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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

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Protection from moral distress

Support for self-care

Support for psychological self-care

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Assembling the Pieces Toolkit

This toolkit, offered as an e-course, provides practical advice for implementing key elements of the National Standard of Canada for...

Assembling the Pieces Toolkit

This toolkit, offered as an e-course, provides practical advice for implementing key elements of the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace (The Standard) and links to practical tools that will assist organizations in taking action towards implementation. This is a great companion to the Assembling the Pieces Handbook and The Standard.

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)
Mental Health Commission of Canada
Tags
standard, psycosocial factors, implementation, training
Audience
Human resource representative, Health-care educator/Trainer
Theme
Organizational and team culture, Workload management and work-life balance, Clear leadership and expectations, Psychological protection, Protection of physical safety
Cost
Free
Format
Course/Training/Workshop
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General
Setting
General
Identity
Not explicitly
Language
Bilingual
Article, Article (peer reviewed), Document/Report, Policy/Framework, Program, and Other (Poster presentation)* Icon

Reflections on the Mentor-Mentee Relationship

An article on how a successful mentoring relationship can bring significant benefits to mentees’ academic research productivity and career satisfaction....

Reflections on the Mentor-Mentee Relationship

An article on how a successful mentoring relationship can bring significant benefits to mentees’ academic research productivity and career satisfaction. Also included is advice on how to choose a mentee or mentor, what each should bring to the relationship, and how the relationship can change over time.

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)
Manthiram et al.
Tags
mentorship, relationship, research productivity, career satisfaction
Audience
Trainee, Health-care educator/Trainer
Theme
Workload management and work-life balance, Clear leadership and expectations, Support for psychological self-care
Cost
Free
Format
Article (Peer reviewed)
Sector
Specific to healthcare
Setting
Community 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

Top Tips to Deal with Challenging Situations: Doctor-Patient Interactions

This article discusses challenges that can occur during a medical consultation and provides suggestions to support medical practitioners and patients.

Top Tips to Deal with Challenging Situations: Doctor-Patient Interactions

This article discusses challenges that can occur during a medical consultation and provides suggestions to support medical practitioners and patients.

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)
Hardavella, et al.
Tags
challenging interaction, implications, management
Audience
Trainee, Health-care educator/Trainer, Health worker
Theme
Organizational and team culture
Cost
Free
Format
Article (Peer reviewed)
Sector
Specific to primary care
Setting
Hospital, Private clinic
Identity
Not explicitly
Language
English
Article, Article (peer reviewed), Document/Report, Policy/Framework, Program, and Other (Poster presentation)* Icon

Transforming Healthcare Organizations

This document outlines the connections between Canada’s National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace and the LEADS...

Transforming Healthcare Organizations

This document outlines the connections between Canada’s National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace and the LEADS in a Caring Environment framework and helps health-care leaders implement both in their organizations.

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)
Mental Health Commission of Canada and HealthCareCAN
Tags
leaders, the standard, healthcare, Psychological health and safety
Audience
Manager/Supervisor/Director
Theme
Organizational and team culture, Workload management and work-life balance, Clear leadership and expectations, Psychological protection, Protection of physical safety, Protection from moral distress, Support for psychological self-care
Cost
Free
Format
Document/Report
Sector
Specific to healthcare
Setting
Hospital, Long-term care, Private clinic, Community care, Home care, Online setting
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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