The Brief History of Personnel Counseling in Industrial-Organizational Psychology.

Highhouse, Scott

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ERIC Number: EJ596470

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Publication Date: 1999

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The Brief History of Personnel Counseling in Industrial-Organizational Psychology.

Highhouse, Scott

Journal of Vocational Behavior, v55 n3 p318-36 Dec 1999

Describes the contributions of Elton Mayo and the Hawthorne research team at Western Electric to the foundations of employee counseling; characteristics of 1940s-1950s counseling programs; and the historical role of mental health in industrial/occupational psychology. (SK)

Descriptors: Employee Assistance Programs, Industrial Psychology, Mental Health, Organizational Climate

Publication Type: Historical Materials; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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