Providing a Psychologically Safe Workspace

A psychologically safe workplace is one where everyone values the psychological well-being of themselves and others. In this course, participants will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to facilitate a workplace experience that reduces employee risk for mental harms, promotes mental health, and optimizes workplace well-being.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Describe psychological safety.

  • Identify factors that contribute to psychological safety.

  • Adopt tools and resources to contribute to a psychologically safe workspace.

Course Content

Psychological Safety

  • General perceptions
  • Challenges
  • Responses
  • Impacts on others


How We Feel

  • Self-assessment


How We and Others Feel

  • Feeling of being included
  • Safe to learn
  • Safe to contribute
  • Safe to challenge the status quo


Three Factors to Creating Psychologically Safe Workspaces

  • Work well-being and resilience
  • Open communication
  • Cultural clarity

Facilitator

MCE Facilitator Shona Welsh

Shona’s been growing leaders and sharpening communication skills for over 30 years. An award-winning speaker, author of six books, and go-to mentor for organizations worldwide, Shona's got wisdom to share. Warm, witty, and wildly engaging, Shona makes people lean in, laugh, and leave ready to lead.

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