Article 1

EuroPsy embodies a set of standards of education and training for professional psychologists as described in Appendix II and III.

Article 2

Individual psychologists are eligible to be listed in the Register of EuroPsy Psychologists (henceforth the Register) and to hold the EuroPsy if they:

a) have successfully completed a nationally accredited academic curriculum in psychology at a university or an equivalent institution that by law or custom leads to a national title or qualification of “psychologist”, provided the curriculum has a duration equivalent to at least five years of full-time study (300 ECTS) and fits the framework as described in Appendix II,

b) are able to show evidence of supervised practice as a psychologist-practitioner in training for the duration of not less than one year of full-time work (or its equivalent), and of satisfactory performance of this work as evaluated by their Supervisors (see Appendix I and Appendix IV),
and

c) have submitted a pledge in writing to their National Awarding Committee that they subscribe to the principles of professional conduct set out in the MetaCode of Professional Ethics of EFPA and will conduct professional activities in accordance with the code of ethics of the national association of psychology in the country of practice.

Article 3

Following positive evaluation of the evidence mentioned in Article 2, an individual may be entered in the Register and awarded the EuroPsy.

Article 4

The EuroPsy is valid for a period of 7 years.

Article 5

For purposes of revalidation, the EuroPsy can be re-issued to all psychologists who show that they satisfy the following requirements:

a) They have received or revalidated the Diploma not more than 6 years before the date of application.
b) They are able to show evidence of maintenance of professional competence in the form of a specified number of hours of practice as a psychologist and continued education and professional development as indicated in Appendix V.
c) They have submitted a pledge in writing to their National Awarding Committee that they subscribe to the principles of professional conduct set out in the MetaCode of Professional Ethics of EFPA and will conduct professional activities in accordance with the Code of Ethics of the national association of psychology in the country of practice.

Article 6

The EuroPsy Certificate will be similar in meaning and appearance to the model presented in this document.

Article 7

The EuroPsy Registration Details will contain information on the university education, the supervised practice, including the professional competences, roles and contexts within which the Registered EuroPsy Psychologists worked to qualify, and their work experience.

Article 8

The information in Article 7 will be included in the Register (Article 2).

Article 9

The Registered EuroPsy Psychologist is deemed competent for practice as a psychologist, within the one or two professional context(s) mentioned in the Registration Details, in as far as there are no restrictions from national regulations or from Advanced Diplomas in the country concerned. This applies in all the countries of the EU, and in any other country that has accepted the EuroPsy and these Regulations.

Article 10

The Registered EuroPsy Psychologist is deemed competent for supervised and/or dependent practice (see Appendix 1) as a psychologist within any professional context, in all the countries of the EU, and in any other countries that have accepted the EuroPsy and these Regulations.

Article 11

The EuroPsy loses its validity (i) after the date of its expiry; (ii) on the request of the holder unless the holder is under investigation for infringement of the national Code of Ethics or has lost a national license, if applicable; (iii) in the case that a psychologist is judged to have committed a violation of the professional code of ethics and if a sentence or measure is imposed, either by a court of law or by a national committee on professional ethics, with the understanding that such withdrawal is suspended during any period in which there is an appeal pending against this measure or sentence.
Loss of validity of the EuroPsy leads to the immediate removal of the record of the psychologist concerned from the Register.