Division of Occupational Psychology

The DOP's 2016 - 2020 strategic plan sets out those goals that the Division wishes to achieve over the next five years.

• Download the plan and consider how you can contribute (members only)

• Assessment Standards

• Awards and Recognition

• Board Effectiveness - Under Review

• Communications Strategy

• Diversity and Inclusion at Work - Under Review

• Going Green

• International Working Group

• Neurodiversity and Employment

• Professional Development and Networking

• Psychology of Health and Wellbeing

• Science and Practice Strategy

• Volunteer Development Committee - Under Review

• Work-Life Balance

• Youth Employment

To volunteer for a DOP working group, please complete and return a statement of interest form.

When prompted to enter the committee you would like to work with, please enter the name of the relevant working group.

Find out more about volunteering and access the statement of interest form

The First DOP Committee consisted of:

Sources:  BPS Annual reports.

1978  Annual conference papers - Editorial Note

• Download Occupational Psychology: A 1978 commentary 

Civil Service Selection Board

• Download A landmark in the development of the Assessment Centre method

Fifty Years of Occupational Psychology in Britain

• Download Fifty Years of Occupational Psychology in Britain 

This page highlights significant contributions made to the Division of Occupation Psychology over the years by several of its most prominent members:

Dr Edgar Anstey

• View A true pioneer of Occupational Psychology whose influence made itself felt on the world stage at a time of crisis article

Jim Dukes

• Read about CSSB: A Landmark in the Development of the Assessment Centre Method

Professor Clive Fletcher

• Read about The Behavioural Sciences Research Division: A brief history of one of Occupational Psychology’s most influential units in the 1970s
• View How Occupational Psychology helped scupper thatcher and the polygraph: A Lesson in Exerting Influence at the Right Time article

Professor Hywell Murrell

• View One of the Founders of Ergonomics and what we now call Human Factors article

Professor Victor Dulewicz  

• View Standard Telephones & Cables:Applying Occupational Psychology article

Interviews

Dr Céline Rojon conducted interviews with individuals who were instrumental in the foundation of the Division of Occupational Psychology; were influential in its early history; and have made significant contributions to the field of occupational psychology.

These interviews, no longer than 40 minutes each, have now been made available online to the public at the following link:

The interviewees

• Dr Pat Lindley
• Professor Dave Bartram
• Professor Gerry Randell
• Professor Ivan Robertson
• Professor Peter Warr

Each gave generously of their time to allow us to benefit from their knowledge and experiences.

The videos should therefore provide a great way to learn about how these esteemed occupational psychologists entered the field, their reflections upon their work, and their insights into the future of occupational psychology.