Going Upstream: Recommendations for Training the Next Generation of I-O Influencers

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• Personal Author:
  Brossoit RM ; Fisher, Gwenith G. ; Kath LM ; Kunz JL ; Perpich RA
• Description:
  Rogelberg et al. (2022) presented many valuable recommendations to help established industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologists bring the science of I-O psychology to the public sphere. However, we advocate for the need to go upstream and address science communication as part of the I-O graduate training process at both the master's and doctoral levels. The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology's (SIOP) Guidelines for Education and Training in I-O Psychology (2016) call for training students consistent with the scientist-practitioner model, which is a cornerstone of our field. Communication skills are listed as a primary competency for students as they transition into their roles as new I-O professionals. We assert that graduate school is an ideal time to develop science communication skills and ultimately enhance the utility of our research across settings and audiences. Developing science communication skills may also be more difficult after graduation, especially when there may be fewer resources available (e.g., time or access to relevant experts). Yet, it is our ethical responsibility as researchers and practitioners to share the knowledge we gain through research with the individuals and organizations that can benefit from it. Therefore, we offer suggestions for building the skills necessary to share our science with the public through I-O coursework, university resources, and graduate training milestones. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Education Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Diversity Industrial Psychology Occupational Psychology Training
• ISSN:
  1754-9426
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Colorado ; Louisiana ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 8 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  294-297
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067897
• Citation:
  Ind Organ Psychol 2022 Jun; 15(2):294-297
• Contact Point Address:
  Rachel A. Perpich, Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
• Email:
  rachel.perpich@colostate.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  University of Colorado, Denver
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20070701
• Source Full Name:
  Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230134/cdc_230134_DS1.pdf
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