Ordine delle Psicologhe e degli Psicologi dell'Emilia-Romagna

What Ordine delle Psicologhe e degli Psicologi dell'Emilia-Romagna does

The Ordine delle Psicologhe e degli Psicologi dell'Emilia-Romagna is a regional Italian public professional association (Ente pubblico non economico) established under national law L. 56/1989, tasked with regulating and representing approximately 10,000 registered psychologists and psychotherapists in the Emilia-Romagna region. The organization operates a digital platform spanning a public Albo (registry) with searchable filters, an authenticated Area Riservata member portal, a free PEC certified email service on the @psypec.it domain registered in national INI-PEC and INAD indexes, ECM continuing education management via integration with Co.Ge.APS, and the AI-powered Rivelio job-opportunity monitoring platform extended across 10 Italian regions. Underlying technology includes webinar delivery on Zoom, member-facing CRUD services, and integration with national regulatory databases.

The Order operates a hybrid public-service and member-services model: it delivers mandatory registration and ethical discipline functions to the public, while providing fee-paying members with ECM credits (128 awarded and 29 training events delivered in 2025-2026 to 4,000+ participants), free legal and tax consultations, the Rivelio job board, and the UNIFE university student convention. It is funded primarily through membership fees (quota di iscrizione), reported a 2025 operating surplus of €169,475 with expenses reduced by over €288,000 versus budget, and is led by President Luana Valletta and Vice President Katuscia Giordano under a council sworn in May 2025.

Commercially, the Order is a non-profit regulatory body — it has no venture funding, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and is not publicly traded. Its 2025-2026 strategic activity has centered on institutional expansion: three-year protocols with the Procura di Bologna and Procura di Modena for forensic psychology, a two-year protocol with Polizia Locale di Bologna for staff wellbeing, conventions with University of Ferrara and SIPLO, launch of the Osservatorio Regionale sui Bisogni di Salute Psicologica, and active regulatory advocacy on DDL Valditara and DGR 163/2026 counselor regulations.

Name

Ordine delle Psicologhe e degli Psicologi dell'Emilia-Romagna

Legal name

Ordine delle Psicologhe e degli Psicologi dell'Emilia-Romagna

Website

https://ordinepsicologier.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Ordine delle Psicologhe e degli Psicologi dell'Emilia-Romagna is a regional Italian public professional association regulating approximately 10,000 psychologists in Emilia-Romagna, delivering digital member services (Albo registry, PEC email, ECM training), ethical oversight, and institutional advocacy through partnerships with prosecutors, police, universities, and regional government.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Regulatory Services

NAICS

Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Psychometric Standards, Test Development & Validation Authorities (EDADAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Professional regulatory services
• Psychology continuing education
• Professional member services
• Mental health advocacy
• Professional discipline oversight

Headquarters

HQ city

Bologna

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Ordine delle Psicologhe e degli Psicologi dell'Emilia-Romagna is a public professional regulatory body that registers, credentials, and disciplines approximately 10,000 psychologists in the Emilia-Romagna region. It provides a searchable public registry of practitioners, an authenticated member portal, free PEC certified email, continuing education (ECM) programs, legal and tax consultations, and an AI-powered job opportunity platform (Rivelio) for members. It also serves citizens by enabling them to find qualified professionals and file complaints, and engages with public institutions through formal protocols on workplace wellness, forensic psychology, and community mental health services.

