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Calling all COP Members - Tell Us What You Think 

4 November 2008

We need 10 minutes of your time to help us find out what influences Organisational Psychologists to join and contribute to its college (COP). Our research shows that while Return on Investment motivates people to join the College of Organisational Psychologists (COP), it is the collective identity and pride with being associated with COP that keeps them involved.

Help us test these ideas out over the long term by completing the short survey through this link.

http://www.surveymethods.com/EndUser.aspx?C0E48890C7819197

Please note, we need to close the survey on the 14 November 2008.

Call for Papers - Present or lead a forum at next year's IOP Conference in Sydney, 25 -28 June 2009

11 Oct 2008

Jim Kehoe, Chair of the Organising Committee of the 8th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference, invites you to be part of the conference program.

The theme for the conference is: *Meeting the Future: Promoting Sustainable Organisational Growth*, as we explore possible answers to the question: How can I-O psychologists construct and manage work in ways that meet present needs of an organisation and its people, but with a view to long-term development and growth within the larger social, economic, and natural environment?

As well as Sustainability, other conference topics include Organisational Development and Change Management, Performance Management, Well-Being and Work-Life Balance, Health and Safety, Human Factors, Leadership, Ageing, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Indigenous and Cross-Cultural Issues.

Whether you are a practitioner or an academic, the Organising Committee invites you to contribute to the conference through:

- Individual Research Papers (20 mins)
- Symposia (90 mins)
- Posters
- Practice forums (90 mins)
- How to sessions (45 mins)
- Workshops (half or full day)

Further details on the nature of each session type and how to submit a session idea (typically only an abstract is required) can be found on the conference website: http://www.iopconference.com.au/submissions/

The deadline for submissions is 1 November 2008. However, to allow more time to organise group presentations - specifically, symposia and practice forums - we'd like Expressions of Interest by 1 November and then completed submissions by 17 November 2008. Any questions about submissions can be sent to: iopconference@psychology.org.au.

IOP Conference - Keynote Speakers Announced

12 Oct 2008

The program will feature keynote presentations and workshops from the following internationally acclaimed speakers:

Professor Deniz S. Ones   
Keynote Address: Understanding and predicting counterproductive work behaviors

Professor Eduardo Salas
Keynote Address: Work Teams in Organizations: A Quarter Century of Progress

Professor Sabine Sonnentag
Keynote Address: Staying Well and Healthy: Recovery from Daily Job Stress

Professor Philip Taylor
Keynote Address: Baby Boom or Baby Bust?: A new ageing workforce research agenda

Professor Robert Wood
Keynote Address: Knowledge Based Leadership

Professor Beryl Hesketh
Keynote Address: Future Trends and Influences on Organizational Psychology" 

South Australia

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a Coaching Model

A joint venture co-hosted by the Interest Group in Coaching Psychology and the College of Organisational Psychologists 

7 August 2008

Dr Russ Harris’ evening seminar, jointly hosted in July by the College of Organisational Psychologists and the Interest Group in Coaching Psychology was a resounding success, with over 90 attendees.  Dr Harris presented to a varied audience, including coaches, psychologists, HR professionals and clinicians.

He delivered a highly informative and very entertaining overview of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), introducing the audience to the model of therapy that is showing very promising results in both clinical and non-clinical areas, including treatment of depression and anxiety, and executive and life coaching.  Although it was created 10 years earlier, ACT is now seen as part of the positive psychology movement.

Dr Harris started his career as a GP and soon developed a special interest in the branch of medicine known as psychoneuroimmunology.  This interest led to further training in many types of therapy and coaching, but when he discovered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, he was so deeply impressed that he promptly went to the U.S.A. to train with its creators, Steve Hayes and Kelly Wilson, and is now a fully-accredited ACT trainer.

Apart from being a highly sought after speaker and facilitator, Dr Harris has recently published an ACT-based self-help book, titled ‘The Happiness Trap’ which is now available in major bookstores, nationally.

Dr Harris will be returning to Adelaide in November to present his acclaimed introductory workshop to ACT.  For further information go to www.actmindfully.com.au/.

We would like to extend our appreciation and thanks for a highly enjoyable evening and look forward to future opportunities to welcome Dr Russ Harris to Adelaide.

Download a recording of the presentation in the Audio Visual Library.