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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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Centering a more holistic view of workforce safety

A blog post outlining how to improve workforce safety and well-being. It proposes a holistic approach that involves gathering and...

Centering a more holistic view of workforce safety

A blog post outlining how to improve workforce safety and well-being. It proposes a holistic approach that involves gathering and examining data on team-member safety incidents, listening to front-line staff about safety needs and solutions, and stratifying workforce safety data to build a baseline for equity.

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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Institute for Health Improvement
Tags
emotional safety, workforce safety, psychological safety, well-being, equity, physical safety
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Human resource representative, Manager/Supervisor/Director
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Organizational and team culture, Psychological protection, Protection of physical safety
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Free
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Blog Post
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Specific to healthcare
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Private clinic, Community care, Online setting, Hospital, Long-term care
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Not explicitly
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English
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Psychological First Aid Courses 

Two online psychological first aid courses (Self-Care and Caring for Others) on how to address the impacts of stress, trauma,...

Psychological First Aid Courses 

Two online psychological first aid courses (Self-Care and Caring for Others) on how to address the impacts of stress, trauma, and grief. Quick, accessible, and practical, the courses help participants develop useful tools for handling difficult situations.

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Canadian Red Cross
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self-care, wellness, care for others, psychological first aid
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Health worker, Health-care educator/Trainer, Trainee, Human resource representative, Manager/Supervisor/Director
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Support for psychological self-care
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Fee
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General
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Hospital, Long-term care, Private clinic, Community care, Home care, Online setting
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Not explicitly
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English
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Wellbeing Guardians

An introduction to the concept and role of a “well-being guardian” in health-care organizations. Well-being guardians can contribute to the...

Wellbeing Guardians

An introduction to the concept and role of a “well-being guardian” in health-care organizations. Well-being guardians can contribute to the development of a compassionate and inclusive culture by independently challenging senior leaders, seeking assurance, and recommending models, methods, and resources to support employee well-being.

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National Health Service England
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leadership, wellbeing, compassion
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Manager/Supervisor/Director
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Organizational and team culture, Clear leadership and expectations
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Free
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Specific to healthcare
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Community care, Hospital, Long-term care, Private clinic
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English
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Thrive Series: Team Toolkit: Psychologically Healthy Workplaces

This toolkit from the Canada School of Public Service includes practical aids and videos to help address each of the...

Thrive Series: Team Toolkit: Psychologically Healthy Workplaces

This toolkit from the Canada School of Public Service includes practical aids and videos to help address each of the 13 psychosocial factors that can affect mental health in the workplace.

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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Government of Canada
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psychological safety, psychologically healthy workplaces, psychosocial factors
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Employee, Manager/Supervisor/Director
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Organizational and team culture, Workload management and work-life balance, Clear leadership and expectations, Psychological protection, Protection of physical safety
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Free
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Guide/Tool/Toolkit
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General
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General
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Not explicitly
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Bilingual

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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