Education and Training Committee Chair

SIOP’s Education and Training sub-committee is increasing its efforts to assist SIOP members in their continuous learning and skill development endeavors. Because our field is something of a hybrid that cuts across numerous content areas, various professional associations have interests that are compatible with ours as both practitioners and scientists. Roya Ayman is the E & T committee member who has graciously agreed to serve as an informational resource regarding the activities and events of professional organizations with linkages to SIOP interests. She will also serve as a liaison by helping to inform relevant professional groups about the field of I-O psychology. Please read on to learn more about Roya’s efforts and how you can become involved.

Education and Training Liaison

Greetings! In response to a request from the E & T Committee, I have agreed to assist in informing the membership of various professional development opportunities. I welcome any input SIOP members have regarding professional groups and associations with relevant interests. In TIP, we will try to provide basic information on a variety of groups and keep you informed of upcoming events. We encourage everyone to help us expand the announcements to include various relevant specialties. If you know of an organization or an event that may be of interest to other SIOP members either directly inform TIP, or you may send me the information via email at ayman@charlie.cns.iit.edu.

In this segment, I’d like to highlight some professional organizations likely to be of interest to SIOP members. In some cases, you must be a member of the association or group to participate in its activities. Often times, however, events have nonmember fees. In some areas, local groups or chapters exist that provide easy access for building networks and keeping one updated. If the organization has local chapters, I have indicated that below. I suggest contacting the local chapter for information on events happening in your area.

1. Academy of Management. This association is familiar to most of the SIOP members. It is a great organization that has various divisions and interest groups. It has regional and national associations with annual meetings. Almost every division of Academy of Management is related to some aspect of I-O psychology (e.g., Organizational Behavior, Human Resources, Research Methods, Women in Management, Conflict Resolution, International Management). The Academy also has industry specific divisions, such as Hospital Administration. As a member one receives three periodicals: Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, and the Executive. You can find the Academy of Management on the web at http://www.aom.pace.edu.

2. American Society of Training and Development (ASTD). This group has international, national, regional, and local chapters. Its main focus is in the area of training and change management. ASTD offers publications and periodicals to assist practitioners in their work. A subscription to Training and Development is provided to members. ASTD is on the web at http://www.astd.org/. They can also be reached by fax at (703) 683-1523 or by mail: American Society for Training and Development, 1640 King Street, Box 1443, Alexandria, VA 22313-9833.

3. Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM). This society’s purpose is to fund and support research, publications, and educational programs that help HR professionals and their employers prepare for the future. The foundation’s goal is to continuously improve standards of practice and performance in the HR profession and to help HR leaders stay current with the latest developments and trends. You can find SHRM on the web at http://www.shrm.org/. Their fax number is (703) 836-0367. The mailing address is: P.O. Box 79482, Baltimore, MD, 21279-0482.

4. Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SETAR). This is an international interdisciplinary professional and service organization whose purpose is to implement and promote cooperative interactions and effective communication among peoples of diverse cultures, races, and ethic groups. Its objective is to encourage the development and application of knowledge, values and skills which enable effective intercultural, interracial and interethnic relations to take place at the individual, group, organization, and community levels. Membership benefits include receiving Communique (a quarterly newsletter), The International Journal of Intercultural Relations, SETAR international membership directory, and the SETAR international intercultural specialist and consultant referral directory. Their web site is http://aspin.asu.edu/~SETAR/info/index.html. Their fax number is (202) 216-9646. Mailing address is: 1444 I Street NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005.

5. International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP). The oldest international association of psychologists, IAAP has 13 divisions. The ones most relevant to I-O psychology are probably Organizational Psychology (Div.1) and Psychological Assessment (Div.2). IAAP has a meeting every 4 years. This year the conference will be held in San Francisco immediately before the American Psychological Association meeting. These meetings are great opportunities to meet colleagues from around the world and to become acquainted with international I-O scholars. The benefit of the membership include receiving biannual newsletters and the quarterly journal, Applied Psychology: An International Review. For membership information please contact Dr. Martin M. Chemers at mchemers@zzyx.ucsc.edu.

6. Human Resources Management Association of Chicago (HRMAC). This is a local association for HR practitioners in the Chicago area. They have special interest groups and regular meetings. You can become an individual member or your organization can get institutional membership. This is a good association for local networking. It is a good way to become more aware of corporate needs and concerns. Contact: HRMAC, 140 S. Dearborn Ste. 812, Chicago, IL 60603-5205, fax: (312) 332-0149.

7. Chicago Industrial Organizational Psychologists (CIOP). This is another local association for I-O psychologists that has a regular newsletter, Scientist Practitioner. CIOP organizes meetings that provide both good networking opportunities and educational programs. Contact: Ron Halverson, Ph.D. at Halverson Consulting (773) 278-8229.