IMTA Member Organizations

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Defence Force Psychology Organization Australia Point of contact: COL Peter Murphy Contact POC Website Austrian Armed Forces Military Psychology Service Austria Point of contact: Dr Christian Langer Contact POC Website The Military Psychology Service of the Austrian Armed Forces is a department of the Armed Forces Personnel Agency. It is in charge of providing the command with psychological know how and information to aid decisions and secure the mental health and mental combat readiness of our soldiers. To achieve its mission, the Military Psychology Service supports the selection of future cadre and soldiers for international operations does research and development concerning selection related topics trains and educates military and civilian personnel on psychological subjects develops and conducts employee surveys gives psychological support manages the assignments of psychologists Directorate General Human Resources Belgium Point of contact: LCol Psych Francois Lescreve Contact POC Website The Director General Human Resources of the Belgian Defence, LtGen Baudouin SOMERS, is responsible to the Belgian Chief Head of Defence, for preparing the Personnel-policy for all Services, the Defence Organization and the Training Defence wide in accordance with the overall Defence policy. He’s also responsible for the Personnel competency management, and for the management and administration in the domains Personnel, Training and Organization. The Directorate General Human Resources consists of five Divisions: the Policy Preparation Division (HRP), the Organization Division (HRO), the Personnel Evaluation Division (HRE) , the Personnel Management Division (HRG) and the Technical Support Division (HRT). The Directorate General Human Resources is located in Brussels at the Neder-over-Heembeek site, adjacent to the Military Hospital. Royal Military Academy Belgium Point of contact: Prof Dr Msc Jacques Mylle Contact POC Website The Royal Military Academy is Belgium's Defense university. The RMA is in charge of the basic education of all career officers, although two types of academic education are outsourced; i.e. all medical studies and industrial engineer. It has two full faculties - the Social and Military Sciences Faculty and the Polytechnic Faculty - and a language training center. The students earn after three years a bachelor degree from their respective faculties and after two years more a master’s degree. The Social and Military Sciences Faculty is also in charge of the continued education of all career officers. The trainees who are successful in the Higher Courses earn a master-after-master degree in Military and Defense Sciences or in Military and Public Affairs. The RMA has, as each university, a threefold task: education, research and services to the (military) community. Research is done by the academic staff, but also by hired researchers. The RMA is also entitled to deliver PhD degrees. Mostly through research (and less through education for the moment being), the RMA collaborates with both civilian and military universities throughout Europe mainly. Given that, nowadays, military operations are conducted in a multinational multicultural environment, the RMA opened its doors for military students from over the world. The RMA totals on continuous basis some 1000 students. Canadian Forces Leadership Institute Canada Point of contact: Colonel Bernd Horn Contact POC Website Director General Military Personnel Research and Analysis Canada Point of contact: Ms Susan Truscott Contact POC Website Director General Military Personnel Research and Analysis (DGMPRA) provides an integrated personnel research program for the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Forces (CF), addressing both strategic and operational personnel research. The research program addresses key thrust areas of the Personnel Production System; Personnel and Family Preparation, Support and Recognition; and Individual, Organisational and Operational Effectiveness. DGMPRA provides key DND/CF research capabilities in the areas of social science research; selection and assessment; quantitative and qualitative methods (eg. surveys and focus groups); workforce modelling and forecasting; concept development; and strategic analysis. Reporting to DGMPRA are the Director Strategic Military Personnel Research and Analysis, Director Military Personnel Operational Research and Analysis, Director Science and Technology (Personnel) and Chief Military Personnel Research Coordination. Directorate of Military Human Resource Requirements Canada Point of contact: Mr. Jim McCutcheon Contact POC Website Directorate Personnel Applied Research Canada Point of contact: LCol Stephen Eyres Contact POC Website Psychological Services of the Croatian Armed Forces Croatia Point of contact: Major Ingrid Cippico Contact POC Website Military psychology is a self-standing branch within the Croatian Armed Forces. Presently, the tasks of military psychology in the Croatian Armed Forces include: Combat readiness survey; Psychological prevention and support; Psychological selection and classification; Training in military psychology; Other military psychology activities (research, publishing, psychological operations, job analysis, international operations...). Military psychology activities are conducted in specialized institutions and in military units. Psychologists assigned to Armed forced units act as officers in units commands (self-standing battalions, brigades, corps, services commands) and directly perform combat readiness survey and psychological prevention and support, and partly other tasks too. The Unit psychologists concept is based on interaction of military organization demands (psychological casualties minimizing and soldier effectiveness maximizing respectively) and advancement in applied (organizational, industrial and crisis) psychology. Psychological selection and classification (to certain extent), training in military psychology are performed by psychologists in specialized institutions. The Section for Military Psychology in the Ministry of Defence is a central body of psychological branch. Centre de Recherche du Service de Santé des Armées France Point of contact: Dr Corinne Cian Contact POC Website Psychological Services of the German Armed Forces Germany Point of contact: Regierungsdirektor Johannes Wulf Contact POC Website Psychological Service of the Indonesian Army Indonesia Point of contact: LtCol Gunawan Gunawan Contact POC Website Korean Institute for Defense Analyses Korea, Republic of Point of contact: Dr. Kwang-Hyun Choi Contact POC Website Behavioral Sciences Services Centre Netherlands Point of contact: Dr Renier van Gelooven Contact POC Website Service Center for Psychological Advice and Selection Netherlands Point of contact: Drs. Saskia Hartman Contact POC Website Applied Behavioural Department of Singaporean Armed Forces Singapore Point of contact: LtCol Star Soh Contact POC Website Swedish National Defence College - Department of Leadership and Management Sweden Point of contact: Mr Björn Gustavsson Contact POC Website The roots of the Swedish National Defence College (SNDC) can be traced back as far as the establishment of the Artillery College at Marieberg in Stockholm in the 19th century. Today's College marks the latest development in a long line of military educational tradition and is since January 1 2008 a university under the Department of Education and attracts bots civil and military students. The College's task is to contribute towards national and international security through research and development. Research is carried out in diverse, but inter-related subject areas and subsequently disseminated to other interested sectors of society both nationally and internationally. The College trains and educates military and civilian personnel in leading positions, both nationally and internationally as part of the contribution to the management of crisis situations and security issues. Military Academy at ETH Zurich Switzerland Point of contact: Dr. Hubert Annen Contact POC Website The military academy is the training centre for professional officers of the Swiss Army and an internationally recognized centre of excellence for military sciences. Ministry of Defence United Kingdom Point of contact: Dr Gail Walker-Smith Contact POC Website Defense Personnel Security Research Centre United States Point of contact: Dr. James Riedel Contact POC Website The Defense Personnel Security Research Center (PERSEREC) is a Department of Defense entity dedicated to improving the effectiveness, efficiency and fairness of the DoD personnel security system. Located in Monterey, California, PERSEREC is a component of the Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA) under the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness). PERSEREC receives direction and research priorities from the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Counterintelligence and Security). To achieve its mission, researchers at PERSEREC: * Conduct long-term programmatic research for the security and intelligence communities * Provide quick-response studies and analyses in support of policy formation and systems operation * Disseminate research information to security policymakers and practitioners * Develop innovative systems, tools, and job aids for security professionals US Navy Advancement Centre United States Point of contact: Ms. Nora Matos Contact POC Website The Navy Advancement Center (NAC) Department, Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center (NETPDTC) is responsible for Navy-wide administration of The Navy Enlisted Advancement System (NEAS). The NAC develops and distributes enlisted advancement examinations for Navy-wide administration, evaluates and rank-orders all candidates for advancement, applies advancement quotas from the Chief of Naval Operations, and issues authority for advancement of enlisted personnel for paygrades E-4 through E-9. The NAC also produces and distributes advancement-related products, such as exam study reference lists and Advancement Exam Strategy Guides (AESGs), administers the Navy's Defense Language Testing, monitors Navy assessment programs, and serves as the principle advisor to the Assistant Chief of Navy Personnel, Military Personnel Policy and Career Progression, on advancement policy issues. USAF Occupational Measurement Squadron United States Point of contact: Mr. Johnny Weissmuller Contact POC Website