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Austria Sektion Organisations-, Wirtschafts- und Arbeitspsychologien im Berufsverband Oesterreichischer Psychologen (BOEP)
    • Web site http://www.boep.or.at/Home.1.0.html
      Address c/o BOEP Sektion AWO
      A.1040 Möllwaldplatz 4
      Austria
      Phone +43 1-407 26 72-0
      Fax +43 1-407 26 72-30
      E-mail buero@boep.or.at
      EAWOP Liaison Name Dr. Paul JIMENEZ
      Affiliation Org/Dept. University of Graz - Department of Psychology
      Address Universitätsplatz 2
      A-8010 Graz
      Austria
      Phone +43-316-380 51 28
      Fax +43-316-380 98 07
      E-mail paul.jimenez@uni-graz-at
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Estonia Estonian Work and Organizational Psychology Association (EWOPA)
    • Address Akadeemia tee 3
      Tallinn 12618
      Estonia
      Chair / President Name Mare Teichmann
      Address Akadeemia tee 3
      Tallinn
      Estonia
      Phone +372 5087510
      E-mail mare@pekonsult.ee
      EAWOP Liaison Name Liina Randmann
      Address Akadeemia tee 3
      Tallinn 12618
      Estonia
      E-mail liina.randmann@ttu.ee
      Information Purpose There are four strategic aims of the association:
      1. to increase the influence of Work and Organizational Psychology in Estonia
      2. to support the development of Work and Organizational Psychology in Estonia
      3. to facilitate links between scientists and practitioners working in this field
      4. to cooperate with EAWOP, ENOP and other W/O Psychology professional organizations within Europe
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Finland Work and Organisational Psychology Forum (TOP-Forum)
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Germany Section Work, Organization and Business Psychology of the German Society of Psychology (DGPs) (ACADEMIC) Fachgruppe Arbeits-, Organisations- and Wirtschaftspsychologie (AOW) der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs)
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Germany Sektion Wirtschaftspsychologie (Sektion WP) im BDP (Berufsverband Deutscher Psychologinnen und Psychologen e.V.)
    • Web site http://www.wirtschaftspsychologie-bdp.de
      Address c/o Frau Gabriele Jaschinski
      Am Feldkamp 28
      D-49770 Herzlake
      Germany
      Phone +49 - 5962 - 877650
      Fax +49 - 5962 - 873497
      E-mail info@wirtschaftspsychologie-bdp.de
      Chair / President Name Dipl.-Psych. Dr. Jürgen Smettan
      Address Hauptstr. 10
      D-01097 Dresden
      Germany
      E-mail smettan@identra.de
      EAWOP Liaison Name Dipl.-Psych. Hans Peter Dogge
      Address Merowingerstrasse 26a
      D-82166 Gräfelfing
      Germany
      Phone +49 - 89 - 75 60 75
      Fax +49 - 89 - 759 61 77
      E-mail hpd@dogge.net
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Ireland Division of Work and Organizational Psychology (DWOP), Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI)
    • Web site http://www.psihq.ie/MEMBERS_DWOP.ASP
      Address C/O Psychological Society of Ireland
      Cx House
      2a Corn Exchange Place
      Dublin 2
      Ireland
      Chair / President Name Peter Clarke
      Phone 00353 86 2442647
      E-mail peterclarke@eircom.ie
      EAWOP Liaison Name Dr Joan Tiernan Reg. Psychol.,C. Psychol.
      Address School of Psychology, University College Dublin
      Belfield
      Dublin 4
      Ireland
      Phone 00353 (0)1 7168587 - mobile: 00353 (0)87 2487057
      Fax 00353 (0)1 7161181
      E-mail joan.tiernan@ucd.ie
      Information Purpose Short description of the Association and Work and Organizational Psychology Division
      Since the foundation of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) in the early 1970’s, individual psychologists carved out a special role for Work and Organisational Psychology (also known as Industrial/Organisational psychology) in Ireland. By the mid 1980’s, responding to demands from members of the PSI, a Masters course in Social and Organisational Psychology was first initiated in University College Dublin (UCD) in 1986.
      Thereafter a Masters in Organisational Psychology was inaugurated in Dublin City University (DCU), and a Masters course in Human Resources was established in University College Cork (UCC). Currently, there are three Universities offering postgraduate courses in work and organisational psychology.
