
Psych Health and Safety Podcast
The goal of the psych health and safety podcast is to rapidly advance the practice of psychological health and safety in companies worldwide. Featuring a guest each episode from the fields of health and safety, psychology and academia who are leading the way in their corner of the globe.
Hosts: Jason van Schie (AU), Joelle Mitchell (AU), Peter Kelly (UK), Kate Field (UK), Kim MacDonald (CA), Ian Lewis (CA) and Erin O'Byrne (CA)
Latest episodes

Aug 27, 2021 • 45min
Special Episode! Crossover with UK PH&S Podcast and Kate Field on ISO 45003:2021

Aug 25, 2021 • 34min
Psych Health and Safety Live! What can we learn from healthcare?
In the 24 August edition of Psych Health and Safety Live! Alica and Jason delve deeper into Monday's podcast (episode 48) with Dr Jan Smith and the discussion on psych health and safety in healthcare.

Aug 22, 2021 • 51min
Psych Health and Safety in Healthcare - with Dr Jan Smith
In this episode we chat with Dr Jan Smith, Director of Healthy You. We discuss the current state of psychological health and safety in healthcare, the variability in current approaches to management, and some of the very basic control measures that healthcare organisations can implement to improve the psychological health and safety of their employees. We discuss the role of leaders in driving psychological health and safety in healthcare. Jan shares her views on the impact that COVID-19 has had on the psychological health and safety of healthcare professionals, and offers suggestions for healthcare employers to help employees recover and stay in the industry.

Aug 18, 2021 • 59min
Psych Health and Safety Live! Achieving Parity for PH&S

Aug 15, 2021 • 1h
What if your job was good for you? - with Louise Aston

Aug 11, 2021 • 1h 9min
Psych Health and Safety Live! Psychosocial Risk Assessment Unpacked

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Aug 8, 2021 • 1h 35min
Live Panel Event - Psychosocial Risk Assessment: Current and Future Practice

Aug 2, 2021 • 1h 3min
Psych health and safety in the Middle East - with Tina Balachandran

Jul 26, 2021 • 49min
Psych Health and Safety in Offshore Petroleum - with Derrick O'Keeffe

Jul 19, 2021 • 1h 7min
The role of line managers - with Alicia Papas
In this very special episode, we introduce listeners to Alicia Papas, clinical psychologist, PH&S industry expert, and newest addition to the FlourishDx team!
Alicia shares her experiences in implementing a psychological health and safety management system at a large university, discusses the important role that line managers play in creating a psychologically healthy and safe workplace, and provides some advice on how to achieve support from top management for a psychological health and safety program.
We discuss some of the key projects Alicia will be working on in her new role as Head of Customer Success, and announce a new content pillar for the Psych Health and Safety Podcast - 'FlourishDx Live' - commencing mid-August.