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As I pride myself on being a dedicated Psychology Tutor:Mentor I am always looking for ways to provide You, the student, with more of what you want to enable your learning in the discipline.
So this morning I decided to use the keyword searches in psychology (and sometimes not related to psych at all ~:-) that brought you to my blog, as a springboard to provide you with learning materials.
I think this is an essential step for me as an online and offline Tutor:Mentor to provide you with sources of support, encouragement and learning aids. Think of them as tools and jewels to empower your skills as an academci adventurer in the world of psychology.
Corportate training and Development goals
Organisational psychology is a valuable field to enable worker satisfaction, health and safety and customer satisfaction. A colourful and resource rich site I came across was Directive Communication™ Basically, DC provides a set of online courses centred on organisational development psychology, developed by Arthur F Carmazzi. The focus is team work and group dynamics~ hey, that’s of use to undergrads and their group work!
What I like about this site is the emphasis on creating a cooperative culture within the workplace. Here is a list of some of their coaching services, note how the coaching material can easily transfer to group work whilst you are continuing your studies:
- How SYNERGETIC workforces are built
- How people can live their own values in line with an organizations objectives and gain more fulfillment from their job
- How people can INTERACT within their work environment to bring out the best in each other
- How peoples reactions towards each other and their environment creates stress and low productivity, and how to CHANGE those reactions into positive actions.
- How to INSPIRE great working attitudes by influencing your psychological environment
- How to access continuous workforce performance enhancement with TARGETED Directive Communication™ take home tools
- How to create superior cross departmental COMMUNICATION
- How to realize and develop untapped LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL
- How to cultivate loyalty with FULFILLED employee
Read more about DC here.
DC provides a range of Certification and self-study courses in Training and Organisational Psychology, which can be viewed here.
There is also a wealth of free resources available to visitors and of practical use to the undergrad. We must all do some form of group work in academia and, when working in the field, we are expected to be able to collaborate and cooperative within multidisciplinary environments. This site is a boon.
I have signed up to the email course, The Foundation in Directive Communication Mini Course (it’s free). And, I registered to be part of the DC community, which as an added extra, provides me with another host of free organisational psychology resources.
Love it! So much so that I have written to the marketing department at DC to let them know of this review and, to enquire about product testing. That means more quality information to you about the value of the DC site to your current studies and career development choices.
The beginnings of Modern Psychology
The history of psychology is an important element in our education, as I higlighted in a montage video post. Students who wanted to know more on this topic appeared keen to find the information in powerpoint form, so that is what I sought during my tramp.
Remember when researching this information, that Major Schools of Thought and the History of Research Methods are inter-linked with our disciplines beginnings.
Other online resources, not in Powerpoint form but are pertaining to the modern history of psychology include:
The Psychology of Gardening and Exotic Flowers
Interestingly, a popular post of mine, which I suspect is not being found for its psychological information, is The Exotic World of Bayesian Stats. So, as an attempt to keep the green-thumbed ones reading, I am exploring the relationship between psychology and gardening. As fortune would have it, so too have others.
Gardening as Mental Health Treatment, is a blog post by Will Meek, extols the virtues of tending one’s garden and simultaneously one’s mental health. I can attest to this, it also provides much physcial exercise when you’ve a chook to chase as I do, compliments of my neighbours (I feel blessed and special, tho exhausted, that she visits. More about how I am experimenting to keep her from my veggie patch tomorrow).
Meek links to the BBC News article, Blooming good’ mental health therapy which in turn highlights the applied psychology methods being used to enahnce community inclusiveness and self-development of those with mental health differences. The Thrive Battersea Garden Project has given me some ownderful ideas for mental health programs that can incorporate a community gardens project in Cairns, that the not-for-profit I coordinate is interested in contributing to (Reuse and Recycle, Cairns Inc).
Till next we meet…
Hey! I just saw the time and realised that I must get a wriggle on. I’ve a PhD student awaiting my feedback on their literature review draft, but first really must walk my dogs. The chores will have to wait~ yah ~:-)
Let me know what learning resources could be of help to you~