Consejo General de la Psicología de España

Name

Consejo General de la Psicología de España

Legal name

Consejo General de Colegios Oficiales de Psicólogos

Website

https://cop.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health & Counseling (Social Work, Psychology, Substance Use CE) (EDAAALAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Continuing Education (CE/CPD) & Provider Accreditation Bodies (EDADACAF)

Keywords

• Professional psychology association
• Psychology accreditation services
• Continuing education programs
• Psychology licensing authority
• Professional standards enforcement

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. CNAP Accreditation Fees: The Commission on National Professional Accreditation (CNAP) charges fees for processing accreditation applications and renewals across nine specialty areas (Neuropsychology, Psycho-oncology, Sports Psychology, Aeronautics, Emergencies, Educational, Social Intervention, Legal/Forensic, Traffic & Security). Fees include a 14-day cooling-off period policy and credit card payment processing.
2. Membership Quotas (Colegiación): Psychologists pay membership fees to their respective regional Colegio Oficial. The COP coordinates the network. Division memberships may also carry subscription fees (though initial phase fees are waived for some divisions).
3. FOCAD Continuous Education Program: FOCAD (Formación Continuada a Distancia) is a distance learning program for licensed psychologists. It operates as a subscription-based or fee-per-course continuing education platform, generating revenue through course enrollment fees.
4. Publications and Journal Subscriptions: The COP publishes multiple peer-reviewed journals (Papeles del Psicólogo, Psychosocial Intervention, Infocop, RIPS, etc.) and books/guides. Some content is freely accessible; others may generate revenue through subscriptions or institutional licensing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The COP is the national coordinating body for all Official Colleges of Psychologists in Spain, constituted as a corporation under public law. It grants national professional accreditations through CNAP across 9 specialty areas, delivers distance continuing education via FOCAD, oversees ethical standards and disciplinary procedures, manages 12 professional divisions and the EuroPsy European certificate, and publishes peer-reviewed journals and professional guides. Its membership base is licensed psychologists joining through 24 regional colleges covering all Spanish autonomous communities.

Product overview

The Consejo General de la Psicología de España operates as a professional regulatory body offering a platform of interconnected services for Spanish psychologists. The core offerings include CNAP (Comisión Nacional de Acreditación Profesional) for national expert certifications in 9 psychology specializations, and FOCAD for distance continuing education. Supporting services include Infocop Online for news, specialized divisions (PsiS for health psychology, PCIA for child/adolescent psychology, PTORH for work/organizational psychology, PACFD for sports psychology), Psypocket for telemental health, EuroPsy for European-wide certification, the PsicolDoc academic database, and STOP Intrusismo anti-competence campaign. The organization publishes multiple peer-reviewed journals including Papeles del Psicólogo and Psicothema.

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Brands

• CNAP: Comisión Nacional de Acreditación Profesional - National Professional Accreditation Commission that manages accreditation for psychology specializations
• FOCAD
• Infocop

Products and services

• CNAP - Comisión Nacional de Acreditación Profesional National accreditation commission granting expert certifications in 9 psychology specializations; certifications valid for 7 years. Available to licensed psychologists who are members of their regional colegio.
• FOCAD - Formación Continuada a Distancia Distance continuing education program offering online courses, masters, and congresses for registered psychologists to maintain and develop professional competencies.
• Infocop Online

