Applied Psychology
Actively Caring for People

Integrating humanism and behaviorism, this volume presents evidence-based techniques for improving health, safety, and well-being in all walks of life.

E. Scott Geller (Author)

9781107417625, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 25 February 2016

684 pages, 174 b/w illus. 16 tables
22.8 x 15.3 x 3.2 cm, 1.13 kg

'[Geller] is a master of being able to translate empirically based academic research into easy-to-understand language that is suitable for the layman. This book uses real-world examples to supplement the lessons from behavioural science and shows that [Geller] hasn't lost that happy knack of producing work that rises above the psycho-babble of the self-help industry and to continue to shine a light on how to make our workplaces safer. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to know more about 'why people do the things they do' and how to shape workplace and community cultures for the better.' Martin Ralph, Managing Director, Industrial Foundation for Accident Prevention, Western Australia, and Former President, International Network of Safety and Health Practitioner Organisations (INSHPO)

This volume demonstrates how readers can become more effective parents, teachers, students, coaches, managers, or work supervisors, while also gaining practical skills to enhance their self-motivation, communication skills, and intervention acumen. The first eight chapters explain evidence-based principles from applied behavioral science (ABS) that can be used to improve the human dynamics of any situation involving behavior. Fundamentals from humanism are integrated strategically to show how an ABS intervention can be more acceptable, influential, and sustainable. The following twelve chapters detail the deployment of ABS interventions to optimize performance in a wide variety of fields, including occupational and transportation safety, quantity and quality of organizational work behavior, healthcare, athletic coaching, parenting, pre-school and college education, environmental sustainability, and the control of obesity and alcohol abuse. Applied Psychology provides a thorough review of the latest research in relation to these domains and explores issues for future investigation.

Part I. Evidence-Based Principles of AC4P: Introduction E. Scott Geller
1. The foundation: applied behavioral science E. Scott Geller
2. The psychology of AC4P behavior E. Scott Geller
3. The psychology of self-motivation E. Scott Geller
4. The courage to actively care E. Scott Geller
5. Effective AC4P communication E. Scott Geller
6. Social influence and AC4P behavior Cory Furrow and E. Scott Geller
7. The intersection of AC4P and positive psychology Keenan Twohig, Matt Fornito and E. Scott Geller
8. Leadership, followership, and AC4P behavior Roseanne J. Foti and Kathleen B. Boyd
Part II. Applications of AC4P Principles: Introduction E. Scott Geller
9. Actively caring for occupational safety Joshua H. Williams and E. Scott Geller
10. Cultivating an AC4P culture in organizations Florence D. DiGennaro Reed, Amy J. Henley, Sarah R. Jenkins, Jessica L. Doucette, and Jason M. Hirst
11. Actively caring for traffic safety Chris S. Dula, Benjamin A. Martin, and Kyle A. Suhr
12. Actively caring to prevent alcohol abuse Ryan C. Smith and E. Scott Geller
13. Actively caring for obesity Sallie Beth Johnson and E. Scott Geller
14. Actively caring for patient-centered healthcare Dave Johnson and E. Scott Geller
15. Actively caring for our children Angela K. Fournier, Kelli England Will, and Kate Larson
16. Actively caring for preschoolers Jocelyn H. Newton, Katie C. Goulet, and Kyra L. Heidelberger
17. Actively caring for young athletes Thelma S. Horn
18. Actively caring for higher education Derek D. Reed, Bryan T. Yanagita, Amel Becirevic, Jason M. Hirst, Brent A. Kaplan, Ellie Eastes, and Taylor Hanna
19. Actively caring for mother earth E. Scott Geller
20. The AC4P power of pets Krista S. Geller
Epilogue: where do we go from here? E. Scott Geller.

Subject Areas: Social, group or collective psychology [JMH], Humanistic psychology [JMAN], Psychology [JM]