Israeli Association for Clinical Psychology

The association is a non-profit organization that views clinical psychology in Israel as it has developed over the years as a unique field of knowledge and practical experience with high professional standards that can contribute to society. Accordingly, the organization strives to be a democratic organizational framework for preserving and advancing the profession through the following goals: promoting clinical psychology in Israel and improving the profession's status; making the professional voice heard in decision-making centers; raising awareness among the general public of the uniqueness of clinical psychology services; promoting clinical psychology services and striving for the existence of accessible and quality public clinical psychology services; promoting professional ethics; encouraging clinical psychology's sensitivity to cultural and social diversity; professionalism: striving for excellence in standards and benchmarks in the training process while promoting the welfare and rights of those in training at all its stages, encouraging continued specialization for clinical psychologists, encouraging and initiating research and promoting integration between the clinical and research fields in various areas of practice, strengthening identity and sense of belonging to the professional community, responding to the needs of clinical psychologists who are members arising from professional practice, promoting the welfare of clinical psychologists