The International School Psychology Association (ISPA) and the Local Organizing Committee invite your submissions to the 46^th Annual ISPA Conference. This conference will take place in Coimbra (Portugal) from July 16^th to July 19^th, 2025.

The theme of the ISPA 2025 Conference is “Promoting sustainability through more humane schools: The Role of School Psychology”. We look forward to a stimulating scientific program which will include internationally distinguished keynote speakers and a host of symposia, workshops, roundtables, and paper or poster sessions addressing the theme of the conference, as well as other issues that are pertinent to the professional life of school and educational psychologists.

ISPA 2025 calls upon researchers, policy makers and practitioners—both early career professionals as well as those with extensive experience—to submit their proposals for inclusion in the scientific program. Students are also very welcome to submit proposals. A student poster session (master’s or doctoral level) will be organized, and a “best student-poster” award will be presented.

As School and Educational Psychology is an applied science, the Local Organizing Committee welcomes both theoretical and practical submissions that relate to any of the below-mentioned topics and are of interest to an international audience.

Furthermore, given the interdisciplinary and collaborative nature of the work that school psychologists engage in, ISPA 2025 also welcomes submissions from those working in other related fields of psychology, as well as in the fields of education, social work, public health, and mental health.

The conference language will be English*.

For more information about how to submit, the types of submissions, and guidelines for abstract preparation, please check the submission guidelines.

You are welcome to forward this call for submission to practitioners and researchers who may be interested in participating at ISPA 2025! If you have any questions about submissions, abstracts, or the submission system, please contact the Local Organizing Committee at: ispa2025@ispaweb.org

We look forward to welcoming you to Coimbra in July of 2025!

*Although some sessions may take place in Portuguese

THEME & TOPICS

The conference theme, Promoting sustainability through more humane schools: The role of School Psychology, is related to ISPA’s mission to promote the improvement of children’s and young people’s well-being as well as their cognitive, emotional, physical, social and spiritual development in schools and communities across the world as well the use of sound psychological principles within the context of education and schooling internationally at global and local levels.

In times of an increasing technological development, “humane valor” gains a new layer of meaning and relevance, to which school psychology must have a role in equalizing technological advancement to human development to attain sustainability.

As school and educational psychologists, we have a role to fulfill in promoting a more sustainable future for children and youth. We also have the duty to contribute to a more humane school; a school with positive student-student relationships and teacher-student relationships, and a healthy school climate. Towards this aim, school and educational psychologists should support diversity in school, strive to prevent bullying and play a role mental health.

Main topics of the ISPA 2025 Conference

We welcome papers, symposia and posters that address one or more of the following topics:

• Sustainability: School psychology and the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda
• Sustainability: Navigating the jobs of the future—Developments in career guidance
• More Humane Schools: Supporting diversity in schools
• More Humane Schools: Opportunities of the digital age
• More Humane Schools: Preventing bullying
• More Humane Schools: Mental health promotion and fostering positive school climates
• More Humane Schools: Developing instruments for a fair and ethical psychological assessment
• Trauma and crisis intervention
• Professional support and training for school and educational psychologists
• Other topics relevant to school and educational psychology

GUIDELINES

Abstract submissions are open to members and non-members of ISPA through the electronic submission system https://www.easyacademia.org/ispa2025

ISPA 2025 welcomes proposals to the scientific program for a variety of formats: paper and poster presentations, symposia, workshops, and round table discussions. Please read the Abstract Submission Guidelines carefully before you submit your abstract.

IMPORTANT SUBMISSION DATES

• Submissions Open: November 22^nd, 2024
• Submissions Close: March 2^nd, 2025
• Answer to authors: April 1^st 2025

Please note that we will strive to provide notifications of acceptance/or ejection within a month of submission. Submissions received by December 31^st will receive an early notification of acceptance or rejection.

IMPORTANT REGISTRATION DATES

• Early Registration Open: November 20^th, 2024
• Deadline for Presenters to register*: April 30^th, 2025
• Early Registration Deadline (reduced fees): May 15^th, 2025

* Completed registration of at least one author as presenter at the Conference and payment received by April 30^th, 2025 are required for the entry of an accepted paper in the Conference Program and the Book of Abstracts.