About the American Psychological Foundation (APF) APF provides financial support for innovative research and programs that enhance the power of psychology to elevate the human condition and advance human potential both now and in generations to come. Since 1953, APF has supported a broad range of scholarships and grants for students and early career psychologists [...]

“Global Knowledge for Local Change” Columbia, South Carolina, United States September 9 - 11, 2015 www.mhworldcongress2015.org Join your colleagues from all over the world to promote local change through global knowledge exchange!  The Clifford Beers Foundation and the University of South Carolina are proud to host the 9th World Congress on the Promotion of Mental health [...]

Psychologists who represent NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) accredited at the United Nations will host the 8th Annual Psychology Day at the United Nations on 30 April, 2015. The theme of this year's conference is “Reducing Health Inequalities Within and Among Countries: Psychological Contributions to the United Nations Post-2015 Global Agenda.” The topic was chosen because UN [...]

Nearly 800 million human beings – of whom 2/3 are women – are illiterate and 57 million school age children don’t have access to schooling (UNESCO Institute for Statistics) In her introductory message to the 2013 International Literacy Day, Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director General, declared: "Literacy is a basic right and an essential motor for [...]

Mélaine Descamps, ISPA-ECOSOC liaison, and Jean-Claude Guillemard, ISPA-UNESCO Liaison Officer and Chair Child Well-Being and Advocacy Committee, have kindly provided the following reports on various UNESCO activities: Report from UNESCO 2014 First meeting of the new NGOs Liaison Committee at UNESCO Headquarters (Paris) Friday February 13th 2015 UNESCO 4th World Forum on Lifelong Education

We are very pleased to announce that the online registration for the 37th ISPA Conference is open now! The conference will be co-hosted by ISPA and by ABRAPEE, the National Association of School and Educational Psychologists in Brazil, and will be held from June 24 to 27, 2015 in São Paulo, Brazil. Register now and [...]

The International School Psychology Association (ISPA) extends its support to our colleagues in the affiliate French Association of Psychologists in the National Education System (AFPEN) and endorses their statement following the terrorist attack of January 7, 2015. ISPA shares the feelings and concerns expressed in their statement on the inhuman killing of people at the [...]

From January 15 to February 15, 2015, ISPA members will be invited to cast their vote for 3 ISPA offices: The ISPA President, who will serve as President-Elect for 2 years, assuming office at the General Assembly in June 2015. After the presidential term from July 2017 to July 2019, he or she will serve [...]

Mélaine Descamps and Jean-Claude Guillemard have attended the International Conference of NGOs at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The conference was held December 15th to 17th, 2014. Fabienne Texier-Legras, ISPA member, representing the French association of school psychologists (AFPEN) attended the first day of the conference. The theme of the conference was “Re-enchanting the World with [...]

The Dhahran Ahliyya Schools (DAS) is seeking for an experienced and bilingual (Arabic and English) applicant to fill the position of Director of Student Support Services (DSSS) in Saudi Arabia. The position needs to be filled in time for the school year beginning in August 2015. DAS is particularly interested in applicants who have: Fluency [...]