Occupational Psychology

Gail Steptoe-Warren is Senior Lecturer and Course Director in Occupational Psychology at Coventry University

"This is a reader friendly and up-to-date text that stands out in the field because of its UK focus. It is clearly written with good examples and includes useful exercises that will help students further consolidate their learning." -Dr. Lindsey Burns, School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University

• PrefaceAcknowledgements List of contributorsGuided tourPublisher’s acknowledgements  1. Introduction to occupational psychologyLearning outcomes1.1   Introduction1.2   Occupational psychology in the pre-First World War era1.3   Occupational psychology in the First World War1.4   Post-First World War and pre-Second World War1.5   Occupational psychology in the Second World War1.6   Occupational psychology in the 1940s to 1960s1.7   Occupational psychology from the 1970s to the present1.8   Challenges for occupational psychology in the 21st century1.9   ConclusionsShort-answer questionsFurther reading  2. Becoming a practitioner occupational psychologist and the consultancy cycleLearning outcomes2.1   Becoming a practitioner occupational psychologist2.2   Consultancy2.3   The consultancy cycle2.4   Writing a business/consultancy report2.5   Ethics2.6   ConclusionsShort-answer questionsWebsitesFurther reading  3. Legislation applied to the workplaceLearning outcomes3.1   Introduction3.2   United Kingdom law3.3   European law3.4   Types of discrimination3.5   Protected characteristics3.6   Avoiding discrimination3.7   SummaryShort-answer questionsWebsitesFurther information  4. Personnel selection and assessmentLearning outcomes4.1   Introduction4.2   Job analysis4.3   Job description4.4   Person specification4.5   Job advertisements4.6   Selection process4.7   Fairness in selection4.8   Decision-makingMulti-level impact of personnel selection and assessmentLegal contextShort-answer questionsCase study: Personnel selection and assessmentFurther reading  5. Performance appraisal, career development, counselling and coachingLearning outcomes5.1   Introduction5.2   Performance appraisal5.3   Career development, counselling and coachingMulti-level impact of performance appraisal and career developmentLegal contextShort-answer questionsCase study: Performance appraisal and career development/counselling Further reading  6. Well-being, stress and work-–life balanceLearning outcomes6.1   Introduction6.2   Well-being6.3   Stress at work6.4   Causes of stress at work6.5   Consequences of stress6.6   Outcomes of stress reduction6.7   Healthy workplaceMulti-level impact of stressLegal contextShort-answer questionsCase study: Well-being, stress and work–life balanceFurther information  7. Individual differencesLearning outcomes7.1   Introduction7.2   Personality7.3   Intelligence7.4   Values, individual beliefs and behaviourMulti-level impact of individual differencesLegal contextShort-answer questionsCase study: Individual differencesFurther reading  8. TrainingLearning outcomes8.1   Introduction8.2   Models of training<