> Please distribute freely: > 3rd Conference on Occupational Stress and Health: Announcement, Part A. > > > WORK, STRESS, AND HEALTH '95: > > CREATING HEALTHIER WORKPLACES. > > > The Third Interdisciplinary Conference on > Occupational Stress and Health. > > Thursday - Saturday, September 14-16, 1995 > Continuing Education Workshops: Wednesday, September 13, 1995 > Hyatt Regency Washington Hotel, Washington, D.C. > > > Presented by: > > American Psychological Association (APA) > National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) > Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor > U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) > > > CONFERENCE TOPICS: > > The conference will include paper sessions, symposia, poster > sessions, plenary addresses, and 10 continuing education (CE) > workshops (APA CE credits are available), featuring the following > topics: > > - Stress, health and the changing nature of work and > organizations; > > - Social and environmental equity in the workplace; > > - Workplace violence; and > > - Health effects, policy, prevention, and intervention. > > > CONFERENCE GOALS: > > - to identify model programs and applications to assist individuals > and agencies in the prevention of occupational stress and the > promotion of healthier workplaces; > > - to focus attention on the effects of occupational stress on > productivity, worker health and mental health, and national costs; > > - to address policy issues; > > - to discuss emerging issues and research developments in > occupational stress; > > - to bring together current research and theory on occupational > stress and health and to identify important gaps in extant > research, theory and practice; and > > - to provide a forum for interaction and problem solving with > occupational stress and health specialists in industry, government, > labor, academia and other key fields. > > > WHO SHOULD ATTEND: > > The conference program is designed to benefit both practitioners and > scientists, including managers, labor representatives, employee > assistance personnel, employee benefits specialists, insurance claims > personnel, human resource personnel, mental health professionals, health > care workers, occupational safety and health specialists, educators, > researchers, and trainers. > > > > ANNOUNCEMENT, TABLE OF CONTENTS: > > PART A: (Follows immediately.) > > - Preliminary Conference Agenda > - Co-sponsors > - Collaborators > - Chairpersons > - Coordinator > - Planning Committee > > > PART B: (In a separate file.) > > - Pre-conference Workshop Information and Enrollment Form > - Conference Registration Form > - Travel Information > - Hotel Information and Reservation Form > > > [PART A of the conference announcement follows.] > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE AGENDA > > > WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1995: Pre-conference Workshops > > Morning Workshops: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon > > - Measuring Stress in Organizations; introductory workshop. > - Psychology of Occupational Health and Safety; introductory > workshop. > - Roles and Models of Conflict Resolution in Creating Healthier > Workplaces; introductory workshop. > - Redesigning Workplaces: The Stressors of "New" Methods and How to > Avoid Them; introductory workshop. > > > Afternoon Workshops: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. > > - Developing Self-Reliance for Stressful Workplaces; intermediate > workshop. > - Fundamentals of Job Stress; introductory workshop. > - Medical/Legal Problems of Job Stress: Disability Issues and > Determinations; intermediate/advanced workshop. > - Evaluation and Treatment of Disability: Individual and > Organizational Levels; intermediate workshop. > > > Full Day Workshops: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. > > - Preventing and Mitigating Workplace Violence: Practical Approaches, > Model Programs; intermediate workshop. > - Career Transition Services Workshop for Organizations Undergoing > Reductions-in-Force; intermediate workshop. > - Towards an International Psychosocial Job Stress Database: A > Networking Session for Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) Users. > (Special session - not for continuing education credit.) > > > WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1995: Early Evening > > - Conference Opening Reception, to be held at The Embassy of Canada. > > > > THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1995: