Cutting Edge #Psychometrics, #HRM & Organizational Psychology – PsyAsia Live at SIOP 2011 Chicago
PsyAsia at SIOP
PsyAsia International will be at the SIOP annual conference in the USA next week. This year the conference will be held in Chicago from 14-16 April. Over the years, the SIOP conference has proven beyond a doubt to be the best conference that we attend and the one that we most look forward to. There is a great mix of theory and practice, excellent keynotes, and some of the world’s most talented and leading figures in our industry present there.
The SIOP Conference
SIOP stands for Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Our director is a full member and a reviewer for the conference. Each year we see presentations related to psychometrics (e.g., the use of global norm groups), psychometric testing best practice (e.g., the development of revised guidelines for the use of psychometric tests in the workplace), Human Resource Management (e.g., how to effectively manage mergers and acquisitions or how to develop talented leaders) and research and practice in Organizational Psychology (e.g., masterclasses on statistics or the use of 360 performance appraisal in international settings). When we attend some other conferences, we sometimes find we need to try to fill time between presentations we want to attend. Not at SIOP. Here, our biggest problem is that we can’t be in two places at once. There are so many interesting and relevant talks going on that from 8am to 4pm we’re flat out running between them!
PsyAsia Live At SIOP – Alerts and Summaries
In between all this running around, PsyAsia Psychologists will be twittering and writing brief blog updates for our PSYASIA LIVE AT SIOP facility. After attending presentations, we’ll provide a brief summary for our clients back in Asia so that they remain informed of the latest scientifically validated and peer-reviewed developments in this field. The frequency of posts will vary depending upon which of our media routes you are subscribed to. Twitter will be the most frequently updated but contain very short updates, at times with links to longer articles. Like us on Facebook to have similar updates appear on your facebook page. Our blogs at PsyAsia.com and PsychometricAssessment.com will contain longer summaries of presentations. Those subscribed to our Psychometric Assessment Blog updates will receive an email with a link to all summaries in their usual weekly update email. To subscribe to that list, go here. We may also manage to upload a brief video or two to our YouTube Chanel. So, feel free to subcribe to any of these media outlets and then sit back and enjoy PsyAsia Live at SIOP – we know we will!
What is I-O Psychology?
According to SIOP:
Industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology is the scientific study of the workplace. Rigor and methods of psychology are applied to issues of critical relevance to business, including talent management, coaching, assessment, selection, training, organizational development, performance, and work-life balance.
PsyAsia International and I-O Psychology
PsyAsia International has been offering I-O Psychology services, training and consulting in Asia from main offices in Hong Kong and Singapore (and feeder offices in Malaysia, Pakistan and the UK) for almost 10 years. Our consultants are registered psychologists and members of international psychology associations, such as the American, British and Australian Psychological Societies. The influence of I-O Psychology is steadily growing in Asia as people (especially the Human Resources Profession) begin to understand the remarkable benefits and the scientific focus of this profession. PsyAsia International has been passionate and proactive in increasing the relevance and knowledge of I-O Psychology in Asia since our inception and to this end we act as supervisors to intern psychologists from Asian and Australian universities and have various programs to enhance knowledge and understanding of the profession. As Psychologists we are answerable to Professional Practice Registration Boards in terms of our competence and ethics. This is unique in the HR Profession where many who call themselves consultants have no need to ensure continued development, ethical practices and competence! This protects our clients and ensures tangible results from seasoned professionals with passion for their subject area.
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