Psychological Health and Safety Toolkit for Primary Care Teams and Training Programs
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.
Resources
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Psychological Safety for Teams
Psychological Safety for Teams
- October 2021
An article providing practical steps and strategies to create a more psychologically safe environment for health-care teams.
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The Heart of Safety: Protecting Our Healthcare Workforce — Declaration of Principles
The Heart of Safety: Protecting Our Healthcare Workforce — Declaration of Principles
- 2023
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.
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A Scoping Review of the Hidden Curriculum in Pharmacy Education
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.
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Teamworking, Psychological Safety and Compassionate Leadership
Teamworking, Psychological Safety and Compassionate Leadership
- October 2021
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.
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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.