Evelyn M Field OAM
Challenging bullying in schools and the workplace.
Profile
Evelyn M Field OAM, FAPS is a practising psychologist, Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society, best-selling author and media spokesperson.
She is an international expert in dealing with school and workplace bullying and social survival skills.
In 2014 she was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her anti-school and workplace bullying initiatives.
Although Evelyn speaks mainly to professional audiences, following her recent success as a cruise enrichment speaker, Evelyn believes that most audiences want presentations with facts, some statistics, and lots of skills, strategies and options!
Evelyn trains participants to understand, manage or help those affected by school and workplace bullying. Her social survival skills model is a simple recipe for children and adults which improves their social and emotional resilience. Everyone can leave with simple, practical ideas that they can implement immediately!
Current Work:
Evelyn is or has been involved with many professional groups including the Australian Association of Workplace Bullying Professionals, Australian Psychological Society, past Convenor, Therapist Special Interest Group, International Association for Workplace Bullying and Harassment (IAWBH) previously on the Advisory Council of the National Centre Against Bullying (NCAB) Mental Health Foundation of Australia, School Counsellors’ associations, National Speakers Association of Australia and the Victims of Crime Assistance League.
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Many thanks for the wonderful workshop you provided for us... I have spoken with a number of the people
who attended - both psychologists and people who work in HR / management roles, and they all agreed that
they came away with useful tools to employ in their work settings.
Evelyn's workshop is entertaining, informative and hard hitting. She brings together years of practical
experience, the latest in theory and an extremely practical set of approaches. She incorporates proactive and
preventive strategies in her very comprehensive program. Evelyn is at the cutting edge in both research and
practice. She brings both passion and compassion to her work, which will be widely read. This is a most
important development in this area.
Evelyn's workshop was energetic and dynamic. She has a thorough knowledge of the subject and delivered practical strategies to deal with bullying in the organisation. This workshop gave me an understanding of the real life issues of bullying and how to control it. My previous effort with an online course was a waste of time and money. The day with Evelyn made me believe the organisation really is listening and working to heal the damage done by an ingrained bullying culture. A refreshingly different and realistic perspective on bullying. New, challenging, yet affirming that this endemic problem can be successfully dealt with.
I am writing to thank you for your participation in the National Safe Schools Week Launch. We were extremely pleased with the event and believe it was in large part due to your ability to connect with the audience and to relate safe schools messages in such an appealing, warm and engaging manner.
Evelyn Field's presentation 'Social and Emotional Resilience at Work' to the staff of the Academy of Mary Immaculate proved to be relevant, informative and entertaining. In a gentle and non-confrontational style Evelyn guided staff to reflect upon aspects of their life which hinder or harm their capacity to cope and to refocus on their strengths and positive strategies for change. Evelyn's presentation examined aspects of resilience from various angles including workplace bullying and associated behaviours and more importantly she provided people with manageable strategies for change. Evelyn's style generated a relaxed atmosphere which allowed for a forum to openly discuss problem areas and ways in which to improve the work environment. We would wholeheartedly recommend this PD.
Evelyn Field OAM delivered a fantastic and insightful presentation on the signs and symptoms of, and strategies to combat, bullying and harassment in the workplace, at the 2019 AHGE National Governance and Management Congress. Over 300 attendees from the registered club industry, from all across Australia, we’re educated as to the negative impacts that both overt and covert bullying can create in the workplace. Many of the audience had an “Ah ha” moment when reflecting on their own situations, past and present, as the behaviours Evelyn identified were recognised by many, evidencing that they themselves may have been bullied, may have inadvertently bullied someone else or, at the very least, witnessed bullying and not taken action.
An intense and complex topic handled professionally and providing great tips to take back to the workplace and review the situation of all those who attended.