Product overview

Ordine delle Psicologhe e degli Psicologi dell'Emilia-Romagna operates a digital platform providing institutional services to approximately 10,000 registered psychologists. The core offering consists of public-facing citizen services (registry access, professional search, complaints) and professional member services (ECM training, PEC email, legal consultations, job search tools). Key modules include the searchable Albo registry, Area Riservata authenticated portal, free PEC certified email service, the Rivelio job opportunity monitoring platform, and the UNIFE university convention for student mental health services. The organization also runs thematic working groups and the Regional Mental Health Observatory for data collection and planning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Albo degli Psicologi (Psychologist Registry)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Università degli Studi di Ferrara (UNIFE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 July 2026Convention providing university students access to reduced-cost psychological and psychotherapeutic services. Order supplies list of participating psychologists; students find providers through member directory with UNIFE convention filter.
• SIPLO (Società Italiana di Psicologia del Lavoro e delle Organizzazioni)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 May 2026Renewed collaboration protocol with SIPLO to strengthen the presence of psychology in workplace health protection and promotion. Focus on occupational stress prevention, psychosocial risk prevention, and organizational wellness. First joint event: Mental Health Toolkit for HR Managers conference on May 8 in Bologna.
• Procura della Repubblica di BolognacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 May 2026Protocol establishing a list of psychologists with forensic training to support testimony collection from minors and vulnerable persons in criminal proceedings. Duration: 3 years (2026-2029). Includes dedicated training program starting in autumn.
• Procura della Repubblica di ModenacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Protocol to strengthen protection of minors and vulnerable persons in investigative activities. Formation of expert psychologist list per articles 351 and 362 CPP. Three-year protocol with Technical Table including law enforcement representatives.
• Polizia Locale di BolognacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 March 2026Protocol promoting psychological wellbeing initiatives for police staff, focusing on work-related stress and critical incident management. Includes 'Peer Group' formation, defusing, debriefing, and self-care programs. Two-year duration, renewable.
• Centro Risorse LGBTI and Università di BolognaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Collaboration on project 'A SCUOLA (C')ENTRO ANCH'IO' - research and training on psychological support for LGBTQ+ students. Includes regional mapping survey of school psychologists and development of specialized training program.
• FCP (Formazione Continua in Psicologia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partnership providing free access to FAD on-demand courses with international scientific content. Members can access up to 3 courses per year (15 ECM credits) plus bonus courses organized by the Order.
• PESI (Provider ECM)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Provider collaboration offering specialist courses with international speakers. Free for members; each member can choose up to 3 courses of 5 ECM credits each (15 ECM/year) from 10 available courses.
• CUP-ER (Comitato Unitario Professioni Emilia-Romagna)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Active collaboration on interprofessional initiatives, joint events on health policy, and representation in regional institutional bodies.
• IFOAminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Collaboration on vocational training questionnaire for new training offers targeting self-employed professionals in the region.
• CNOP (Consiglio Nazionale dell'Ordine degli Psicologi)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026National coordination on professional protection issues including counselor regulation, DDL Valditara advocacy, ECM system management, and professional standards.
• Ufficio della Consigliera di Parità della Provincia di RiminiminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 October 2025Protocol to promote equal opportunities, combat discrimination, and integrate psychologists in creating equitable workplace environments. Initial focus on AI use in workplaces.
• Ufficio della Consigliera di Parità della Provincia di PiacenzaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 October 2025Protocol to promote equal opportunities and combat discrimination, with planned projects for Piacenza and Ravenna provinces.
• RiveliocoreTechnology or Integration · 26 September 2025Free job posting search platform for members. Now expanded to monitor opportunities across 10 additional regions (Abruzzo, Basilicata, Campania, Lazio, Marche, Molise, Puglia, Sicilia, Toscana, Veneto). AI and machine learning powered monitoring with real-time email and smartphone notifications.
• Regione Emilia-RomagnacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaboration on implementation of psychology in Community Houses (Case della Comunità), regional training plans, and healthcare workforce planning. Regional health service increased psychologist count by 23% since 2019.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Ordine degli Avvocati di Bologna: Regional professional Order for lawyers in Bologna, another Ente pubblico non economico providing registration, discipline, and ECM-equivalent training; comparable on regulatory function and public-body governance.
• Ordine dei Medici Chirurghi e degli Odontoiatri di Bologna: Sibling public professional Order in Bologna for physicians, operating under the same Italian Ente pubblico non economico model; useful comparator for governance, fee structure, and disciplinary practice.
• FCP - Formazione Continua in Psicologia: Continuing education provider offering OPER members free international-level FAD courses; an enabling ecosystem partner rather than a competitor, but comparable in the ECM/CE delivery space OPER occupies.

Direct peers

• Ordine degli Psicologi della Lombardia: Largest Italian regional psychology Order, serving a comparable member base under the same L. 56/1989 statute; competes for national policy influence and shares OPER's professional order structure and ECM training mandate.
• Ordine degli Psicologi del Lazio: Another large regional psychology Order under the same statutory framework, offering identical ECM, registration, and disciplinary services; relevant benchmark for OPER's operational model and member benefits.

Broad incumbents

• American Psychological Association (APA): U.S. national professional association for psychologists offering continuing education, advocacy, and ethical standards; useful international benchmark for OPER's member services and policy advocacy model.
• Consiglio Nazionale dell'Ordine degli Psicologi (CNOP): National coordinating body for all Italian psychology Orders; OPER reports into CNOP for ECM, disciplinary, and national policy matters, making it the most direct institutional peer at the national level.
• Federazione Nazionale degli Ordini dei Medici (FNOMCeO): National federation of Italian physician Orders; analogous national-level structure to CNOP and a reference point for OPER's coordination with regional health authorities on Community Houses and workforce planning.

Regional players

• British Psychological Society (BPS): UK chartered professional body for psychologists handling registration, CPD, and ethical practice; comparable in scope of services to OPER but operating in a different regulatory and geographic context.

Emerging players

• SIPLO - Società Italiana di Psicologia del Lavoro e delle Organizzazioni: Italian scientific society for work and organizational psychology with which OPER has a renewed 3-year collaboration; shares OPER's mission of advancing psychology in workplace wellbeing and occupational risk prevention.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/OrdinePsicologiEmiliaRomagna
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ordine-psicologi-emilia-romagna
• Instagraminstagram.com/ordine_psicologi_er

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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