Increased personal awareness,
increases professional effectiveness
What is EPPJ?
EPPJ is a methodology for sharpening the decisions we make and actions we take about ourselves and others, by understanding the effect of our internal and external influences.
The EPPJ tool
We have developed a psychometric tool that enables people to identify where on the Consciousness / Constructiveness axis they sit.
Explore the categories
The first step in recognising our own biases is to establish how self-aware we are and, how likely we are to be affected by unconscious bias.
Welcome to EPPJ…
We all like to think that we are naturally objective and broadminded. The facts, however, don’t support such a belief. Many earlier studies have shown that we are all affected, at least to some extent, by ‘biases’ – that is, underlying attitudes which result from our backgrounds, and which affect our decision making. This, of course, begs an obvious question: can we become more aware of our biases, and control them, in order to improve our decision-making?
That’s where EPPJ comes in…
What is EPPJ
EPPJ is a methodology for sharpening the decisions and actions we take about ourselves and others, by understanding the effect of our internal and external influences. It does so by asking – and answering – some key questions, such as:
- How do individuals construct meaning?
- What effect does an individual’s early experiences within the family unit have on their role occupancy in adulthood?
- What part does an individual’s biography have on their decision-making?
- What complex group processes are at play when individuals come together in groups/teams to make recommendations/decisions?
By examining these questions, EPPJ helps to avoid stereotyping and generalisations. By identifying and describing the correlation between biography and professional identity, the EPPJ process aims to assist individuals to become more conscious of their own biases, and thus make more balanced and less discriminatory decisions about others.
Meet our founder
Dr. Arlene P Weekes
With over 30 years of experience in the social work profession, Dr. Arlene P Weekes introduced and developed the concept of Effective Personal and Professional Judgement (EPPJ), as a model for helping individuals improve the decisions and actions they take in meeting the needs of others, by understanding the effect of internal and external influences. The basic premise of EPPJ is that: “increased personal awareness increases professional effectiveness”.