      By the late 1990’s, a PSI Special Interest Group in Work and Organisational Psychology was founded, leading to a new impetus for academics and practitioners to develop and consolidate this discipline. Significant growth of interest led to the establishment of the Division of Work and Organisation Psychology (DWOP) by the Council of PSI in 2001.
      The Division of Work and Organisational Psychology (DWOP) is one of eight divisions of professional psychologists in the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI). Currently, the Division represents some 75 members including psychologists who are HR specialists, change agents, practitioners in private practice, consultants, and teacher-practitioners of work and organisational psychology amongst others. The Division has recently revised its accreditation criteria for postgraduate training in W&OP and has set up a committee to roll out Stage 2 supervised practice to graduates of postgraduate courses in W&OP commencing in 2010.
      The Division provides an extensive programme of seminars and master classes to its members and runs a biennial conference in work and organisational psychology - the first in 2007 entitled “Challenges Facing Irish Leaders in the 21st Century”, and most recently, its second conference in March 2009 entitled “Workplace Coaching: Empowering and Engaging Employees Through a Difficult Climate”. The Division also sponsors symposia and workshops and at the annual conference of the PSI. In 2008 the Division rolled out its strategic development plan and was also instrumental in facilitating a similar development within PSI itself. The Division founded a Coaching Psychology Group in 2008 (with a current membership of 54 W&OPs) in response to growing demand amongst its members. The Division also provides a quarterly newsletter to members. Division members make regular contributions to national and international conferences, and journals, and actively seek ways to promote the knowledge, skills and abilities of W&OPs to the general public.
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Italy Associazione Italiana di Psicologia (AIP)
    • Web site http://www.aipass.org
      Address Viale Marx 15
      00100 ROMA
      ITALY
      Chair / President Name Prof. Roberto Cubelli
      Affiliation Org/Dept. Dipartimento di Scienze della Cognizione e Formazione, Università degli Studi di Trento
      Address Corso Bettini 31
      ROVERETO
      ITALY
      Phone +39 0464 80 8675
      E-mail roberto.cubelli@unitn.it
      EAWOP Liaison Name Prof. Giuseppe Scaratti
      Affiliation Org/Dept. Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
      Address Largo Gemelli 1
      20123 Milano
      Italy
      Phone +39 02 72343974
      E-mail giuseppe.scaratti@unicatt.it
      Information Purpose The Italian Psychological Association (Associazione Italiana di Psicologia) was born in 1992 with the explicit aim to collect academic psychologists and, in more general terms, researchers in the field of psychology. Its major aims are:
      • To promote research in the broad field of psychology at National and International levels;
      • To develop scientific and cultural debates within the psychologists community;
      • To support the collaboration with institutional entities and other research entities on issues such as university curricula and professional training as well as fund raising.

      AIP includes five different sections that represent the major fields of academic and scientific psychology, namely experimental psychology, social psychology, developmental psychology, clinical and dynamic psychology and psychology for organizations.

      At the moment (June 2010) the division “Psychology for Organizations” has 102 members and its first aims are to promote research in the field of work and organizational psychology and, standing the applicative nature of our research field, to support also action-research and research-interventions. Each year the section promotes summer schools for PhD students, the attribution of scientific awards and an annual congress for all the members as a key scientific appointment.

      Via the website (http://www.aipass.org/psicologiaorganizzazione), which is designed to be highly interactive, members may start discussion list, share info and opportunities.
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Italy Società Italiana di Psicologia del Lavoro e dell'Organizzazione (SIPLO)
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Latvia Latvian Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (LSIOP)
    • Address Latvijas Organizaciju Psihologu Biedrïba
      Zilupes, 22-85
      LV – 1019 Riga
      LATVIA
      Chair / President Name Reinis Lazda
      Phone 0037129446299
      E-mail reinis@filozofija.lv
      Information
      Members 45
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Lithuania Lithuanian Association Of Applied Psychology
    • Address A. Gostauto g. 8-215
      LT-01108 Vilnius
      Lithuania
      Chair / President Name Dr. Evaldas Kazlauskas
      Phone +370 673 31197
      E-mail lps@psichologusajunga.lt
      EAWOP Liaison Name Paulina Želvien?
