Evidence-Based Practice in Organizational Psychology: Round table discussion with Rob Briner
| Friday, July 12, 2019 |
| 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM |
| Ballroom BC |
Presenter(s)
Professor Rob Briner
University of London
Evidence-Based Practice in Organizational Psychology: Round table discussion with Rob Briner
1:15 PM - 1:45 PMAbstract
This discussion, which is open to all, will consider questions about the role and development of evidence-based practice in organizational psychology. Example questions include: How do you do it? Do clients want it? Isn’t organizational psychology practice already evidence-based? Aren’t we already doing it? What are the main differences between what we are likely doing now and evidence-based practice? How can individuals and teams of organizational psychologists develop their capacity and capability in evidence-based practice? How can we ‘sell’ the approach to clients and organizations? What are the roles and responsibilities of MSc programmes and professional bodies (such as IOP) in developing evidence-based practice in the profession? How do we compare with other areas of professional psychology practice? Is it helpful to the profession to adopt evidence-based practice as a professional standard or requirement?
Biography
Rob is Professor of Organizational Psychology at Queen Mary, University of London and also Scientific Director of the Center for Evidence-Based Management. His research has focused on several topics including well-being, emotions, stress, ethnicity, the psychological contract, absence from work, motivation, work-nonwork and everyday work behaviour. Beyond academic research Rob helps practitioners and organizations make better use of evidence, including research evidence, in decision-making as well as encouraging academics to make research more accessible. He has written for and presented to practitioners on many aspects of HR and organizational psychology and is now involved in many initiatives aimed at developing and promoting evidence-based practice. He has received several awards for his work in this area including the British Psychological Society Division of Occupational Psychology Academic Contribution to Practice Award in 2014 and topped HR Magazine’s Most Influential Thinker list in 2016.
