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Understanding Occupational and Organizational Psychology provides full coverage of the British Psychological Society's training requirements for becoming a chartered occupational psychologist and complies with European training guidelines for industrial, work, and organizational psychology. This book will prompt and inspire further reading and research as well as ideas for dissertations, problem formulation and the creative application of knowledge to various situations.
Introduction and Overview: Occupational Psychology – Paradigms, Perspectives and Practice
Introduction and Overview: Occupational Psychology – Paradigms, Perspectives and Practice
What is Occupational Psychology?
The Division of Occupational Psychology (DUP) of the British Psychological Society (BPS) argues that the purpose of occupational psychology is to facilitate ‘change towards improved work and working conditions’, and is based, in the words of Brotherton (1996: 50) on ‘a thoroughgoing analysis of the psychological factors of work in its many forms’. In particular, the aims of the occupational psychologist are to:
- increase the effectiveness of the organization or group;
- to improve the job satisfaction of the individual.
Until recently, the work of the ‘occupational psychologist’ has been largely tactical involving, for instance, individual assessment, vocational guidance and choice, and training. Contemporary contributions of the ...
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