ABOUT THE KPA
Korean Psychological Association
History
2000
1990
1980
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1960 ~ 1940
2022
- Legislation Enforcement of the Psychologists’ Law (in Progress)
2021
- Renewed the Website of the KPS
- Disaster Mental Health Support for the COVID19
2020
- Distributed the Adaptation Guideline of Psychological Test
- Permanently Renewed MOU with APA
2019
- Held the Public Hearing for the Legislation of the Psychologists
2018
- Opened Integrated Website for the 16 Journals of the Each Division
- Signed the MOU with Domestic Affiliations and Associations in the field of Psychology
2016
- Held the 70th Annual Conference in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the KPS
- Signed the MOU with PsySSA
2014
- KPA Homepage Englinsh Version Renewal
- Establish a foundation Division15 Korean Society of Psychological Measurement and Assessment
2011
- Establish a foundation Division13 Korean Society of Addiction Psychology
- Establish a foundation Division14 Korean Coaching Psychological Association
2008
- Establish a foundation Division12 Korean Society for Forensic Psychology
2006
- Opened English version of the KPA website
2002
- Establish a foundation Division11 Korean School Psychology Association
1999
- Establish a foundation Division10 Korean Society for Consumer Advertising Psychology
1996
- Registered the society as a corporation
- Held an international conference, with the theme title of Mind, Machines, and Environment in commemoration of 50 year anniversary
- Published a book entitled The 50 year history of the Korean Psychological Association
1995
- Establish a foundation Division9 Korean Society for Woman Psychology
1994
- Establish a foundation Division8 Korean Health Psychological Association
1991
- Establish a foundation Division7 Korean Association of Culture and Social Issues
1982
- Establish a foundation Division6 Korean Society for Cognitive and Biological Psychology
1981
- Adopted a logo design for the KPA
1975
- Establish a foundation Division4 Korean Social and Personality Psychological Association
- Establish a foundation Division5 Korean Society for developmental Psychology
1973
- Became a member of International Union of Psychological Sciences (IUPS)
1968
- Published the first issue of Korean Psychological Journal
1964
- Made rules for founding a division within the society
- Establish a foundation Division1 Korean Clinical Psychology Association
- Establish a foundation Division2 Korean Counseling Psychological Association
- Establish a foundation Division3 Korean society for industrial and organizational psychology
1953
- Renamed as the Korean Psychological Association (KPA)
1948
- Renamed as Daehan Psychological Society
1946
- Founded Chosun Psychological Society