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• European Federation of Psychologists' Associations (EFPA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe COP is the national member of EFPA (efpa.eu), the European federation representing national psychology associations. Through EFPA, the COP participates in European policy development, research initiatives, and professional standards for psychologists across Europe.
• American Psychological Association (APA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe COP maintains an institutional relationship with APA (apa.org), the largest professional psychology organization in the world, facilitating international collaboration and knowledge exchange.
• British Psychological Society (BPS)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe COP is linked with BPS (bps.org.uk), the UK's national psychology professional body, for information exchange and international professional collaboration.
• International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe COP is the national member of IAAP (iaapsy.org), participating in the global advancement of applied psychology through conferences, publications, and professional standards.
• International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe COP is affiliated with IUPsyS (iupsys.net), the global body for psychology as a science, representing Spain's psychological community at the international level.
• Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Psicología / FIAPmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe COP maintains affiliation with FIAP (fiapsi.org), the Latin American federation of psychology associations, facilitating regional professional exchange.
• European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe COP collaborates with EAWOP (eawop.org), the European association for work and organizational psychology, supporting its members in the PTORH division and participating in EAWOP's young researcher initiatives.
• World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe COP is affiliated with WFMH (wfmh.com), a global organization dedicated to mental health advocacy and education.
• Unión ProfesionalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe COP is a member of Unión Profesional (unionprofesional.com), the umbrella organization of Spanish professional associations, representing the psychology profession within the broader Spanish professional landscape.
• Ordem dos Psicólogos (Portugal)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe COP collaborates with the Ordem dos Psicólogos (ordemdospsicologos.pt), Portugal's professional psychology body, for cross-border professional coordination and knowledge sharing.
• PsicofundaciónminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPsicofundación (psicofundacion.es) is the psychology foundation linked to the COP, supporting research, social action, and professional development in the field.
• Sociedad Española de Psicología Clínica y de la Salud (SEPCyS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe COP maintains a link with SEPCyS (sepcys.com), a professional society for clinical and health psychology in Spain, for scientific collaboration.
• Federación Nacional de Asociaciones de Trabajadores Autónomos (ATA)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe COP signed a collaboration agreement with ATA to provide free legal, tax, economic, and labor advisory services to self-employed psychologists (autónomos) who are COP members. ATA considers COP members as associate members with preferential benefits. The agreement also includes joint studies, reports, and strategic training programs for self-employed psychology professionals.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• American Psychological Association (APA): The largest global psychology professional association, with membership accreditation, 50+ divisions, peer-reviewed publishing, and continuing education; a multi-decade institutional partner of COP and a benchmark for scale of services COP could aspire to with greater international reach.
• European Federation of Psychologists' Associations (EFPA): The umbrella federation of which COP is a national member; EFPA sets European standards (EuroPsy), represents psychology at EU level, and is a strategic ally — comparable as a broader-incumbent federation layer above COP.
• Consejo General de Colegios Oficiales de Médicos de España: The Spanish national council for medical colleges — structurally the closest analogue within Spain (public law corporation coordinating regional colegios with accreditation, ethics, and CE functions), a useful benchmark for COP's governance and revenue model.

Direct peers

• Ordem dos Psicólogos (Portugal): Portugal's public-law professional order for psychologists; COP and the Ordem maintain a formal bilateral collaboration for cross-border professional coordination, making it the most direct comparable institution in the Iberian market.
• British Psychological Society (BPS): The UK chartered body for psychologists; BPS operates chartered membership, professional accreditation, multiple divisions, and a publishing arm — functionally the closest direct equivalent to COP and explicitly partnered with COP for international collaboration.
• Conseil National de l'Ordre des Psychologues (France): France's national professional order for psychologists, established under public law; mirrors COP's statutory role of representing licensed psychologists, issuing credentials, and enforcing ethical standards in a neighboring EU jurisdiction.
• Berufsverband Deutscher Psychologinnen und Psychologen (BDP): Germany's professional association for psychologists, providing accreditation, CE, and division structure; comparable European peer operating under German professional law and offering similar membership-driven services.
• Consiglio Nazionale dell'Ordine degli Psicologi (Italy): Italy's national psychology professional order; another European public-law body performing the same statutory coordination, accreditation, and ethical oversight function as COP for Italian psychologists.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cop_psicologia
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCF1mNZveLxGKb91U0PGOdbA
• Facebookfacebook.com/coppsicologia
• Instagraminstagram.com/cop_psicologia/?hl=es

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries5 records

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