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Welcome to the Hogrefe news page. Here you’ll find our archive of news articles exploring contemporary themes in the fields of psychology and psychometrics – as well as updates on our ever-growing range of assessments and training courses.

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Assessing ability: untangling the current and future of skills and cognitive assessments

It is important to select the right tests for the right context, and to ensure that the assessments are not only a good fit for the job role but also give the candidates a fair chance. At Hogrefe we publish a wide range of tests which assess different abilities across the working lifespan.

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Effective action for employee mental health: measuring emotional processing and building resilience

The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the link between working conditions and emotional health, and ongoing financial difficulties caused by rising inflation and global conflict have created additional challenges for organisations and for many employees. Yet the need to ‘build back’ may have put more…

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Psychology in the sun: Hogrefe heads to the European Congress of Psychology in Brighton

Hogrefe is proud to sponsor this year’s European Congress of Psychology (ECP) in Brighton, from 3–6 July.

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Get moving with Animal Fun!

New to Hogrefe, Animal Fun is an effective, evidence-based programme to help children ages 3 to 6 years improve their gross and fine motor skills and social skills. Interactive, exploratory and non-competitive, Animal Fun is ideally suited to school, nursery, and group settings for use by educators…

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Emotional Processing Scale – Wellbeing: New UK and US norms

Hogrefe Ltd is pleased to announce the publication of new UK and US Working Population norms to support the popular Emotional Processing Scale – Wellbeing (EPS-W)

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Heading in the right direction: Using NEO & LJI in Headteacher selection

Case study: William Cobbett Primary School, a large primary with 500 pupils and a Special Needs Centre for children with communication and interaction needs, was in need of a headteacher. Katrina Howells, an organisational psychologist and executive coach became involved in the recruitment campaign…

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Psychology on the road: Health and Wellbeing at Work Conference

This is the UK’s leading conference and exhibition for transforming workforce health, wellbeing and culture. Principal Psychologist, Liz Hey, attended this year with a view to seeing who was there and what they were speaking about.

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A shifting landscape: autism assessment over 20 years

In honour of Autism Acceptance Week, we chatted with Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, 2nd Edition trainer Marianna Murin to get her take on autism assessment and training, how the landscape (and the medical community’s understanding) has changed in her years of experience, and what anyone new…

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Can preschool assessment of sociocognitive skills support earlier identification of autism in girls and women at risk of ‘late’ diagnosis?

There is increasing awareness that girls and women are less likely to receive a diagnosis of autism than boys and men. ASD in the general population is about three times more prevalent in boys than girls, and girls with the same level of ASD symptoms as boys are less likely to be diagnosed.

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Client spotlight: Recruiting autistic talent for neurodiverse workplaces with auticon

auticon is an award-winning global consulting organisation and majority-autistic business with a social mission to address inequalities in employment for neurodivergent people.

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Addressing neurodiversity in the workplace

With recent increases to the number of adults with diagnoses of neurodiversity in the UK, organisations are starting to pay closer attention to the impact this has on their workforce. Adaptations may be required for everything from recruitment and selection processes to organisational culture and…

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The fundamentals of leadership judgement remain

In the midst of what many describe as global economic crisis, leaders across sectors continue to grapple with the business of creating order from the chaos around us.

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Situation critical: the role of SJTs in selecting and retaining top leaders

In leadership roles, it’s becoming increasingly important to look beyond structured or unstructured interviews and self-report measures.

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Shaping Us & Shaping Early Childhood Interventions

On 31st January 2023, the Princess of Wales launched the Shaping Us campaign, a new initiative highlighting the importance of early childhood development in shaping who we become.

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Expanding PACT: Helping autistic children transfer communication skills from home to school

The popular Paediatric Autism Communication Therapy (PACT) is currently the only therapy with scientific evidence of improved child social communication functioning sustained six years after early intervention. Its newest study has concluded that PACT can be delivered in schools too, when applied…

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