The Society for Occupational Health Psychology (SOHP) is a learned society with as focal point the "generation, dissemination, and application of scientific knowledge in order to improve worker health and well-being." The goals of the society are threefold. First, SOHP promotes psychological research on important questions pertaining to occupational health. Second, SOHP encourages the application of research to improve the health and safety of people who work. Third, the society works to enhance undergraduate and graduate training in the field of occupational health psychology.
SOHP, together with the American Psychological Association (APA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), organizes every two years an international conference dedicated to research and practice in occupational health psychology. The organization also provides resources that are useful in research, teaching, and practice. SOHP and APA sponsor an online listserv to promote discussion and information sharing regarding occupational health psychology. SOHP also publishes a newsletter at least twice per year in order to keep members abreast of organizational developments. Through an arrangement SOHP has with APA, members of the society receive a subscription to the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. Beginning with an agreement in 2008, the society coordinates member benefits and international conferences with the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology (EA-OHP).
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