Opening Ceremonies > > Plenary Addresses: > > - Linda Rosenstock, M.D., M.P.H., Director of the National Institute > for Occupational Safety and Health. > - Joseph A. Dear, Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and > Health, U.S. Department of Labor, (invited). > > > Papers and Symposia, Thursday Morning Session: > > - Stress and Organizational Considerations in Occupational Safety and > Health. > - Beyond Profiling: An Integrated Multidisciplinary Approach to > Preventing Workplace Violence. > - Building an Empirical Base for Workplace Preventive Interventions. > - Re-Inventing Government: The Human Factors and Health Impacts. > - Fair Treatment and Stress for Women and People of Color. > - Work Stress Assessment, Prevention and Intervention Using the > Occupational Stress Inventory. > > > Papers and Symposia, Thursday Afternoon Session #1: > > - Workplace Violence: Practical Strategies Involving EAP's and Mental > Health Professionals. > - Stress in Different Occupations #1. > - International Strategies in Stress Prevention. > - Healthy People, Healthy Companies: Conceptual Models, Assessment > Tools, and the Bottom Line. > - Occupational and Organizational Psychiatry: Clinical Perspectives > on Workplace Stress. > - Diversity Issues #1. > > > Papers and Symposia, Thursday Afternoon Session #2: > > - Women, Work and Family: What are the Repercussions? > - Legislation, Monitoring and Prevention in The Netherlands, Sweden, > United Kingdom, and Germany. > - Stress in Different Occupations #2. > - Job Stress Interventions. > - Theory and Training in Occupational Health Psychiatry. > - Workplace Violence: Predictors and Outcomes. > > > Papers and Symposia, Thursday Afternoon Session #3: > > - Measuring Exposure: New Concepts and Methods in Psychosocial Work > Environment Research. > - Promoting Individual and Organizational Health and Competence: A > Finnish Approach. > - Health Promotion and Control of Job Stress. > - Organizational Change and Job Stress. > - Stress and Care-giving Occupations. > - Job Control and Job Stress. > > > > FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1995: > > Papers and Symposia, Friday Morning Session #1: > > - Downsizing, Job Loss, and Stress. > - International Usage of the Job Content Questionnaire for > Measurement of Psychosocial Job Stress Risk. > - Stress Management. > - Psychosocial Factors in Musculoskeletal Disorders. > - International Studies in Job Stress. > - Cognitive Demands and Job Stress. > > > Papers and Symposia, Friday Morning Session #2: > > - Extending the Burnout Construct: Reflecting Changing Career Paths. > - Economic Stress in Families at Midlife: Research Implications for > Prevention. > - Job Stress and Absenteeism. > - Work Organization Intervention for Musculoskeletal Disorders. > - Occupational Stress and Mental Health in Japanese Workers. > - Predictors of Job Stress #1. > > > Papers and Symposia, Friday Morning Session #3: > > - Workplace Violence: High Risk Occupations. > - Diversity Issues #2. > - Disability Management and Unions: What are the Mutual Benefits? > - Outcomes of Job Stress in Women. > - Work and Family #1. > - Prevention of Workplace Violence #1. > > > Papers and Symposia, Friday Afternoon Session #1: > > - Workers Compensation and Job Stress. > - Characteristics of Healthy Work Organizations. > - Toward a Systems Perspective of Work-Home Stress. > - Addressing Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace. > - Managing Occupational Stress: The Australian Experience. > - Issues in Stress Measurement. > - Stress and Mental Health Aspects of the Oklahoma Bombing. > > > Papers and Symposia, Friday Afternoon Session #2: > > - Challenge to Reduce Job Stress in Japan. > - Child Care and the Work-Family Interface: The Johns Hopkins > University Experience. > - Stress and Cardiovascular Disease. > - Occupational Health Psychology: Legislation, Training and Practice. > - Sexual Harassment. > > > FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1995: Early Evening > > - Grand Poster Session #1 and Reception. > > > > SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1995: > > - Grand Poster Session #2 and Continental Breakfast Reception. > > > Papers and Symposia, Saturday Morning Session #1: > > - Work and Family #2. > - Occupational Stress and Urban Transit Drivers. > - Job Stress and Career Stage. > - Predictors of Job Stress #2. > - Workplace Violence: Preventative Actions Taken by Unions and OSHA. > > > Papers