Preconference meetings Special Interest Groups
Copenhagen: Tuesday 12th of June 2012
On the day before the IAWBH conference we have meetings for different Special Interest Groups:
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‘Organizational Practitioners’,
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‘Therapeutic Practitioners’,
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‘Dynamics of formal knowledge’, power and professions’,
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‘Bystanders’ and ‘Organizational Influences’,
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‘Trade Unions’,
- ‘Legal Issues’, and
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‘Risk Management’.
These Special Interest Groups will meet to discuss relevant developments in their field. Below you will find information about the plans they have with their meeting. Please contact the (co-)convenors if you have topics you would like to discuss with your international colleagues.
Best wishes,
Adrienne Hubert
Board member, responsible for the SIGs; Board_SIGs_Coordinator@iawbh.org
Organisational Practitioners SIG
13.30-17.30 h. max. 35 members
As co-convenor of the Organisational Practitioners Group (acting on Catherine Mattice’s behalf, as she will not be able to join us), I would like to invite all members of the Organisational Practitioners Special Interest Group to come together in Copenhagen to discuss the following questions.
- 1. What approaches are we exploring and developing as organisational practitioners?
- 2. What types of research do we believe could support organisational practitioners and their client organisations in their efforts to end workplace bullying?
- 3. How can we contribute to each other’s learning as the field evolves?
Catherine and I invite all of you to submit any further suggestions for topics prior to our meeting. These four hours afford us the opportunity to discuss these questions that are critically important to the evolution of effective organizational practices to address workplace bullying.
Best wishes,
Laura Crawshaw (crawshaw@bosswhispering.com)
Therapeutical Practitioners SIG
13.30-17.30 h. max. 16 members
We are planning for an IAWBH preconference meeting. At this point we would be interested to have your response on what sort of topics you would like to have for this TP-SIG. Also, if there is a topic you would like to present we would need to know that before January 15th. We are planning for 15 minutes presentations and 30 minutes round table discussion, sharing our experiences as therapeutic practitioners. It would also be nice to simply let us know if you plan to attend this TP-SIG meeting.
Please respond to nils.mageroy@uni.no
Kind regards
Nils Magerøy (TP-SIG convenor)
Dynamics of Formal Power SIG
15.30-17.30 h: max. 16 members
As many of you know, we will be holding a IAWBH preconference meeting for the Dynamics of Formal Power. Although many of us are already familiar with the power of the professions and how this power is used to engage in workplace bullying, many of us may be wondering what can be done to mitigate the impact of formal power in the workplace based on the status and knowledge possessed with a person’s profession. Emotional intelligence is an area that I would like to explore further; both in the area of responding in an emotionally intelligent manner as target and in the cultivation of emotionally intelligent leadership skills as perpetrator. I am interested in hearing from you and would like to gather a list of ideas you have in the area of mitigating the dynamics of formal power.
Please respond to cmarcello@sullivan.suny.edu with suggestions for discussion topics of interest.
Best regards
Dr. Cynthia V. Marcello (Dynamics of Formal Power SIG convenor)
Organizational Influences on Bullying and the Role of Bystanders:
Practical Issues in Conducting Research
15.30-17.30 h. max. 16 members
The idea that organization-level factors contribute to bullying is not new, yet these are often difficult to study. This workshop addresses some of the challenges in conducting research on the role of organizations and bystanders in workplace bullying. The objectives of the workshop are to exchange knowledge, ideas and opinions about the challenges involved and how to overcome them, share our research interests, and encourage new research collaborations among us!
We are delighted that our own board member and experienced researcher, Prof. Premilla D’Cruz, has kindly agreed to participate in this workshop and share with us some of her insights and tips about conducting research in this area. Looking forward to seeing you!
Thanks,
Roelie (roeliemulder@kpnplanet.nl) & Sabrina (sdeutsch@yorku.ca)
Trade Unions
15.30-17.30 h. max. 16 members
"Workplace bullying remains one of the most significant issues and concerns raised by union members and workplace representatives. Trade Unions across the world have a wealth of experience in dealing with such issues but as of yet there seems to be little or no co-ordination in sharing such experiences and the lessons that can be learnt for the benefit of union members. The SIG meeting will focus on how to best develop a strategy for co-ordinating such a vast and extensive breadth of experience and knowledge. For more information or to table any other agenda items then please email:
Fergus.Roseburgh@childrenssociety.org.uk"
Kind regards
Fergus Roseburgh
Legal issues
15.30-17.30 h. max. 16 members
Also the Legal Issues Special Interest Group (convenor is: Katherine Lippel) will organize a meeting. Katherine Lippel will publish her plans with the meeting mid February. If you have any issues you would like to discuss with your international colleagues, please send her an e-mail (klippel@uottawa.ca).
Risk management
13.30-15.15 h. max. 16 members
Risk management is an important area in workplace bullying and harassment, because many jurisdictions are moving to treating bullying as a workplace hazard. This raises several challenges, but also opportunities for researchers, practitioners and organisations to think about how to approach this problem in a systemic manner. There are lots of potential issues for us to discuss at this meeting, please add to this list so we can and develop our group's aims and agenda.
Example issues for discussion:
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How can we communicate with our colleagues, clients and each other about risk and hazards in the context of workplace bullying more effectively?
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How can we improve the sharing of resources about the risk management approach to bullying?
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What are the research gaps relevant to our group? The practice gaps? The attitude gaps? How can we start to think about addressing these?
I plan to put together and share some resources (electronically) before the meeting, so we have an opportunity to familiarise ourselves with some basic material, and enable those who wish to find out more about risk management to do so (and maybe come and join us!). Sometimes "risk management" can sound pretty abstract, because it is such a wide concept. I'd like to make it as easy as possible for people to know what this area is about. If you have some resources you think would help (papers, urls etc), please let me know.
If you are going to attend our group meeting, it would be great to know in advance so I can send info to you. This will also allow us to discuss how we might best structure the meeting to get the most out of our time.
I look forward to seeing you there!
Carlo Caponecchia (carloc@unsw.edu.au)