      Address A. Gostauto g. 8-215
      LT-01108 Vilnius
      Lithuania
      E-mail lps@psichologusajunga.lt
      Information Purpose Short description of the Association and Organizational Psychology Division
      Lithuanian Psychological Association (LPA) is the main national psychological organization since 1958. The main purposes of the LPA are to unite psychologists in their professional activities and support their interests, to organize and coordinate the quality of psychological help, to ensure the raising of psychologists qualification, to co-ordinate the approbation and application of psycho diagnostic methods, to organize seminars and conferences, to keep in touch with the international psychological community, to promote the image of professional psychology in the eyes of the public. Current number of members is 365. Each member holds a university degree (Master of Psychology) or has an equivalent qualification.

      Organizational Psychology Committee was established in 2008. Its goal is to unite psychologists working in the field of work and organizational psychology, both academic and practitioners. The main purposes are to promote and improve organizational psychology as a profession with particular reference to training and qualification, to promote cooperation, communication and exchange of information among organizational psychologists, to promote informing society in the field of organizational psychology.
      Currently the number of organizational psychologists in LPA is 125 Organizational Psychology Division organizes meetings and round-table discussions on important professional topics, professional supervision groups, represents organizational psychologists in LPA activities and events, and organizes annual conference.

      Services of LPA that will be made accessible to EAWOP Members
      - Annual conference on work and organizational psychology
      - Annual congress of Psychology
      - Biennial World Lithuanian psychologist conference
      - Professional supervision groups
      - Small group meetings
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Lithuania Lithuanian Psychological Association – Organizational Psychology Commitee
    • EAWOP Liaison Name Jurgita Lazauskaite-Zabielske
      Affiliation Org/Dept. Head of Organizational Psychology Committee
      Address Lithuanian Psychological Association
      Universiteto str. 9/1
      LT-01513 Vilnius
      Lithuania
      Phone +370 687 01 698
      E-mail jurgita.lazauskaite@fsf.vu.lt
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Malta Malta Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (MAWOP)
    • Address 7 Merhba, Triq il-Friefet
      Marsascala, MSK 2275
      Malta
      Chair / President Name Dr Vincent Cassar
      Address 127, Villino Cassar
      Luqa Road, Tarxien
      TXN 9045
      Malta
      Phone 00356 21896930 / 00356 2199469025
      E-mail vcassar@onvol.net
      EAWOP Liaison Name Dr Sandra Buttigieg (International Secretary)
      Address 23, Il-Bitha
      Qarsajja Street, Attard
      ATD 1555
      Malta
      Phone 00356 79424403
      E-mail sandra.buttgieg@gmail.com
      Information Purpose MAWOP is a new Association aimed at promoting the field of work and organizational
      psychology in Malta by providing a forum for debate and discussion amongst
      organizational psychologists in Malta. It is also intended to disseminate findings from the
      vast research repertoire of organizational psychology amongst other professions, like
      HR specialists, who are interested in the field. It is hoped that MAWOP will also be
      actively contributing in several networking activities and/or projects initiated by
      associations like EAWOP.

      At the time of writing, MAWOP is only composed of 7 members of whom some are
      practitioners and others are academic while another is representing the Affiliate section
      of MAWOP which is intended to cater for members who do not qualify as full members.
      We hope to see this membership base grow in time. The activities that MAWOP intends
      to set up include: social networking activities, membership benefit activities,
      dissemination of research findings into applications, international speakers fora, and
      contributions in projects with other EAWOP constituents.

      MAWOP is an officially recognized Association with the Maltese Commission for NGOs.
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Norway The Norwegian Psychological Association (NPA)
    • Web site http://www.psykologforeningen.no
      Address P.O. box 419 Sentrum
      N-0103 Oslo
      Norway
      (Visiting address: Kirkegata 2)
      Phone +47 23 10 31 30
      E-mail npfpost@psykologforeningen.no
      EAWOP Liaison Name Ole Tunold, Secretary general
      E-mail ole@psykologforeningen.no
      Information Purpose The Norwegian Psychological Association has about 6600 members. The Association are responsible for running the specialization in Work and Organizational Psychology, a five years education with lectures, supervised practice and thesis. There are now over 150 who have completed this specialisation.
      Members About 6.600
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Poland Polish Association Of Organizational Psychology (PAOP)
    • Address 40-126 Katowice ul.
