Membership of the Division of Neuropsychology Psychology

Applicants for membership of the Division of Neuropsychology must hold existing Graduate Membership of the Psychological Society of Ireland.

The Division has two levels of membership:

• Full Membership is intended for practising Clinical Neuropsychologists, and is open to Clinical psychologists, Counselling Psychologists and Educational Psychologists, with either: i) a post-doctoral training in applied clinical neuropsychology AND one year’s subsequent appropriately supervised relevant practice, or ii) four year’s appropriately supervised relevant practice.
• Associate Membership is open to all members of PSI who have an interest in the field. This includes researchers, clinicians working toward full membership or working primarily in other fields as well as students and trainees.

Applications are submitted through the Division webpage.  Members receive email invitations to DoN events and other updates.

Full Membership

This category of membership is intended for practising Clinical Neuropsychologists. Applicants must meet the criteria set out in both Part A and Part B below.

Part A:

A postgraduate professional qualification in clinical or counselling psychology recognised by the PSI for the attainment of chartered membership.

Or

A professional qualification in educational psychology recognised by the PSI for the attainment of chartered membership where the psychologist can demonstrate competency in working with adults through education and work history (under Part B of the membership criteria). 

Part B: Applicants must meet either one of the following two conditions:

Condition 1

Applicants must hold a post-doctoral practitioner qualification in an area directly relevant to the application of Clinical Neuropsychology (e.g., MSc/Pg. Dip in Applied / Clinical Neuropsychology);

AND

Applicants must have completed at least one years Full Time supervised practice (or part-time equivalent) since completing their Clinical Neuropsychology practitioner qualification, where Clinical Neuropsychology constitutes the majority of that practice;

Or

Condition 2

Applicants must have completed at least four years full-time (or part-time equivalent) clinical experience, where Clinical Neuropsychology constitutes the majority of that clinical practice. This experience must have been gained since completion of their professional clinical qualification and must have been carried out under the supervision of a Practitioner Member of the Division (or a supervisor eligible for this).

Applications for Full Membership must be accompanied by a complete "Summary of Supervised Practice" form in order to be considered by the committee. This form can be downloaded below.

Associate Membership

This category of membership is intended for those with an interest in Neuropsychology. Associate Membership of the Division is open to any Member of the Society who has an interest in the academic or clinical practice of Neuropsychology.

IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING GROUP MEMBERSHIP CHARGES:

You will be charged the full membership fee upon application. Should your membership be approved, this will cover your group membership for the rest of the calendar year. Your group membership will renew automatically during the renewal period (between 01 January and 31 March), along with your general PSI membership. Please note, should your application be declined, there are no refunds for your groupapplication fee, as per PSI T&C's: https://www.psychologicalsociety.ie/footer/Terms-and-Conditions. Thus, please ensure to read the membership criteria very carefully before making an application to join a PSI group (div or SIG).

Prices to join DON as a member

Full Membership - €20

Associate Membership €10