International Association of Applied Psychology
| International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) |
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| purpose | Promotion of applied psychology in science and practice and stimulation of global exchange on these questions |
| Chair: | José M. Peiró (Spain) |
| Establishment date: | 1920 |
| Number of members: | > 1500 from 80 countries |
| Seat : |
Indianapolis , IN United States
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| Website: | [1] |
The International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP, German International Society for Applied Psychology ) is one of the two most important international psychological societies. Individuals can become members of this organization (in contrast to the IUPsyS as the umbrella organization of national professional associations). Its task is to promote applied psychology in science and practice and to stimulate global exchange on these questions. The IAAP was founded in 1920, making it the oldest international specialist organization in psychology.
The IAAP has more than 1500 members from around 80 countries. The International Congress for Applied Psychology takes place every 4 years. The IAAP is organized in 16 divisions for the individual disciplines of psychology . She publishes the journal Applied Psychology: An International Review . The IAAP is the oldest international organization of psychologists and was founded in 1920 as the "International Association of Psychotechnology" (Association International de Psychotechnique). In 1955 it was given its current name. The official languages are English and French. The IAAP is an associate member of the International Social Science Council .
Divisions
The IAAP currently has 18 divisions, which are organized according to sub-areas or issues:
- Work and Organizational Psychology
- Psychological Assessment and Evaluation
- Psychology and Societal Development
- Environmental Psychology
- Educational, Instructional and School Psychology
- Clinical and Community Psychology
- Applied Gerontology
- Health Psychology
- Economic Psychology
- Psychology and Law
- Political Psychology
- Sport Psychology
- Traffic and Transportation Psychology
- Applied Cognitive Psychology
- Student Division
- Counseling Psychology
- Professional Psychology
- History of Applied Psychology
IAAP congresses and organizers
- I Geneva, Switzerland 1920, E. Claparède
- II Barcelona, Spain 1921, E. Claparède
- III Milano, Italy 1922, G. Ferrari
- IV Paris, France 1927, E. Toulouse
- V Utrecht, Holland 1928, N. Roels
- VI Barcelona, Spain 1930, E. Mira i López
- VII Moscow, USSR 1931, N. Spielrein
- VIII Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1934 R. Seracky
- IX Bern, Switzerland, 1949 H. Pieron
- X Gothenburg, Sweden 1951, J. Elmgren
- XI Paris, France 1953, F. Bonnardel
- XII London, GB 1955, C. Frisby
- XIII Rome, Italy 1958, T. Canstrelli
- XIV Copenhagen, Denmark 1961, R. Tranekjaer
- XV Ljubljana, Yugoslavia 1964, Z. Bujas
- XVI Amsterdam, Netherlands 1968, N. Wijngaarden
- XVII Liège, Belgium 1971, R. Piret
- XVIII Montreal, Canada 1974, L. Dorais
- XIX Munich, Germany 1978, R. Amthauer
- XX Edinburgh, UK 1982, G. Randell
- XXI Jerusalem, Israel, 1986 Y. Amir
- XXII Kyoto, Japan 1990, J. Misumi
- XXIII Madrid, Spain 1994, JM Prieto
- XXIV San Francisco, USA 1998, J. Matarazzo
- XXV Singapore 2002, E. Nair
- XXVI Athens, Greece 2006, J. Georgas & M. Manthouli
- XXVII Melbourne, Australia 2010, P. Martin
- XXVIII Paris, France 2014, Christine Roland-Lévy
Other international organizations (psychology)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ ways of working on iaapsy.org ( Memento of the original from January 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Divisions of the IAAP