      Grazynskiego 53
      Poland
      Chair / President Name Prof. Barbara Kozusznik
      Phone +48 510 089 193
      E-mail Barbara.kozusznik@us.edu.pl
      EAWOP Liaison Name Dr Barbara Smorczewska
      Phone +48 502 172 827
      E-mail Barbara.smorczewska@us.edu.pl
      Information Purpose The Polish Association of Organizational Psychology (PAOP) is self-governing public organization registered in 14.10.2009. Members are psychologists - practitioners, managers and researchers representing universities and institutions of Poland (Wroclaw University, Poznan University, Katholic University of Lublin, Jagiellonian University of Kraków),
      The goals of PAOP are in relation to Work and Organizational Psychology:
      • coordination and consolidation of professional efforts of researchers, practitioners and educators;
      • development of services for customers from business, industrial, educational and other sectors;
      • promotion of the professional development of the members of the Association and other concerned parties;
      • promotion of international cooperation participation in international forums, workshops, trainings, joint research and exchange programmes;
      • publicising the achievements and modern technologies.

      The Association is open for citizens of Poland and other countries. The current membership profile of the Association is of 36 registered members; but over 70 people have confirmed their willingness to become members and their registrations are expected in the next months.

      During 2008-2010, the members of the Association organised and implemented a range of activities such as:
      • conferences and projects i.e. new specialisation project “Work, Organizational and Managerial Psychology” at the Institute of Psychology (to be taught in Polish and in English) with bilateral agreements;
      • Post-Diploma studies at the School of Management of University of Silesia “Human Resources of Management”;
      • Baltic Area Alliance activities on behalf of EAWOP.
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Portugal Associacâo Portuguesa de Psicologia (APP)
    • Chair / President Name Prof. Manuela Calheiros
      Address ISCTE. Av. das Forças Armadas
      P - 1649-026 Lisboa
      Portugal
      Phone +351 - 217903001
      Fax +351 - 217903002
      E-mail maria.calheiros@iscte.pt
      EAWOP Liaison Name SÍLVIA SILVA (PhD)
      Address ISCTE. Av. das Forças Armadas
      P - 1649-026 Lisboa
      Portugal
      Phone +351 - 217903001
      Fax +351 - 217903002
      E-mail silvia.silva@iscte.pt
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Romania Asociatia de Psihologie Industriala si Organizationala (APIO) Romanian Industrial and Organizational Psychology Association
    • Web site http://www.apio.ro
      Address 37 Republicii Street
      Cluj-Napoca, Cluj 400015
      Romania
      Phone +4 0264 598 751
      Fax +4 0264 598 751
      Chair / President Name Dr. Horia D. Pitariu
      Phone +4 021 242 89 63
      Fax +4 021 242 89 63
      E-mail presedinte@apio.ro
      EAWOP Liaison Name Daniela Andrei (Member, Executive Committee APIO)
      Affiliation Org/Dept. Assistant professor, PhD
      Address Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences
      Psychology Department, Babes-Bolyai University
      Cluj-Napoca
      Romania
      Phone +40745208178
      E-mail danielaandrei@psychology.ro / Daniela.andrei@apio.ro
      Information Purpose APIO was founded by Prof. PhD. Horia D. Pitariu in 2003. Prof. Horia D. Pitariu was also the president of APIO until March 2010 when he suddenly passed away. Since then, APIO has passed through a process of reorganization and change, starting with a general assembly and elections in June 2010. The new president is PhD. Dragos Iliescu and the Executive Committee is formed by young researchers and professionals that have been actively involved in APIO during the past years. The main activities of APIO are the National APIO Conference which is held every year (April-May) and the Human Resources Psychology Review which is issued twice a year. Details regarding APIO can be found at www.apio.ro
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Spain Consejo General de Colegios de España (COP)
    • Web site http://www.cop.es
      Chair / President Name Francisco Santoloya
      Address Conde Peñalver, 45, 5
