Practitioner initiatives

Practitioner-oriented Initiatives

promoted by EAWOP Constituent Members

The mission of EAWOP is to promote and support the development and application of Work and Organizational Psychology (WOP) in Europe and to facilitate links between scientists and practitioners working in this field across Europe. In line with this mission, the EAWOP wants to support initiatives promoted by its constituent members that focus on the practice of WOP that have a European scope and impact. The EAWOP desires academic-practitioner co-operation on the topics emerges in the field of practice, that facilitate the enhancement and dissemination of WOP knowledge, that enable the development of new professional competencies and the strengthening of existing ones.

Practitioner-oriented constituent members are particularly encouraged to respond to this call but all constituent associations may apply; it is the practical relevance of the proposed initiative that determines eligibility. Joint initiatives by two EAWOP constituents (from the same country or different countries) are also welcome. The proposed initiative should be practitioner-oriented and have a European or global perspective. A wide range of initiatives may be supported, such as (but not limited to):

• the invitation of an expert as a guest speaker or trainer;
• the participation of practitioners from several countries or even several disciplines to work together (in the multidisciplinary approach WOP has to be central to the initiative);
• attending a workshop or training event in another country with a view to disseminating the knowledge locally on return;
• initiatives with an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary approach (e.g.; clinical, mental health, HRM etc.) are also eligible, as long as WOP is central to the initiative.

Detailed characteristics of the initiatives as well as the criteria, which will be used for selecting the successful proposals, are presented every year in the call send to all EAWOP members in the newsletter, as well as advertised on the EAWOP LinkedIn page.