PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE COMMITTEE UPDATE

Vicki V. Vandaveer, Chair

PUBLIC AFFAIRS Subcommittee -- Dianne Brown, Chair

A SIOP Member Referral System is being developed by this subcommittee. Primarily

designed for the TIP www web site, although printed material will be available as well, the focus

will be on who we are; what we provide for businesses/organizations; instructions for using the

referral system; and subject categories (e.g., "leader development" or "employee selection")

with further information. SIOP members in good standing (i.e., are recognized members and are

current with their dues) who have chosen to participate and who have self-identified their areas

of expertise will be in the referral system. [There will be a disclaimer that notes no endorsement

nor responsibility on SIOP's part. This system shall be a service to our members.] As

preliminarily envisioned, the system will contain two parts: (1) Individual consultant listing,

organized by areas of expertise, and including the individuals' credentials; and (2) Organization

or university listing of those that are "sponsored" by a SIOP member in their employ, along with

a listing of other SIOP members employed by that company or institution, and their areas of

expertise. This referral system will be linked with other promotional material and will be

available both in print and online.

To begin the database, we will be surveying the membership shortly after the SIOP conference in

April. Look for more information in the registration area in San Diego! This will be YOUR

referral system, and the subcommittee welcomes suggestions. You may send your ideas to

Dianne Brown, Science Directorate, APA, 750 First Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20002-4242 --

or e-mail Dianne at dcb.apa@email.apa.org.

Subcommittee Members: Rodger Ballentine, Gary Carter, Larry Fogli, Walt Freytag, Carl

Greenberg, Rhonda Gutenberg, Ruth Haas, Jane Nebelung, Bonnie Sandman, Marc Sokol.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Subcommittee -- Dick Ritchie, Chair

Positioning to take SIOP global, this subcommittee is initiating a Global Opportunity

Exchange, to feature both opportunities available and opportunity seekers in such areas as

information exchange, visiting professorships, research and/or practice collaboration, jobs,

consulting opportunities, etc.

A survey was sent to all 120 international members of SIOP, plus other known I/O psychologists

abroad, eliciting information about the practice of I/O in their country. Highlights of the results

will be presented over the next few issues of TIP. Regarding typical job titles of practitioners

and the education and training required to practice in other countries, here's what the

subcommittee found:

COUNTRY

TYPICAL

JOB TITLE

EDUCATION, TRAINING

REQUIRED

Australia

Consultant, HR Manager

Undergraduate degree +

1 year post graduate training + 2

years supervised practice

Canada

Management Consultant

Organizational Consultant

Psychologist

I/O Psychologist

Director of Training

HR Manager

Change Management Consultant

O.D. Consultant

Masters Degree, Ph.D. to become

registered.

Some field experience (internship).

France

Psychologue

Consultant en resources humaines

No requirement for job titles w/o

the word "psychologue".

To be called "psychologue", need

an academic degree post-masters in

psychology.

Germany

Academe: Dr. Phil. or

Dr. rer.nat. and the title professor.

Consulting: Dipl. Psych, sometimes

Dr.

4-5 semesters in general studies;

next 4-5 semesters in I/O

psychology. Must pass final exam

for Diploma.

Japan

Professors, Associate and Assistant

Professors

Masters Degree in I/O psychology

or related area, such as Business

Administration, Marketing, HRM,

etc.

New Zealand

Consultant

O.D. Consultant

Psychologist

Occupational Psychologist

Many have Bachelors degree; rare

to have Ph.D.; some have Masters

in I/O.

Puerto Rico

Psychologist

Human Resource Specialist

Consultant

Masters or Doctorate in

Psychology

Spain

Licenciado en Psicologia

5 years of University study in

psychology. Professional receives

Masters training in HR mgmt.

South Africa

Industrial psychologist

Consultant

HR Manager

Masters degree + 12-18 months

practical training in an accredited

organization.

Your ideas and suggestions regarding what SIOP should do to enhance global I/O psychology are

welcome. Please forward suggestions to Dick Ritchie, International Affairs Subcommittee Chair,

SIOP Professional Practice Committee, 100 Southgate Parkway, Room 3F09, Morristown, NJ

07960, USA; or email Dick at rjritchie@attmail.com; or call him at (201) 898-8527.

Subcommittee Members: Neil Anderson (U.K.), Jose Garcia, William Mobley (Hong Kong),

Robert Ramos, Mike Stevens, Seth Zimmer, Jose Justel (Puerto Rico).

ETHICAL AFFAIRS Subcommittee -- Walt Tornow, Chair

The primary activity of this subcommittee is issuing a second edition of the I/O Ethics casebook,

published by Rodney Lowman. The new casebook will be greatly expanded, and heavily

references the new APA Ethics Code. Negotiations are under way for publication, expected late

this year.

Subcommittee Members: Dave Bracken, Steve Brown, Larry Fogli (Chair, Case Revision

subcommittee), Sharon Green, Geula Lowenberg, Scott Martin (Chair, New Case Development

subcommittee), John Murray, Lance Seberhagen, Nancy Tippins, Kristina Whitney, Steve

Wunder.