      E - 28006 Madrid
      Spain
      Phone +34 – 91 – 4449020 or 4318571
      Fax +34 – 91 – 5779172
      E-mail secop@correo.cop.es
      Information
      Members 50,000 members within COP – currently creating a WOP division
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Sweden Sveriges psykologförbund
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Switzerland Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie (SGAOP)
    • Web site http://www.sgaop.ch
      Secretary Name Silvia Moser Luthiger
      Affiliation Org/Dept. Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie SGAOP - Société suisse de psychologie du travail et des organisations SSPTO
      Address c/o Silvia Moser Luthiger
      Hintere Bahnhofstrasse 9
      CH-8853 Lachen (SZ)
      Switzerland
      Phone +41 (0)55 442 91 02 - mobile: +41 (0)79 439 70 58
      Fax +41 (0)55 442 91 03
      E-mail info@sgaop.ch
      Chair / President Name Prof. Dr. Tanja Manser
      Affiliation Org/Dept. University of Fribourg, Department of Psychology, Industrial Psychology and Human Factors
      Address Rue P.-A. de Faucigny 2
      CH-1700 Fribourg
      Switzerland
      Phone +41 026 300 74 83
      Fax +41 026 300 97 12
      E-mail tanja.manser@unifr.ch
      EAWOP Liaison Name Prof. Dr. Toni Waefler
      Affiliation Org/Dept. University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) - School of Applied Psychology (APS) - Institute Humans in Complex Systems (MikS)
      Address Riggenbachstrasse 16
      CH-4600 Olten
      Switzerland
      Phone +41 62 286 03 20 - mobile: +41 79 631 40 12
      Fax +41 62 286 03 02
      E-mail toni.waefler@fhnw.ch
      Information
      Members 320
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The Netherlands Sector Arbeid & Organisatie, Nederlands Instituut van Psychologen (NIP)
    • Web site http://www.psynip.nl
      Secretary Name Anne-Marie van Zijl
      Affiliation Org/Dept. Sector Arbeid & Organisatie, Nederlands Instituut van Psychologen (NIP)
      Address Postbus 9921
      1006 AP Amsterdam
      The Netherlands
      Phone (020) 410 62 41 / (020) 410 62 22
      Fax +31 - 20 - 410 6221
      E-mail sectorao@psynip.nl
      Web http://www.psynip.nl
      Chair / President Name Fred Zijlstra, PhD, Ch (Occ) Psychol (active)
      Affiliation Org/Dept. University of Maastricht, Faculty of Psychology
      Address P.O. Box 616
      NL - 6200 MD Maastricht
      The Netherlands
      Phone +31 43 388 4337
      Fax +31 43 388 4337
      E-mail Fred.Zijlstra@PSYCHOLOGY.unimaas.nl
      Information Purpose NIP is the Dutch equivalent of the BPS; and the Sector is actually the Division Occ Psy (DOP); while the other constituent - WAOP - is a (smaller) organisation of researchers in Occupational Psychology.
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The Netherlands Werkgemeenschap van Onderzoekers in de Arbeids- & Organisatiepsycholoie (WAOP)
    • Secretary Name Dr. Dimitri Van der Linden
      Affiliation Org/Dept. Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Institute of Psychology
      Address P.O.Box 1738
      3000 DR Rotterdam
      The Netherlands
      Phone +31 - 10- 4082454
      Fax +31 - 10- 4089009
      E-mail vanderlinden@fsw.eur.nl
      Chair / President Name Marc van Veldhoven
      Information Purpose WAOP - is an organisation for researchers in Occupational Psychology
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Ukraine Ukrainian Association of Organizational and Work Psychologists (UAOPWP)
    • Web site http:/www.uaowp.iatp.org.ua
      Address 2 Pankivska str.
      office 22,
      01033 Kyiv
      Ukraine
      Phone +38 044 244 37 19
      Fax +38 044 244 37 19
      E-mail asorgpsy@online.com.ua
      Chair / President Name Dr. Liudmyla Karamushka
      EAWOP Liaison Name Dr. Liudmyla Karamushka
      Address 2, Pankivska str
      office 22,
      01033 Kyiv
      Ukraine
      Phone +38 044 288 07 19
      Fax +38 044 450 98 16
      E-mail LKARAMA01@yahoo.co.uk
      Information
      Members 200 members and 19 Branches – 80% of members are academics
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United Kingdom The British Psychological Society (Division of Occupational Psychology, DOP)
    • Web site http://www.bps.org.uk
      Address St. Andrews House,
      48 Princess Road East
      Leicester LE1 7DR, U.K.
