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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 with Amy Edmonson

A webinar featuring Amy Edmonson, a renowned American scholar of leadership, “teaming,” and organizational learning. Her discussion includes ways to...

Psychological Safety with Amy Edmonson

A webinar featuring Amy Edmonson, a renowned American scholar of leadership, “teaming,” and organizational learning. Her discussion includes ways to create psychological safety within teams and stresses its importance in hybrid environments as well as among diverse teams aiming for innovation.

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)
Oslo Business Forum
Tags
leadership, psychological safety, diversity
Audience
Employee, Human resource representative, Manager/Supervisor/Director
Theme
Organizational and team culture, Psychological protection
Cost
Free
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Webinar
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General
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General
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Not explicitly
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English
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Words Matter: An Anti-bias Workshop

An article that examines and recommends an interactive workshop to help health workers identify and replace stigmatizing language while assisting...

Words Matter: An Anti-bias Workshop

An article that examines and recommends an interactive workshop to help health workers identify and replace stigmatizing language while assisting them with providing more equitable care.

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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Raney et al.
Tags
bias, stigma, language
Audience
Trainee, Health worker, Health-care educator/Trainer
Theme
Organizational and team culture, Psychological protection
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Free
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Article (Peer reviewed)
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Specific to healthcare
Setting
Community care, Home care, Online setting, Hospital, Long-term care, Private clinic
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Indigenous, Men, Women, 2SLGBTQ+, Immigrant, refugee, ethnocultural, and racialized populations (IRER)
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English
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Crucial Conversations: An Interprofessional Learning Opportunity for Senior Healthcare Students

This article evaluates Crucial Conversations as a learning method for fostering interprofessional collaboration in pre-licensure senior health-care students and empowering...

Crucial Conversations: An Interprofessional Learning Opportunity for Senior Healthcare Students

This article evaluates Crucial Conversations as a learning method for fostering interprofessional collaboration in pre-licensure senior health-care students and empowering them to vocalize their concerns.

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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Delisle et al.
Tags
healthcare students, pre-licensure, stereotypes, hierarchy, hidden curriculum, interprofessional collaboration, interprofessional learning
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Health-care educator/Trainer
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Organizational and team culture, Psychological protection
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Fee
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Article (Peer reviewed)
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Specific to healthcare
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Not explicitly
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English
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PGME Information Sheet: Hidden Curriculum

An information sheet with an overview of the hidden curriculum, including its distinctions from the formal curriculum, its impacts and...

PGME Information Sheet: Hidden Curriculum

An information sheet with an overview of the hidden curriculum, including its distinctions from the formal curriculum, its impacts and importance in medical education, and its alignment with relevant accreditation standards. It also presents strategies and best practices to teach medical learners about this curriculum.

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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Roache et al.
Tags
hidden curriculum, positive and negative impacts, medical education
Audience
Health-care educator/Trainer
Theme
Organizational and team culture, Psychological protection
Cost
Free
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Guide/Tool/Toolkit
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Specific to healthcare
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Learning environment
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Not explicitly
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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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