Society of Consulting Psychology

  Joanie Connell interviews Marc Sokol, SCP President Elect, about SCP’s first ever Graduate Student Consortium that will take place at the SCP Conference on February 1, 2024, in Austin, TX. Marc describes what graduate students can expect and why they should come. Spoiler: networking and career mapping are two great reasons, as well as affordability. Register at  

Joanie Connell and Ryan Warner interview Jacob Engelskirger and Shannon Jennings, SCP Conference Co-Chairs, to share highlights and important information about the SCP Conference in Austin, TX, February 1-4, 2024. Conference info: https://www.societyofconsultingpsycho... Tune in to hear a sneak preview of new and exciting offerings as well as why to come and how to register for the best price.

Join Dr. Ryan C. Warner, Advocacy Domain Lead, as he sits down with Dr. Gabrielle Jones to explore her latest book, "Culturally Responsive Substance Use Treatment: A Guide for Practitioners, Students, and Organizations." In this engaging episode, Dr. Jones shares practical insights for consulting psychologists, emphasizing the importance of cultural responsiveness in healthcare settings.

Joanie and Ryan interview Dr. Jay Finkelman, author of Forensic Organizational Consulting: The Role of Psychologists in Litigation Support. Jay describes the exciting world of forensic psychology and how organizational consultants can make an important impact in the justice system. He gives an overview of the book and tells how it is written for both lawyers and psychologists.

  In today’s episode, Dr. Patti Weiter interviews Dr. Tommy Thomas. Dr. Thomas shares his origin story in consulting psychology – it runs in his family! He talks about the ways he uses personality psychometrics to inform culture transformation at organizational scale. Dr. Thomas discusses the value he places on the community of the Society of Consulting Psychology.

Joanie interviews Dr. Ian Kristic about his leadership development work at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Ian talks about the renewable energy sector, what challenges leaders face in this in this industry, and what kinds of opportunities there are for organizational consultants. If you are looking for more consulting opportunities, have an interest in renewable energy, or would like to be involved in helping the planet, listen to this episode for ideas.

As a part of the Education series of the SCP Podcast, Joanie interviews Dr. Dorothy Kegler about how she has combined her interests in both consulting and education and what recommendations she has for other consultants who would like to apply their consulting expertise to education. She discusses opportunities in K-12 as well as higher education.

In today's episode, Dr. Rob Fazio talks to host Dr. Patti Weiter about his journey to becoming a consulting psychologist, what he is currently working on, and his history as an SCP member. He discusses his book, Bullyproof, and how to win when interacting with alpha personalities.

Joanie interviews Drs. Rodney Lowman and Stewart Cooper, co-authors of The Ethical Practice of Consulting Psychology. Rodney and Stewart explain how complex ethics can be for organizational consultants, especially as they frequently must navigate multiple relationships in their engagements. They describe how the book takes readers through a structured way of looking at ethics in consulting and gives real-world case examples to illustrate the principles.

On today's episode, host Dr. Selva Blum is joined by Dr. Jeffrey Axelbank to discuss an upcoming SCP webinar. Many situations call for stakeholder input when planning or launching a new enterprise or community initiative, and getting all stakeholders' perspectives

Dr. Brancu shares her journey to consulting psychology - a winding road like so many of our SCP members. She was continually drawn to elements of consulting without having the definition for this area of impact. She notes attending the SCP Society of Consulting Psychology Annual Conference left her saying, "These are my people!" Mira shares how she became interested in supporting women in leadership as part of her company, Towerscope's, social impact model.

Special guest host Dr. Daniel Lattimore interviews Dr. Joanie Connell about her book, Consulting to Technical Leaders, Teams, and Organizations: Building Leadership in STEM Environments. Daniel asks probing questions to get Joanie to tell stories about her past that she has never shared before. Joanie talks about her experience working as an electrical engineer and how she became interested in studying psychology to help technical people communicate better with each other.

Joanie and Nick interview Drs Vandaveer and Frisch about their book, Coaching Psychology: Catalyzing Excellence in Organizational Leadership. Vicki and Mike tell vivid stories about what led them to write the book, what kind of consulting they do, and what differentiates coaching psychology from other forms of coaching in organizations. Vicki and Mike are both I/O psychologists who worked together early in their careers.

  Joanie interviews Drs. Laurie Moret and Carroll Greene, authors of Consulting Psychology in National Security Organizations. Laurie and Carroll talk about how their different backgrounds in working in national security complement each other and how they interviewed many others in the field to create detailed case examples for the book. Joanie observes how useful these examples are to consultants to read no matter what industry they are in. Laurie and Carroll also share their experiences of co-authoring and how writing this book has helped them in many interesting and unexpected ways. To Learn More On This Topic

Joanie interviews Thomas Diamante, PhD, co-author of Learning Interventions for Consultants: Building the Talent That Drives Business. In addition to being a book author, Tom has a wealth of consulting experience consulting to C-level executives about organizational development and education. He talks about how important the learning process is and why it is important to understand the organization’s needs before designing a learning intervention.