      Phone +44 - 116 - 254 9568
      Fax +44 - 116 - 247 0787
      E-mail mail@bps.org.uk
      Chair / President Name Gene Johnson
      EAWOP Liaison Name Helen Baron (also chair of International Relations Standing Subcommittee of the DOP)
      Address 82 Evershot Road
      London N4 3BU
      United Kingdom
      Phone +020 72721313 - mobile: +07930 494727
      E-mail helen@hbaron.co.uk
      Information Purpose An article published in the Industrial-Organizational Psychologist (TIP) in 2006 gives some insight into the arrangement of psychologists in the UK.

      I-O or OP: What’s in a Name? Angela Carter
      This short article is an introduction to work psychology and its organization in the UK. We are known as occupational psychologists (OPs) although many in the UK will use titles such as Work Psychologist, Business Psychologist, and Organisational Psychologist to reflect a notion of being closer to organizations. Many of us feel the OP title distances us from our fellow Europeans who are known as Work and Organizational Psychologists. Dissatisfaction with the title was so strong in the year 2000, a ballot was taken of DOP members regarding changing the name to one that is the same as, or similar to, the European title. But, with a majority vote in favour of OP, that is where our identity remains. It is perhaps more sensible to promote what occupational psychologists do than argue about a name.
      The British Psychological Society (BPS)
      The BPS is an historic organization founded in 1901 and incorporated by Royal Charter in 1965 (www.bps.org.uk). There are BPS offices In England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, reflecting the devolved government structure of the UK. The Society accredits over 800 undergraduate degree courses, and over 150 postgraduate professional training courses. It confers Chartered status for professionally qualified psychologists and Fellowships on distinguished members.
      The BPS has many publications including 10 scientific journals (e.g., the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology), books, position papers (e.g., Child Protection), consultation papers (e.g., Proposal for a European Qualifications Framework), best practice guidelines and information on psychological testing. It supplies a monthly journal for members (The Psychologist), a free e-research digest, and services for the news media and the public to answer questions about psychology.
      Currently the BPS has 41,961 members and is the representative body for psychology and psychologists in the UK. The Society has national responsibility of the development, promotion, and application of psychology for the public good. Members are organised into 10 Divisions (such as the DOP and the Division of Counselling Psychology) responsible for the professional interests of members. In addition, there are 13 Sections (such the Psychology of Women and Qualitative Psychology sections) available to members with a special interest in an area of psychology. People can and are members of both sections and divisions. Collectively these groups are known as Subsystems.
      The Division of Occupational Psychology (DOP)
      The second largest division of the BPS is the DOP with 3,174 members. DOP members have access to two professional networks; the BPS Branch network and the DOP.
      The Branch network covers a majority of the UK and offers meetings, both formal and informal, on a regional basis to provide professional support and knowledge dissemination. Meetings are funded centrally from the BPS. Groups of applied psychologists are encouraged to meet together to discuss topics of mutual interest regardless of their divisional affiliation. This network develops an interesting and wide ranging dialogue on a variety of topics. For example the Sheffield Hub of the North East Branch (a big region that is broken up into a number of smaller groups serving local areas) meets every two months and last week conducted a debate on “the harm managers do.” The next meeting will discuss “teams, do we need them?” These networks offer valuable support for lone practitioners many of whom organise themselves into groups to maintain and develop their professional practice. It is a statutory requirement for every chartered psychologist to submit a record of a minimum of 40 hours of such Continuous Professional Development in order to maintain their certificate of practice. In addition, Branches develop a number of seminars and local conferences, the biggest of these being the annual BPS conference held in April when the new President of the BPS is elected. The next BPS annual conference will be held in Cardiff City Hall between 30 March and 1 April, 2006 (details can be found on http://www.bps.org.uk/conferences-%26-events/event-listing/events$/2006/march/ac2006/ac2006_home.cfm).
      The DOP is the professional body defining training, development, strategy and policy for OPs. The mission statement of the DOP is:
      “…. to promote, develop and regulate the work of occupational psychologists in corporate, academic, voluntary, public and private sector settings so as to enhance the well-being and work effectiveness of organizations and individuals within society. We encourage the development of occupational psychology thorough continual, critical examination of its theoretical base.”
