Free Workshops – Understanding Safety Beliefs
The workshops will be held on 7, 14, 21 and 28 July 9am Canberra time. You can register here: admin@spor.com.au
Here are some of the issues we will discuss over the four-session series:
- What does Safety believe?
- How do we know what Safety believes?
- Why does Safety believe what it does?
- What is the nature of indoctrination?
- What cognitive biases affirm belief?
- Why is belief not held in the brain?
- Why is the brain-as-computer believed?
- What does semiotics tell us of belief?
- Why must belief be embodied?
- What Social Psychological pressures affirm belief?
- How are beliefs represented in Art, Music, Aesthetics?
- Why is it difficult for people to change beliefs?
- What is Cognitive Dissonance?
- What are beliefs not held in rational argument?
- What part do the emotions play in belief?
- What cultural factors pressure belief?
- What are beliefs in safety made sacred?
- What are Safety myths?
- Why do memes, slogans, rituals etc. solidify belief?
- BY what methods or situations do beliefs change?
As usual, this will be a challenging workshop series, led by prof. Rob Long.
IN order to get you thinking, try these:
- https://monoskop.org/images/2/21/Varela_Thompson_Rosch_The_Embodied_Mind_Cognitive_Science_and_Human_Experience_1991.pdf
- https://web.english.upenn.edu/~cavitch/pdf-library/Stern_Formulating_the_Embodied_Mind.pdf
- https://integrativepainscienceinstitute.com/latest_podcast/the-embodied-mind-understanding-the-mysteries-of-cellular-intelligence-with-thomas-r-verny-md/
You can register here: admin@spor.com.au
Prof. Robert Long
Expert in Social Psychology, Principal & Trainer at Human Dymensions
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- You Practice What You Believe and You Believe What You Practice - July 2, 2026
- Belief and Faith in Safety - July 2, 2026
PhD., MEd., MOH., BEd., BTh., Dip T., Dip Min., Cert IV TAA, MRMIA
Rob is the founder of Human Dymensions and has extensive experience, qualifications and expertise across a range of sectors including government, education, corporate, industry and community sectors over 30 years. Rob has worked at all levels of the education and training sector including serving on various post graduate executive, post graduate supervision, post graduate course design and implementation programs.