We are very pleased to announce that the 40th ISPA Conference will be held from July 25 to 28, 2018 at the Tokyo Seitoku University in Tokyo, Japan. The theme of the conference will be: Promoting Resilience for Children Toward Life-Long Happiness. The conference theme reflects the situation of all children, teachers and other professionals, [...]

The Local Organising Committee and the ISPA Executive Committee is looking forward to welcoming you to Manchester this week for the 39th ISPA conference. The theme of the conference is: Supporting Vulnerable Children and Young People in an Uncertain World. The scientific programme will be spread over the following 3 days from the 19th to [...]

Following the tragic events that unfolded in Manchester on Monday night, our thoughts are with the victims and their families many of whom are children and young people. These families along with all who were present at the Ariana Grande concert will face difficult times ahead. However, the whole community in Manchester has been rallying [...]

The KidsRights Index is the annual global index published by the KidsRights Foundation which charts how countries adhere to and are equipped to improve children’s rights. The KidsRights Index is an initiative of the KidsRights Foundation, in cooperation with Erasmus University Rotterdam: Erasmus School of Economics and the International Institute of Social Studies. This year’s [...]

Webster University invites applicants for a 12-month tenure-track faculty at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. Webster University’s school psychology program is multicultural, international, and child-centered. Excellence in teaching is expected. Candidates must also pursue a program of research and scholarship in their chosen areas of school psychology and publish regularly in professional journals. [...]

Vítor Coelho is the new ISPA President-Elect As the ISPA membership is aware, the election for ISPA President was held between February 1 and 19, 2017. Thank you to the 59% of the membership that voted. This was a good participation rate though, of course, we will continue to work for even wider participation in [...]

The 1st International Summer School for School Psychologists will take place in Crete, Greece July 24-28 2017. The theme of the Summer School is "School Psychology at Crossroads: Changes, Challenges, Choices for the Well-Being of All Children!". International speakers will present and there is an interesting and rich cultural and social program for the participants. [...]

Dr. Tara Raines, researcher at the University of Denver, and Taeler Rodriguez, ISPA student member and graduate student at the University of Denver, are conducting a research study examining influencing factors of cultural competency in school psychologist graduate students and professionals. If you are a practicing school psychologist or school psychology graduate student, you are invited [...]

ISPA offers an opportunity to participate in several interesting half day and full day pre-conference workshops to help school psychologists from across the world to gain new knowledge and skills. The pre-conference workshops will take place on Wednesday 19 July, 2017, the day before the regular program of the 39th ISPA conference begins. The pre-conference [...]

We are delighted to invite you to Manchester, United Kingdom for the 39th annual conference of the International School Psychology Association (ISPA) that will take place from July 19-22, 2017. The conference will be jointly hosted by Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Manchester. The theme of the Conference is: Supporting Vulnerable Children and [...]