      Currently 61 people serve on the Division Committee which is comprised of an Executive Committee (currently Chaired by Mark Embleton, supported by Honorary Secretary Kim Stevenson, Treasurer Ann Read, Chair-elect Eugene Burke and past chair, Ros Searle) and seven Standing Sub-Committees (SSC). This author is a past chair and member of the Internal Relations SSC (IRSSC). The DOP also supports members during their post graduate development, facilitating a Training Practitioners Support Group.
      The DOP offers a number of symposia and educational events (including an extensive masterclass and workshop programme, http://www.bps.org.uk/dop/dopws05.cfm) crowned by the flagship annual conference to be held next in Glasgow between 11 and 13 January 2006 (for details see http://www.bps.org.uk/conferences-%26-events/event-listing/events$/2006/january/dop-06/dop-06_home.cfm). This is a great annual shin dig where people renew old acquaintances, make loads of new ones, learn something new about OP, and probably have far too much to drink. The DOP also holds conferences for post graduates (the POP conference), practitioners (Professional Practice Events) and for those involved in selection and assessment (the Test users’ conference). International contributions are welcomed at all of these conferences.
      There is an international symposium at every DOP conference when an afternoon is dedicated to international affairs. In January 2006 the theme is diversity, with both academic and practitioner contributions looking at assessment in the Dutch police force, diversity mindsets, and ethnic diversity and applicant behaviour. These contributions are funded by the DOP to increase international participation.
      The IRSSC aims to develop and extend international relations for OPs. Members of the committee have an active working relationship with The European Association of Work and Organizational Psychologists (EAWOP). In addition, members of IRSSC are developing relationships with SIOP, AoM and the Consulting Division of the APA. The Chair of the SSC (Helen Baron) is also a member if the International Committee of the BPS ensuring activities of the DOP disseminate to a wider audience of applied psychologists.
      Members of these international committees actively wish to assist the development of psychology internationally, in both developed countries and those with emerging economies in which psychological organisations are becoming established, such as those in Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, and Asia. The IRSSC is successfully assisting the development of occupational psychology in Greece and along with other members of the BPS recently co-facilitated a visit of psychologists from China.
      Like the BPS, the DOP is a volunteer organization and there are no payments made to committee members. Why do people do this sort of voluntary work? The work is popular because it provides a great opportunity to influence the future of occupational psychology and offers a fantastic network of connections valuable to members. Opportunity to work with psychologists in different contexts not only provides great travel experiences but contributes variety and innovation to individuals’ working practices, while extending opportunities for collaborative working.
      Challenges for Psychologists
      The challenges of organising a group of psychologists are immense and resemble herding cats! There are several debates of interest to psychologists at present. The name issue mentioned previously has been superseded by the desire for national regulation of psychologists (a role currently held by the BPS). This is turning into a long and difficult debate with the Department of Health, a body which not all members feel appropriate to regulate OPs. Currently the BPS negotiating committee is discussing various other models of regulation that would be suitable. While it is important to professionally regulate psychologists, the current BPS position of being both judge and nurturer means that supportive membership functions can be considered less important than those of governance. Currently psychologists in the UK are embracing occupational standards of competence and are discussing harmonising qualifications and standards with other European countries to allow free movement of psychologists within the European Union. Representatives from the DOP have been actively involved in these discussions and the development of the European Diploma.
      Currently the DOP is funding a large scale research project (called OP-F.I.R.S.T, see www.bps.org.uk/dop/opfirst) to assess and develop the knowledge and practice base of occupational psychology. This is an exciting project consulting a wide group of stakeholders both within and outside the profession to ensure the training and development of OPs is current and reflects the future needs and aspirations of a dynamic profession. The project will report in June 2006, and it is likely that material from this research will define the future shape and prospects of occupational psychology.
      These are a few of the current challenges facing psychologists in the UK. However, as people participating in voluntary work are aware, engaging interest in these matters to develop coherent arguments supported by a majority of members is a difficult task. The BPS Subsystems work hard to develop effective communications with their members to inform and collect opinions. In this regard, the DOP has an impressive journal called People and Organizations @ Work, http://www.bps.org.uk/dop/pow/pow_home.cfm).
      A final cause for concern among OPs is that people do not know what we do. In order to address this, the DOP has been working closely with public relations organizations to develop a strong image. A recent advancement to this end is the development of an Internet portal which will reflect OP activities and expertise in a coherent manner to consumers. This should be on line later in 2006 (www.pow-bps.com).
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