Catherine Friend & Geraldine McNamara College Roadshow Presentations <October, 2015>

Catherine Friend & Geraldine McNamara College Roadshow Presentations <October, 2015>

Who is this person talking to you? Catherine Friend, SAG Chariperson Geraldine McNamara, EGG Events and Training Co-ordinator

PSI Early Graduate Group [PSI EGG] PSI Student Affairs Group [PSI SAG] European Federation of Psychology Associations [EFPSA] Students College Psych Soc

The Psychological Society of Ireland is the Irish learned and professional body for psychology in Ireland The Student Affairs Group is the student body affiliated with the PSI to let professionals know what students are up to and vice versa! The Early Graduate Group is the student body that represents the needs and rights of graduates specifically, within PSI.

Free Monthly Magazine The Irish Psychologist Get published Topical articles PSI Conference Discount Who s who

Annual Student Congress, Ulster University 2016 Student Conference at PSI Annual Conference, Galway Day in the Life Talks for careers and workshops - SafeTalk training - October 20 th Postgraduate Course Guide Free EFPSA membership Psychology Diaries web series BTYSE Assistant Psychologist Policy Guide Annual Essay Competition

Student Membership Corresponding Undergraduate Subscriber 25 A non-psi approved course Undergraduate Student Subscriber 25 Postgraduate Member 65 http://www.psihq.ie/student-membership http://psihq.ie/psi-graduate-membership

EFPSA Official Presentation Catherine Friend Senior Webmaster

What does EFPSA do? EFPSA organises annual academic events across Europe and hosts online resources - altogether providing psychology students opportunity for academic, professional and personal development. Our activities are guided by four goals: to serve psychology students, contribute to society, improve psychology, and link professionals, academics, and students.

Where is EFPSA? Member Organisation Observer Organisation *There are 32 Member Organisations and 1 Observer Organisation

EFPSA Events

Congress Marks the start of the EFPSA mandate for the working community Gathers over 300 psychology students for seven days of scientific, cultural and social activities

Previous Congresses 1987 Lisbon, Portugal 1988 Liege, Belgium 1989 Lund, Sweden 1990 Lyon, France 1991 Geneva, Switzerland 1992 Bergen, Norway 1993 Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1994 Lancaster, UK 1995 Pula, Croatia 1996 Jyväskylä, Finland 1997 Jurmala, Latvia 1998 Skofja Loka, Slovenia 1999 Troia, Portugal 2000 Jäneda, Estonia 2001 Budapest, Hungary 2002 Avanos, Turkey 2003 Porto, Portugal 2004 Kopaonik, Serbia and Montenegro 2005 San Rafael, Spain 2006 Spindlruv Mlyn, Czech Republic 2007 Turku, Finland 2008 Tuščiaulių Kaimas, Lithuania 2009 Altleiningen, Germany 2010 Baarlo, The Netherlands 2011 Borowice, Poland 2012 Rødby, Denmark 2013 Izmir, Turkey 2014, Oradea, Romania 2015, Srní, Czech Republic Upcoming: 2016, Portugal 2017, Azerbaijan

Other major events European Summer School A research-based summer school Train the Trainers Summer School A uniquely creative learning environment of non-formal education Train Advanced Trainers A school for experienced trainers of the student NGO world Conference A new academically oriented event from EFPSA EFPSA Day A promotional day at universities all over Europe

EFPSA Services

Services Study and Travel Abroad Online resources for studying psychology across Europe A couch-surfing tool aiming to support a Europe-wide free lodging network for psychology students Journal of European Psychology Students A peer reviewed international open access scientific journal for psychology students with professional feedback Junior Researcher Programme A fully-supported 13-month framework for research projects established at the European Summer School event Training Office Supporting professional and personal development of EFPSA Social Impact Initiative Facilitating the implementation of psychological knowledge into society by linking students, academics, professionals and the public

Getting Involved

Involvement Networking Scientific knowledge transfer Research opportunities Academic publishing Building professional skills International co-operation

Make use of our online services Attend an international event Work for EFPSA What to do now www.efpsa.org contact@efpsa.org Follow us on and

We are looking for a college representative to keep in contact with SAG and EGG Tell me about your psychology society!

PSI SAG https://www.facebook.com/psisag?fref=ts https://www.youtube.com/channel/ucrcrmthucvrcj5vusng0n0w @PSI_SAG @EFPSA studentaffairsgroup@gmail.com http://www.psihq.ie/psi-student-affairs-group www.efpsa.org PSI EGG https://www.facebook.com/psiearlygraduategroup?fref=ts @PSI_EGG http://earlygraduategroup@gmail.com/ http://www.psihq.ie/page/art/195/0

Early Graduate Group Representing Early Career Psychologists

About EGG Established in 2013 Set up to represent early career psychologists All graduate members of the PSI are automatic members of EGG The committee is comprised of members from various areas of Psychology

What We ve Done So Far Launched our policy document on Guidelines for the Employment of Assistant Psychologists in Ireland Had our 2 nd Annual Conference in February 2015, The Place of Psychology in Irish Society Key notes Prof. Brian Hughes and Dr. Geraldine Moane Published an article entitled A Profile of Early Career Psychologists in Ireland in the Irish Psychologist in respect of quantitative findings of the EGG s survey

Why Join the PSI as a Graduate Member Professional recognition associated with membership of your national representative body Discounted access to professional training workshops on topics such as career development, case formulation & therapeutic skills Reduced registration fee for the PSI Annual Conference The unique opportunity to avail of PSI s mentoring scheme and make connections with experienced psychologists in your field Automatic monthly subscription to The Irish Psychologist and access to members only documents on the PSI website

Special Early Bird Offer! Join PSI as a graduate member between 1st September and 30th November in your year of graduation and receive a discounted membership fee of only 50 for your first year. Choose to pay by direct debit and that s less than 5 per month!

Upcoming Events Saturday 31 st October - Theory and Technique of Schema Therapy An Introductory Workshop by Dr Eamon Smith December Clinical Applications Top Tips January 2015 M.Litt and PhD How to apply and what to expect

In the Works Statistics training Refresher and advanced Piloting a mentoring scheme for students with early career psychologists Piloting a mentoring scheme for ECPs with qualified professionals Getting AP recognition within the HSE

How to Find Information Like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/psiearlygraduategroup Follow us on Twitter at PSI Early Graduate Group Email us for information or suggestions at earlygraduategroup@gmail.com

Questions?