Leading scholars and practitioners examine the construct of self through vocational psychology and career development topics centered on theory, assessment, and intervention.
A Casebook for Working With Athletes, Performing Artists, Business Leaders, and Professionals in High-Risk Occupations
Describes the practice of 'performance psychology'. This title applies research and practice from many fields, including sport psychology, psychotherapy, industrial-organizational practice, and executive coaching. It blends theory and practice by integrating literature reviews with real-world applications - for a range of clients.
Drawing on the most current and relevant research, this pioneering volume brings together the perspectives and experience of more than sixty leading practitioners and academics in a comprehensive yet practical guide to mentoring across health and social care. It includes consideration of the contemporary context, details of relevant demonstration ......
Career and work contribute significantly to personal and life satisfaction-and, when they are problematic, to personal unhappiness and stress. In this comprehensive career assessment book, Rodney L. Lowman addresses the three major areas that matter the most for understanding and helping people with their career choices: occupational ......
The Total Worker Health program targets policies, programs, and practices that address worker safety and health in the physical and organisational work environment, as well as outside the workplace. Chapters in this book cover organisational approaches for program implementation, and offer examples of applications for diverse worker populations.
This book outlines a five-step process for designing and implementing learning interventions for individual employees, teams, and entire organizations. These interventions promote continuous learning, innovation, and organizational growth and productivity.
The second edition of this best-selling Handbook presents a fully updated and expanded overview of research, providing the latest perspectives on the analysis of theories, techniques, and methods used by industrial, work, and organizational psychologists. Building on the strengths of the first edition, key additions to this edition include in-depth historical chapter overviews of professional contexts across the globe, along with new chapters on strategic human resource management; corporate social responsibility; diversity, stress, emotions and mindfulness in the workplace; environmental sustainability at work; aging workforces, among many others. Providing a truly global approach and authoritative overview, this three-volume Handbook is an indispensable resource and essential reading for professionals, researchers and students in the field. Volume One: Personnel Psychology and Employee Performance Volume Two: Organizational Psychology Volume Three: Managerial Psychology and Organizational Approaches
The Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment (MAC) Approach
Provides the practitioner with a way of thinking about both the relationship between one's inner experiences and high-level human performance, and the ways that professionals can influence that relationship. This work includes the theoretical, empirical, and practical tools necessary for using the Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment program.
This book presents a rich discussion of the opportunities organizational consultants have to impact the development of technical leaders, teams, and organizations.
