Psychological profession organization Indonesian Psychologist Association with abreviation ISPsi was established in Jakarta on July 11, 1959. Parallel with the development of psychology high educational curiculum in Indonesia, in the 1998 Extra Ordinary Congress held in Jakarta, this organization changed her name into Indonesian Psychological Association with abreviation Himpsi.

As a profession organization, Himpsi is the only organization for psychological scientists : graduates, magisters, doctors and psychologist in Indonesia. The main mission of Himpsi is the development of psychological sciences and professions in Indonesia.

For the time being Himpsi has 18 regional boards  at the provincies in the Republic of Indonesia and has more then 6,940 members that  consist of Graduates, Masters and Doctors in Psychology as well as Psychologist. Nowadays Indonesia has 60 universities that has psychology faculty,  consist of 5 faculties from Public Universities and 55 faculties from Private Universities.