About the Mentorship Programme
Mentoring is a process to aid career development and a common business practice that has proven benefits for mentors and mentees alike. The field of psychology has benefited from mentoring relationships, although often these are informal arrangements between trainees and practicing psychologists or between early graduate psychologists and more experienced practitioners.
The purpose of this Mentoring Programme is:
- Support less experienced psychologists in their professional and personal development.
- For more experienced psychologists with greater expertise, experience, knowledge, and wisdom to counsel, guide, teach, and help less experienced/ early graduate psychologists develop skills, knowledge, and attitudes to support them in their careers.
- Develop the whole person rather than specific skills.
Examples of Areas of Focus within the Mentoring Relationship for PSI Members
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- Professional Development
- Curriculum Vitae
- Making Applications to Postgraduate Study
- Making Job Applications
- Research
- Public Speaking
- Making Connections in Specific Locations
- Early Career Psychologist Experiences
- Networking
- Skills Building
- Career Planning & Development
- Role Transition
- Problem-Solving
- Exit management
- Personal Development
- Social & Political Savvy
More information:
For more information on the mentoring relationship, process, and guidelines please see our mentoring toolkit here.
Join Us
Become a Mentor:
Mentors are more experienced than their Mentee counterparts and work in a sector related to psychology (i.e. schools, hospitals, research, clinics, voluntary health sector, private practice, etc.) Mentors have a particular interest in fostering the personal and professional development of psychology students, early graduates, trainee psychologists, and less experienced psychologists. Mentors are more experienced in the profession and familiar with the stresses and strains of working in psychology-related services. Mentoring can earn the mentor CPD points and can be considered authentic professional learning - a type of approach that considers learning as continuing, social, active, related to practice, and situated within a community that supports learning. Furthermore, mentors can take satisfaction from networking and supporting the future of psychology as a profession.
Requirements:
- A member of the Psychological Society of Ireland who has experience in their area/discipline.
- Mentors can vary in their experience due to the varying experience of Mentee applicants. For example, a Mentor may be:
- An Assistant Psychologist/Psychology Assistant;
- A Research Assistant;
- A PhD Student;
- Enrolled in a doctorate programme;
- Enrolled in an internship programme;
- A Basic Grade Psychologist;
- A Senior Grade Psychologist;
- Many other roles.
- All Mentors will be paired with less experienced Mentees.
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To join as a mentor:
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Log in to your PSI account at the top right of this page. You may have to refresh this page after logging in.
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Click "Apply Online" at the bottom of this page, and attach your EOI to submit the application.
To join as a Mentee:
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Log in to your PSI account at the top right of this page. You may have to refresh this page after logging in.
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Click "Apply Online" at the bottom of this page, and attach your EOI to submit the application.
Mentoring has the potential to be of great benefit to PSI members; from early career psychologists who are at to well-established members who are considering a transition or meeting a new challenge and would welcome the
opportunity to avail of advice and guidance from a more experienced member. Mentoring has been shown to support career development and satisfaction. Mentees get clear guidance, access to additional resources, and improve their self-confidence.
PURPOSE:
The purpose of the Grandparenting Rule is to enable Full and Associate members of the Special
Interest Group in Coaching Psychology, who are experienced coaching psychologists and
professional coaches, to gain membership of the Division of Coaching Psychology during a
transition period.
The Grandparenting Rule acknowledges that due to the emerging and evolving nature of coaching
psychology qualifications and professional pathways, some current members may not meet all the
requirements of the new Full or Associate membership criteria of the Division of Coaching
Psychology.
This Rule seeks to recognise the prior learning, qualifications, and experience of coaching
psychologists and professional coaches who are current members of the Special Interest Group in
Coaching Psychology, ensuring inclusion of those established practitioners in the Division of
Coaching Psychology, while maintaining standards for new entrants into the profession.
WHO CAN APPLY:
This Membership Route is only open to those who are Full or Associate Members of the
Special Interest Group in Coaching Psychology as of 18th October 2025.
Thereafter all applications (lapsed or new) for Full or Associate Membership of the Division of
Coaching Psychology must meet the new Membership criteria as set out in the Rules of the
Division of Coaching Psychology.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
The below criteria are outlined in greater detail in the Grandparenting Rules.
Please read the Grandparenting Rules before completing the Application Form.
Thereafter, applicants should complete the attached Grandparenting Application Form in full and upload below.
Applicants for Full membership must hold PSI Graduate or Chartered membership.
Applicants for Full and Associate Membership must hold membership of the Division of Coaching
Psychology and meet each of the following four criteria demonstrating professional experience
and contribution to coaching psychology.
- Coaching Experience
- Qualifications and Training
- Contribution to the Field of Coaching Psychology
- Commitment to Professional Ethical Standards, Reflective Practice and Supervision
TIMEFRAME AND DEADLINE:
The Grandparenting Route will be open for a limited transition period from 20 October 2025 to 1st
March 2026.
After this period, all applicants (lapsed or new) must meet the Division of Coaching Psychology
New Membership criteria as defined in the Rules of the Division of Coaching Psychology and
adopted by membership at the AGM on 18th October 2025.
PLEASE NOTE:
There is no additional fee required to transfer via the Grandparenting Route to the Division of
Coaching Psychology.