SIOP Professional Practice Committee Initial Goals Report
June 25, 2007
Chair: Rob Silzer (robsilzer@prodigy.net)
Committee Members:
Alana Cober (alana.cober@dhs.gov )
Anna Erickson (aerickson@questarweb.com)
David Dickter (dndmail1@aol.com)
Deb Gebhardt (dlgebhardt@humanperfsys.com)
Dianne Maranto (dbmaran@nsa.gov)
Greg Robinson (grobinson@3dgroup.net)
Joy Hazucha (joy.hazucha@personneldecisions.com )
Julia McElreath (julia.mcelreath@dhs.gov)
Matt Smith (matthew.r.smith@ge.com)
Maury Buster (mbuster@personnel.state.al.us)
Rich Cober (richard.cober@marriott.com)
Tanya Delany (tdelany@us.ibm.com)
Ted Hayes (ted_hayes@gallup.com)
Thomas Walk (twalk@calipercorp.com)
Van Latham (vlatham@pathpointconsulting.com)
William Shepherd (william.shepherd@skyfi.com)
Initial Working Goals
1. Practitioner Survey.
 Write Survey proposal
 Get support of SIOP EC
 Outline Project plan
 Draft & distribute survey
 Analyze survey results
 Outline implications and initiatives for SIOP
 Possible issues
• What do they want from SIOP?
• What are their work activities?
• Where do they get their professional knowledge?
• What forms of professional recognition do they value?
• What provides them with visibility and recognition in the workplace?
• What other professional associations do they have? Do they want?
• How are we positioned in the marketplace for I/O psychology services?
• What else should we be doing?
• Where does the scientist-practitioner approach provide value?
• What are important International issues for practitioners?
• What are important professional issues – licensing, etc.
• Other issues
SIOP Strategic Goals:
• Organization of choice of I-O professionals.
• Advocate and champion of I-O psychology to policy makers
2. Practitioner Career Study.
 Write Career study proposal
 Get support of SIOP EC
 Write Study Project & Research plan
 Complete Study
 Analyze results
 Outline implications and initiatives for SIOP
 Possible outcomes
• Practitioner Competency Model
• Practitioner Career Road Map, including career stages and useful early career experiences.
• Practitioners Education and Training Guidelines
• Practitioner Performance Guidelines
SIOP Strategic Goal:
• Model of integrated scientist–practitioner effectiveness that values research, practice, and education equally and seeks higher standards in all three areas
3. SIOP Conference Program (in San Francisco)
 Identify Program Ideas
 Organize Program submissions
 Submit to Program committee either as special events or through regular submission process
 Possible ideas
• Practitioner services session
• International Symposium
• Expert Practitioner Content talk
• Practitioner Early Career Consortium
• Debate on Professional Issues
• Fishbowl discussion with academics & practitioners
• High performance Practitioner Symposium
• Practitioner Training Debate
SIOP Strategic Goals:
• Visible and trusted authority on work-related psychology
• Model of integrated scientist–practitioner effectiveness that values research, practice, and education equally and seeks higher standards in all three areas
4. International Community Bridges.
 Identify specific objectives
 Outline action plans to achieve objectives
 Possible initiatives include:
• Identify specific liaisons with targeted international organizations
• Start specific initiatives with each
SIOP Strategic Goals:
• Model of integrated scientist–practitioner effectiveness that values research, practice, and education equally and seeks higher standards in all three areas
• Visible and trusted authority on work-related psychology
5. Practitioner – Academic Connections.
 Identify specific objectives
 Outline action plans to achieve objectives
 Possible initiatives include:
• A Listserv that identifies practitioner data sets that are available to academics for research.
• An award for the best collaboration resulting from this effort
SIOP Strategic Goals:
• Model of integrated scientist–practitioner effectiveness that values research, practice, and education equally and seeks higher standards in all three areas
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