New DOP groups

For more information please read Redrawing the Map: New Groups for the Division of Occupational Psychology.

Interest Streams

The following interest streams will start up in the third and fourth quarters of 2022:

DOP Wellbeing and Work Interest Stream

• Wellbeing and Work - Terms of Reference
• Wellbeing and Work - Lead Role Description
• Wellbeing and Work - Member Role Description

DOP Psychological Assessment at Work Interest Stream

• Psychological Assessment at Work - Terms of Reference
• Psychological Assessment at Work - Lead Role Description
• Psychological Assessment at Work - Member Role Description

DOP Learning, Training and Development Interest Stream

• Learning, Training and Development - Terms of Reference
• Learning, Training and Development - Lead Role Description
• Learning, Training and Development - Member Role Description

DOP Leadership, Engagement and Motivation Interest Stream

• Leadership, Engagement and Motivation - Terms of Reference
• Leadership, Engagement and Motivation - Lead Role Description
• Leadership, Engagement and Motivation - Member Role Description

DOP Work Design, Organisational Change and Development Interest Stream

• Work Design, Organisational Change and Development - Terms of Reference
• Work Design, Organisational Change and Development - Lead Role Description
• Work Design, Organisational Change and Development - Member Role Description

Previous Working Groups

The working groups and sub-committees listed below finished on 30 November, 2021, and are now permanently closed.

The DOP wishes to thank the members of all these groups for their contribution to the division over many years.

Assessment Standards

Produced new standards compliant with the more general ISO 10667 standards on assessment. 

• The design and delivery of Assessment Centres
• Assessment Centre Spanish version web

Awards and Recognition

Organised an annual awards ceremony for many years and prepared a review of the awards structure for the DOP Committee.

The DOP is launching a new streamlined awards structure in 2022.

Communications Sub-committee

Supported DOP's communications activities.

Going Green

Aimed to raise awareness of the role of occupational psychology (and psychology) in pro-environmental behaviour in the workplace – the relationship between science and practice.

• Going green: The psychology of sustainability in the workplace
• Engage and change

International

Supported the international interests of the DOP.

Neurodiversity and employment

Aimed to raise awareness of neurodiversity within occupational psychology, supported practice and careers guidance, promoted research in neurodiversity and sought to influence employers, organisations, regulatory bodies and government.

• DOP Psychological Assessment of Adults with Specific Difficulties
• Psychology at work: improving wellbeing and productivity in the workplace

Professional Development and Networking Sub-committee

Aimed to support  DOP's goal of enhancing the range and quality of the networking and professional development opportunities available to members.

Psychology of Health and Wellbeing

 Aimed to raise awareness of the role that psychologists play and the contribution that they can make to health and wellbeing (H&WB) at work.

• Information sheets on health and well-being in the workplace
• White Paper – Psychological well-being at work
• Wellbeing at Work Guide for Occupational Psychology Practitioners

Volunteer Development Sub-Committee

 Aimed to support the DOP to achieve its Strategic Plan through recruitment of volunteers; and to support volunteers to give their best. .

Work-Life Balance Group

Aimed to ensure that evidence-based research and strategies for successfully managing the work/non-work interface in a healthy and sustainable manner are promoted widely for the benefit of individuals, organisations and wider society.