On the 2nd of March, Loulé Council won the Prize for Good Practices in Psychology in Local Administration – Area of Occupational Health.
The award, which praises the measures developed in the municipality with the Quality of Life and Organizational Innovation Program and the Conciliation Management System, was awarded during the III Meeting of Psychologists of Local Administration, at Cineteatro Capitólio, in Lisbon.
The Prize for Good Practices in Psychology in Local Administration is an initiative that aims to recognize relevant and innovative projects in the contexts of intervention by psychologists in the different areas of psychological science in local administration, organized by the Order of Portuguese Psychologists and the Lisbon City Council.
The Quality of Life and Organizational Innovation Program was launched in 2019, with the general objective of «promoting the psychological, physical and organizational well-being of workers at the Municipality of Loulé through the implementation of innovative initiatives, from the moment of reception/ integration, going through the entire journey in the Municipality, as well as at the time of pre-reform and subsequent promotion of active ageing», refers to the Chamber.
Also in this context, the Municipality of Loulé adhered to the Pact for Reconciliation integrated in the “Programme 3 in Line – Program for the Reconciliation of Professional, Family and Personal Life”, and implemented the Management System for the Reconciliation between Professional, Family and Personal Life
Personnel, based on the Portuguese Standard 4552, being, since September 2020, as a consequence of the good organizational practices implemented, holder of Certification in this standard.
With this organizational well-being program that has now been awarded by the Order of Portuguese Psychologists and by the Lisbon City Council, the Municipality of Loulé intends, through a set of structured measures, «to provide lower levels of stress and higher levels of motivation, commitment, innovation and satisfaction, aware that this could be crucial in improving the performance, productivity and success of the Municipality and the services provided to citizens».
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