Indian School Psychology Association

The Indian School Psychology Association is a voluntary non-profit educational service Society that supports and advocates for school psychologists to provide professional training to have a positive impact on school systems to improve academic skills, social-emotional functioning, and mental health and well-being of all schoolchildren.

The primary aim of the association is to develop and promote School Psychology services, Human Values-based education and training to meet the needs of society and particularly to elevate the poor from poverty through school education. To realise the aim, the following are the objectives:

• To promote the use of sound psychological principles within the context of education, internationally.
• To promote communication among professionals who are committed to the improvement of the mental health of children in schools.
• To encourage the training and employment of school psychologists in India.
• To promote the psychological rights of all children throughout the country.
• To initiate and promote cooperation with other organizations working for causes similar to those of ISPA in order to help children.
• To condemn any discrimination of a racial, religious or sexual nature and recommend its members conduct their professional life consistent with this principle.
• To mobilise human resources and other resources to utilise them effectively to realise the aim.
• To establish education, training and counselling centres/units to promote social and economic development of the community through education.
• To establish and promote high quality School Psychology Programmes and Centres to meet the needs of specific groups, particularly the children and teachers.
• To establish education, training and counselling centres at schools, colleges and universities to promote School Psychology.
• To organise local, regional, national, and international seminars, conferences, exhibitions, lecture meetings, workshops and training programmes.
• To propagate the aim and objectives, the association shall publish a quarterly Newsletter.
• To function as an academic- cum- research organisation to undertake relevant research related activities to promote education and human development.