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What Is Occupational Psychology?

What Is Occupational Psychology?. Mark Holloway Chartered Occupational Psychologist November 2011. What occupational psychology is What occupational psychologists do How you get into the profession Taking your questions. What I Want To Cover Today.

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What Is Occupational Psychology?

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  1. What Is Occupational Psychology? Mark Holloway Chartered Occupational Psychologist November 2011

  2. What occupational psychology is What occupational psychologists do How you get into the profession Taking your questions What I Want To Cover Today

  3. Occupational Psychology is concerned with explaining, predicting and making improvements to how people experience the workplace in three main ways: Their attitudes Their wellbeing Their behaviour What Is Occupational Psychology?

  4. For the last couple of years I have been working for the NHS running stress management courses with a difference It’s clear that an external occupational psychologist can have little bearing on organising such a workplace to alleviate stress, so my task is to help people become more resilient Attitudes To Work

  5. Practical Issues Competence Lifestyle Support & Training Health & Fitness Personal Resources Psychological Issues Happiness Self-Esteem Optimism Feelings about Conflict Ability To Handle Stress

  6. Fear of Criticism Conflict Phobia Fear of Failing Entitlement Improving Self Esteem

  7. Earlier this year I worked with a trade union to help its staff understand how wellbeing at work is more than just stress reduction. It’s possible to improve happiness at work by understanding your strengths and playing to them as often as possible Wellbeing

  8. H = S + C + V H = Enduring Happiness S = Set Range (c 50%) C = Circumstances of your Life (c 15%) V = Factors Under Voluntary Control The Happiness Formula

  9. Wealth Marriage Religion Climate Race Social Life Age Gender Health Education What Makes Us Happy?

  10. We can increase the final 35% of our happiness by changing the way we think about the past, the present and the future Voluntary Factors

  11. Improve your happiness by total engagement in the things you’re good at and enjoy Improve your happiness by enacting your personal strengths and virtues. Discover your strengths using the VIA Survey of Character Strengths at: www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu Happy In The Present

  12. A few months ago I was working with a group of GP’s who were finding it difficult to get along with each other and with their staff All have been tested for their emotional intelligence I also explored with them the dark side of leadership Work Behaviour

  13. This group scored: Low on identifying how others are feeling OK in understanding which moods are most appropriate for which tasks Good at understanding what causes emotions and how they change Emotional Intelligence

  14. Enthusiastic-Volatile Careful-Cautious Charming-Manipulative Confident-Arrogant Shrewd-Mistrustful Independent-Detached Diligent-Perfectionist Dutiful-Dependent The Dark Side Of Leadership

  15. 1 year full time/2 years part time Cost £7140 (2011/2012) 16 UK Universities (5 in London) 250 students each year Do you need to be a psychologist? Training In Occupational Psychology

  16. BSc in Psychology (GBC) BA or BSc in associated disciplines and some work experience Related professional qualification (such as CIPD) What Qualifications Do You Need?

  17. Self-Employed Private Sector Consultancy Practices HR & OD Functions Public Sector Central & Local Government NHS Who Will Employ You ?

  18. Training & Coaching Ergonomics Design Selection & Recruitment Change Management What Work Will You Do?

  19. Private Organisations £19- £27k : first job £27-£38k: second job £65K-£85k for experienced consultants £100k + for partners & directors Public Organisations Graduate Psychologists (£19-£24,000) Higher Psychologists (£21-£28,000) Senior Psychologists (£29-£55,000) How Much Can You Earn ?

  20. Thanks for listening Finding out more Taking your interest further Where To From Here?

  21. www.uel.ac.uk search MSc Occupational Psychology or MSc Business Psychology Mark Holloway: Programme Director 020 8223 4178 m.r.holloway@uel.ac.uk Where To From Here?

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