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Dignity at Work

Eliminate Bullying and Create and a Positive Working Environment

• By Pauline Rennie Peyton

• Price: $27.95 $25.16
• Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
• Pages: 216
• Published by: Routledge
• Publication Date: 25th September 2003
• ISBN: 978-1-58391-238-6

About the Book

Bullying in the workplace is now a recognised problem, and a cause for major concern. Victims stand to lose their self-esteem, their health and even their careers. Organisations that do not endeavour to put an end to this behaviour lose productivity, profits and their good reputations.
Dignity at Work is derived from the author's many years of experience working with organisations of all sizes and at all levels. This book outlines practical guidelines essential to organisations that want to combat bullying in the workplace, and psychologists and professional counsellors working with those organisations. It provides:
* the tools to identify bullying behaviour
* expertise to create new policies and integrate them into corporate culture
* confidence to know when and how to intervene practically and therapeutically
* the skills required to know when to seek external help from professional counsellors
* psychologists and counsellors with advice on how to transfer their skills to organisations as independent contractors
Bullying will no longer be tolerated, and organisations must create environments that do not support mistreatment. This book provides managers, Human Resources staff and professional counsellors with the skills required to be able to recognise when a problem exists, and deal with it effectively.

Table of Contents

Preface - Who this book is for. Part One. Why is Bullying an important issue? A Background to Bullying at Work, Bullying at Work, The Victims of Bullying, Employers, Harassment, Bullying and the Law, Dignity at Work Policies. Harrassment Investigation. Mediation. Conclusions for Part 1. Part Two. Introduction. The Tole of Counsellors/Psychologists in Organisations. Useful Theories. Counselling in Organisations. Working with the Various Parties. The Process of Investigation. Mediation. Other Roles for Counsellors/Psychologists. Taking Care of the Self.

About the Author(s)

Pauline Rennie Peyton is an integrative psychotherapist and a chartered psychologist. Since presenting her first paper on 'Bullying at Work' in 1995, she has built a reputation as a pre-eminent expert in this field. As a consultant to organisations large and small, she assists in policy writing and implementation, training, investigating, mediating and counselling the victims and perpetrators of bullying.