TWH Worker

An Integrated Framework for Organizational Well-Being: Updated Themes, Potential Competencies, and A Broader Horizon

Cristina Banks, PhD
Joel Bennett, PhD
Aldrich Chan, PsyD
2022

This chapter presents an updated framework for Integral Organizational Wellness (IOW), expanding on previous versions to address complex workplace pressures and new stressors.

Key components of the framework include: Eleven themes of organizational well-being, categorized into Assessment, Awareness, Action, Applications, and Attractive State Competencies for Occupational Health Psychologists (OHPs) related to each theme Roles and competencies of internal well-being practitioners and allies Potential business partners and their impact on organizational wellness The influence of...

2023 SIOP: Making Work, Work

Dustin Maneethai, Ph.D.
Cristina Banks, PhD
Christopher J. L. Cunningham, Ph.D.
Leslie Hammer, Ph.D.
Alan Witt, PhD
2023

This presentation, led by Dustin Maneethai, Cristina G. Banks, Christopher J. L. Cunningham, Leslie Hammer, and Alan Witt, introduces a multidisciplinary approach to addressing workplace challenges and improving worker well-being. The format is inspired by the historical concept of "The Salon," encouraging open, diverse discussions to expand knowledge and thinking.

Key points:

Alan Witt discusses the importance of "place rights" and the power of physical environments in shaping work experiences. Cristina Banks emphasizes the role of I-O psychologists in building design, focusing...

2024 COEH Building Bridges Conference: Traditional and Alternative Employment in Contemporary Work

Cristina Banks, PhD
Ed Yelin, PhD
2023
Topic: Traditional and Alternative Employment in Contemporary Work:
Who Takes Responsibility for Workers’ Well-being?

This presentation by Cristina Banks and Edward Yelin from the California Labor Lab examines the evolving landscape of employment and its implications for worker well-being. The authors focus on the shift from traditional to alternative employment arrangements and the resulting diffusion of responsibility for workers' welfare.

Key points:

An overview of NIOSH's Total Worker Health® (TWH) approach, which integrates health protection and promotion to advance...