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David Blustein, PhD - Psychological Responses to Radical Changes in the Workplace: Resisting Precarity and Marginalization

Part of the Department of Psychology Colloquium Series on the Big Problems Being Solved with Psychology.

This presentation will describe the radical shifts in the workplace related to growing precarity, marginalization, and commodification. As a response to these changes (which have been underway for many decades), I present an overview of theory and research that have been informed by research and advocacy in vocational and counseling psychology, particularly within the psychology of working community. Psychology of working theory is reviewed as the conceptual framework for research, practice, and public policy responses to growing inequity and marginalization at work. I will then summarize recent and forthcoming research that explicates the nature and consequences of transformative changes at work. The presentation will include a review of a new evidence-based practice initiative that is designed for vulnerable workers and unemployed adults. The colloquium will conclude with implications for public policy and opportunities for questions and comments from the audience.

Mar 31, 2023 10:00 AM in Central Time (US and Canada)