and Symposia, Saturday Morning Session #2: > > - Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Stress Prevention. > - Strategies for Intervention and Primary Prevention for Urban > Transit Drivers. > - Gender and Job Stress. > - Workers with Disabilities. > - Occupational Health Psychology: The U.S. Program. > > > Papers and Symposia, Saturday Afternoon Session #1: > > - Person-Environment Fit and Work Stress: Longstanding Problems, > Current Solutions. > - Workstress in the Health Care Workplace. > - Worksite Stress Reduction Programs: Integrating Health Protections > and Health Promotion. > - American with Disabilities Act: Interplay with Health and Safety > Legislation. > - Prevention of Workplace Violence #2. > > > SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1995: Conference Closing > > Plenary Session: > > - Work, Stress, and Health: Overview and Future Directions: An > International Panel of Experts. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > CONFERENCE CO-SPONSORS > > American Psychological Association > National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health > U.S. Office of Personnel Management > Occupational Safety and Health Administration (DOL) > > > > CONFERENCE COLLABORATORS > > Academy of Organizational and Occupational Psychiatry > American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) > Employee Assistance Society of North America > European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions > Finnish Institute of Occupational Health > > International Labour Office > International Personnel Management Association > International Stress Management Association > Japan Society for Occupational Mental Health > Karolinska Institute > > National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH) > National Institute of Industrial Health (Japan) > National Swedish Institute for Psychosocial Factors and Health > Occupational and Environmental Health Services, Health Canada > Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization > > TNO Prevention and Health > Worksafe Australia, National Occupational Health and Safety Commission > World Health Organization > > > > CONFERENCE CHAIRS > > Gwendolyn Puryear Keita, Ph.D. Steven L. Sauter, Ph.D. > Associate Executive Director Chief, Applied Psychology and > Public Interest Directorate Ergonomics Branch > American Psychological Association National Institute for > Occupational Safety And Health > > Marilyn F. Gowing, Ph.D. Susan Fox > Assistant Director Special Assistant > Personnel Research and Occupational Safety and > Development Center Health Administration (DOL) > U.S. Office of Personnel Management > > > > CONFERENCE COORDINATOR > > Lynn A. Letourneau > Public Interest Directorate > American Psychological Association > > > > CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE > > Wayne J. Camara, Ph.D. Joseph Hurrell, Ph.D. > The College Board National Institute for > Occupational Safety and Health > Kathryn C. Church, M.S., C.E.A.P. > U.S. Office of Personnel Management Barbara Israel, Ph.D. > University Of Michigan > Michael J. Colligan, Ph.D. > National Institute for Occupational Jeffrey Johnson, Ph.D. > Safety and Health Johns Hopkins University > > Donald Elisburg Gwendolyn Puryear Keita, Ph.D. > Law Offices American Psychological > Association > Susan Fox > Occupational Safety and Health Helene W. King, Ph.D., C.E.A.P. > Administration (DOL) Cope, Inc. > > Marilyn F. Gowing, Ph.D. John D. Kraft > U.S. Office of Personnel Management U.S. Office of Personnel > Management > > > > Conference Planning Committee, continued: > > David Legrande James Campbell Quick, Ph.D. > Communication Workers of America University of Texas, Arlington > > Richard A. Lippin, M.D. Steven L. Sauter, Ph.D. > Arco Chemical Company National Institute for > Occupational Safety and Health > Anise Nelson > U.S. Office of Personnel Management Naomi Swanson, Ph.D. > National Institute for > Betty Pickering Occupational Safety and Health > U.S. Office of Personnel Management > Jane Walstedt, Ph.D. > Chaya Piotrkowski, Ph.D. Women's Bureau > Fordham University U.S. Department of Labor > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > ANNOUNCEMENT, TABLE OF CONTENTS: > > PART B: (In a separate file.) > > - Pre-conference Workshop Information and Enrollment Form > - Conference Registration Form > - Travel Information > - Hotel Information and Reservation Form > > > [End of PART A: Work, Stress, and Health '95, Conference Announcement.] >
