotes the development of a system of
professional development of psychologists, seeks to contribute to the formation
of the concept of professional psychology in society.
To that end:
- LPA represents psychologists in
various institutions in pursuit of common goals, as well as seeks to
protect the labor, economic and social interests of their members by means
prescribed by the laws and other legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania.
- LPA promotes the development of
psychology profession.
- LPA takes care of the
professional competence and qualification of psychologists.
- Collaborates with other
Lithuanian and international psychology organizations.
- LPA seeks to develop the
principles of psychology, postgraduate training, professional practice and
research ethics and to supervise compliance with these principles.
- Seeks to shape appropriate
attitude of psychological, pedagogical and social problems.
- Takes care of the welfare of
society in order to reduce social exclusion and improve mental health and
prevent social and psychological problems.
- LPA maintains the professional
prestige of psychologists, takes care of the quality of psychological
services.
- Consults various governmental and
non-governmental institutions in drafting laws, programs, legal documents
and documents related to the role of psychologists or the phenomena being
investigated by psychologists.
- Initiates laws and their
amendments to ensure the quality of psychological services and qualified
psychological practice.
LPA is the member of
international organizations
European Federation of
Psychologists‘ Associations (EFPA)
since 1997
International Union of
Psychological Science (IUPsyS)
since 2000
International Test Commission (ITC) since 2002
Network of European
Psychologists in the Educational System (N.E.P.E.S.) since 2009
European Academic Network:
European Psychology Learning and Teaching (EUROPLAT) associate member since 2010
European Society for Traumatic
Stress Studies (ESTSS)
since 2011
European Association of Work
and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP)
since 2011
The National Awarding Committee (NAC) of Lithuanian
psychological association
have responsibility for awarding EuroPsy in Lithuania. The National
Awarding Committee (NAC) of Lithuanian psychological association is
responsible for installation of certification procedures in Lithuania.
More about EuroPsy certificate in Lithuania can be found here.
All registered
European psychologists and information about them can be found here.
www.psichologusajunga.lt
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