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Psychological Health and Safety Toolkit for Primary Care Teams and Training Programs

This toolkit aims to empower comprehensive primary care teams and training programs to promote psychological health and safety through a set of curated, evidence-informed resources focused on team-based activities, policies, and practices.
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What is psychological health and safety?

Psychological health is a form of well-being that allows individuals to think, feel, and behave in a manner that enables them to perform effectively in their work environments, personal lives, and in society at large (Samra et al, 2022).

Psychological safety is a condition in which people are free from threats of harm to their psychological health (MHCC, 2019).

Psychological health and safety is a way people interact with one another as well as the way working conditions and management practices are structured within the workplace (CSA, 2013).

Seven themes for workplace psychological health and safety

The resources in this toolkit are organized by seven themes, based on a clustering of the psychosocial factors identified in Canada’s National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace.

Organizational and team culture

Organizational and team culture

Workload and work-life

Workload management and work-life balance

Successful attractive female doctor or surgeon in scrubs standing with folded arms in front of an African male doctor or consultant conceptual of an expert medical team, on white

Clear leadership and expectations

Psychological protection

Protection of physical safety

Protection of physical safety

Portrait of doctor and surgeon in a hospital together

Protection from moral distress

Support for self-care

Support for psychological self-care

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Psychological Safety for Teams

An article providing practical steps and strategies to create a more psychologically safe environment for health-care teams.

Psychological Safety for Teams

An article providing practical steps and strategies to create a more psychologically safe environment for health-care teams.

This link opens an external web page. The Canadian Health Workforce Network and the Mental Health Commission of Canada do not control the quality or omission of translations.

Author(s)/Organization(s)
O’Donohoe & Kleinschmit
Tags
Psychological health and safety, safe environment
Audience
Manager/Supervisor/Director
Theme
Psychological protection
Cost
Free
Format
Blog Post
Sector
Specific to healthcare
Setting
Community care, Home care, Online setting, Hospital, Long-term care, Private clinic
Identity
Not explicitly
Language
English
Article, Article (peer reviewed), Document/Report, Policy/Framework, Program, and Other (Poster presentation)* Icon

The Heart of Safety: Protecting Our Healthcare Workforce — Declaration of Principles 

An initiative that empowers collective action to protect the well-being of hospital and health-system employees. The Declaration of Principles describes...

The Heart of Safety: Protecting Our Healthcare Workforce — Declaration of Principles 

An initiative that empowers collective action to protect the well-being of hospital and health-system employees. The Declaration of Principles describes a commitment to protecting team members from physical and emotional harm and offering an environment free from inequity and racial injustice.

This link opens an external web page. The Canadian Health Workforce Network and the Mental Health Commission of Canada do not control the quality or omission of translations.

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CEO COALITION
Tags
team, psychological and emotional safety, physical safety
Audience
Manager/Supervisor/Director
Theme
Psychological protection, Protection of physical safety
Cost
Free
Format
Document/Report
Sector
Specific to healthcare
Setting
Hospital, Long-term care, Private clinic, Community care, Home care, Online setting
Identity
Not explicitly
Language
English
Article, Article (peer reviewed), Document/Report, Policy/Framework, Program, and Other (Poster presentation)* Icon

A Scoping Review of the Hidden Curriculum in Pharmacy Education

This scoping review investigates the definition and evidence of the hidden curriculum for pharmacy education. It concludes that recognizing the...

A Scoping Review of the Hidden Curriculum in Pharmacy Education

This scoping review investigates the definition and evidence of the hidden curriculum for pharmacy education. It concludes that recognizing the impact of the hidden curriculum and strategies for addressing its negative effects are critical to the success of both students and the pharmacy profession at large.

This link opens an external web page. The Canadian Health Workforce Network and the Mental Health Commission of Canada do not control the quality or omission of translations.

Author(s)/Organization(s)
Park et al.
Tags
professional identity, hidden curriculum, informal curriculum, health professions, education
Audience
Health-care educator/Trainer
Theme
Organizational and team culture, Psychological protection
Cost
Free
Format
Article (Peer reviewed)
Sector
Specific to healthcare
Setting
Learning environment
Identity
Not explicitly
Language
English
Blog Post, and Website Icon

Teamworking, Psychological Safety and Compassionate Leadership

This blog highlights the importance of teamwork and compassionate leadership for fostering a positive work experience. It also describes how...

Teamworking, Psychological Safety and Compassionate Leadership

This blog highlights the importance of teamwork and compassionate leadership for fostering a positive work experience. It also describes how such leadership may create effective teams and psychologically safe organizational cultures.

This link opens an external web page. The Canadian Health Workforce Network and the Mental Health Commission of Canada do not control the quality or omission of translations.

Author(s)/Organization(s)
West
Tags
teamwork, compassionate leadership, inclusivity, psychological safety
Audience
Manager/Supervisor/Director
Theme
Organizational and team culture, Clear leadership and expectations, Psychological protection
Cost
Free
Format
Blog Post
Sector
Specific to healthcare
Setting
Community care, Home care, Online setting, Hospital, Long-term care, Private clinic
Identity
Not explicitly
Language
English

Disclaimer: This inventory is by no means exhaustive. The Canadian Health Workforce Network and the Mental Health Commission of Canada are unable to comment on the quality of individual programs or services. Consequently, their inclusion in this toolkit should not be considered an endorsement of particular programs or organizations.

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