Member networks
Did you know you can join over 100 specialist BPS networks, tailor-made to suit you?
Why join a member network?
Joining our networks gives you the opportunity to explore an area of practice or research. It allows you to connect and network with other across career levels with access to shared resources and learning development opportunities allowing you to make more of your society membership.
Connect with your local branch
Now you're a member – connect with the psychological community in your area through your local branch.
You are automatically allocated membership to your local branch as soon as you become a member of the society.
Find your local branch
The branches of the BPS are divided geographically and are designed to help our members to meet up and share ideas with other psychologists from the same area.
Find a member network
Want to connect, learn and share with others around an area of practice, research or professional interests?
Make more of your membership and join a network today… search the list of member networks to find the networks for you.
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Divisions
Divisions help our members to further their professional interest, through training and practice, and to help develop psychology both as a profession and as a body of knowledge.
After becoming a member of the society you will be able to join one of our divisions.
Our current divisions are:
- The Division of Academics, Researchers and Teachers in Psychology
- The Division of Clinical Psychology
- The Division of Coaching Psychology
- The Division of Counselling Psychology
- The Division of Educational and Child Psychology
- The Division of Forensic Psychology
- The Division of Health Psychology
- The Division of Neuropsychology
- The Division of Occupational Psychology
- The Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology
- The Scottish Division of Educational Psychology
Faculties
Once you have become a member you will then be eligible to join one of the faculties.
Our faculties include:
Division of Clinical Psychology
- Addictions
- Children, Young People and their Families
- Clinical Health Psychology
- Eating Disorders
- Forensic Clinical Psychology
- HIV and Sexual Health
- Holistic Psychology
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Leadership and Management
- Oncology and Palliative Care
- Perinatal Psychology
- Primary Care
- Psychosis and Complex Mental Health
- Psychology of Older People
Sections
The focus of these sections is on supporting the specialised scientific interests of our members and providing a forum through which they can exchange ideas and promote their research.
Once you have become a member you will then be eligible to join one of our sections.
Our sections include:
- Cognitive Psychology Section
- Community Psychology Section
- Consciousness and Experiential Psychology Section
- Crisis, Disaster and Trauma Psychology Section
- Cyberpsychology Section
- Defence and Security Psychology Section
- Developmental Psychology Section
- Environmental Psychology Section
- Gender, Sexuality and Relationship Diversity Section
- Historical, Philosophical and Theoretical Psychology Section
- Male Psychology Section
- Mathematical, Statistical and Computing Psychology Section
- Political Psychology Section
- Psychobiology Section
- Psychology of Education Section
- Psychology of Women and Equalities Section
- Psychotherapy Section
- Qualitative Methods in Psychology Section
- Social Psychology Section
- Transpersonal Psychology Section
Special Groups
Our special groups provide a forum for members working in particular specialist fields, with a particular focus on training, practice, and professional development.
Our currently active special groups are:
Member Network Annual Report
Find out more about what our networks delivered in 2024 in the Member Network Annual Report.