Psych Health and Safety Podcast

In this episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle reflect on 2023 and share what they have observed and learned during that time, trends that are continuing, and what they expect for 2024.

In this episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with a team of researchers from the University of Western Australia. Dr Aleksandra Luksyte, Dr Stijn Masschelein, and Dr Joseph Carpini collaborated on a field research project (using a control condition and random assignment!) exploring what happens when a workforce is granted "radical flexibility". Check out the episode to find out what happened!

In this special episode recorded as a live webinar, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle officially launch THE Psych Health and Safety Conference. We are joined by conference speakers (and repeat podcast guests) Dave Burroughs and Angela Martin to explore the Agenda. https://psychhealthandsafetyconference.com/

In this episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Skye Buatava and Andrew Gavrielatos, representing the 23rd World Congress on Safety and Health at Work. They tell us what has been involved in organising the Congress, the types of speakers and events available, and the events they are most looking forward to (one involves beanbags and popcorn!). We also chat in more detail about the increase in psychosocial content within the Congress and why the decision was made to do so. https://safety2023sydney.com/ https://chat.whatsapp.com/LpZ7uSa6FgJL261rtFwErA

In this episode, UK host Peter Kelly chats with Jodie Hill, Managing Partner at Thrive Law. Jodie shares about how her lived experience of psychological ill-health led her to found her law firm with the aim of being a psychologically safe and healthy workplace. We talk about the legislative environment in the UK and the role of legislation in driving wellbeing at work. https://www.thrivelaw.co.uk/ https://www.thelordmayorsappeal.org/initiatives/a-healthy-city/#section-2 https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-to-ask-for-adhd-accommodations-at-work-jodie-hill-ep-32/id1677158558?i=1000632342420

In this episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Paula Davis, Founder and CEO of the Stress & Resilience Institute. Paula shares her observations on the misuse of the term 'burnout' and clarifies the real symptoms of burnout. She shares steps that individuals can take to protect themselves from burnout, when they are in a situation where they are not able to change the drivers of burnout in their working environment. **Includes an exciting announcement from FlourishDx!** https://stressandresilience.com/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/pauladavis/2023/08/01/are-you-burned-out-or-just-exhausted/?sh=7f35bd9d1342

In this episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with David Savio, Director Health, Safety and Wellbeing at Australian Red Cross Lifeblood. In a highly practical conversation, David talks through the psychological health and safety strategy he is progressing at Lifeblood and the decision making process behind how he has ordered Lifeblood's activities.

In this episode, UK host Peter Kelly chats with guest Dr Judith Grant, Managing Director of the Wellbeing Exchange. They explore wellbeing trends in the UK, discuss the proliferation of wellbeing providers, and the primary prevention approach endorsed by the World Health Organisation. Judith encourages different specialisms to work together to implement workplace wellbeing, and shares her observations on the evolution of psychological health and safety as a concept. https://thewellbeingexchange.substack.com/

This was a live recorded webinar as a pre-launch to an all new leader training course by FlourishDx: 'Work Design for Psychologically Healthy and Safe Teams' In this 40 minute discussion, Jason and Joelle discussed the course overview, the practical activities designed to build work design and psychosocial consultation skills for leaders, how the program can be accessed, bulk discounts available and how to register your leaders for the first course commencing 5 December 2023. They also respond to questions from webinar participants at the end. Find out more about the all-new leader training and register here: https://flourishdx.com/leader-training/

Replay of the Sexual Prevention Webinar by FlourishDx 5 October 2023: The new statutory obligation in the Sex Discrimination Act to eliminate sexual harassment has been receiving a lot of press recently. While the idea of prevention is a new one in the context of this Act, Work Health and Safety legislation has imposed similar prevention duties on employers since the 1970s. In this webinar from FlourishDx, we will explored alignment between the requirements of the Sex Discrimination Act and the Psychosocial Risk Regulations (in the context of the WHS Act) including: - How are the requirements similar? (and how are they different?) - Sexual harassment as a psychosocial hazard - Sexual harassment as an outcome of organisational and industry risk factors - What does proactive prevention look like? - The seven standards underpinning a sound sexual harassment strategy - Can employers use their WHS frameworks to meet the obligations of the Sex Discrimination Act?