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Psychosocial Safety

In Safety We Trust, Do We?

December 21, 2024 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

What precedes the feeling of safety? Do we trust in the feeling of what happens? Damasio tackles these tough questions in his wonderful book: The Feeling of What Happens. Where, when and in whom do we place our trust? When people talk about ‘psychological safety’, critical qualitative and moral … [Read more...] about In Safety We Trust, Do We?

Filed Under: Psychosocial Safety, Robert Long Tagged With: Psychological Safety, trust

When We Can’t Afford Safety

December 2, 2024 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

I have written before about the economics of safety and the way neo-liberalism puts the poor and disadvantaged at greater risk of harm (https://safetyrisk.net/freedom-to-harm-the-gig-economy-and-zero/). When it comes to psychosocial well-being and mental health, disadvantage … [Read more...] about When We Can’t Afford Safety

Filed Under: Mental health, Psychosocial Safety, Robert Long Tagged With: hazards

When You Don’t Know What Culture Is. How Can you Improve It?  

November 23, 2024 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

One of the new myths invented by Safety is that psychosocial health is about ‘controlling hazards’. Only Safety could warp reality in such a way. Now we have an industry that thinks it is addressing an issue by actually making it worse (https://safetyrisk.net/what-is-psychosocial-safety/ ). Moreso, … [Read more...] about When You Don’t Know What Culture Is. How Can you Improve It?  

Filed Under: Psychosocial Safety, Robert Long, Safety Culture Tagged With: culture

If You Want to Know About Mental Health, Don’t Ask Safety

September 30, 2024 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

I see with no surprise, Safety suggesting a re-think on mental health. Yet again, this confirms the simple reality that Safety loves to talk to itself about what it doesn’t know. If you want to know about Ethics, Culture or Anthropology, ask a safety engineer. Didn’t you know, if you need a source … [Read more...] about If You Want to Know About Mental Health, Don’t Ask Safety

Filed Under: Mental health, Psychosocial Safety, Robert Long Tagged With: HOP

Using EAP for Psychosocial Risk

September 16, 2024 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

When I worked in an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) we knew that less than 3-6% of employees used that service, even though it was free. This is also supported by extensive research. In reality, what happens when people are in distress or suffering psychosocial issues they approach trusted family … [Read more...] about Using EAP for Psychosocial Risk

Filed Under: Psychological Health and Safety, Psychosocial Safety, Robert Long Tagged With: EAP

Relationships as Therapy for Mental Health, A Note for Safety

September 10, 2024 by Dr Rob Long 2 Comments

We know that most mental health needs are not met with professional services but with Everyday Social Resilience. We also know that factors contributing to poor mental health are highly complex and not just the result of trauma. The recent release of the Royal Commission report into Defence and … [Read more...] about Relationships as Therapy for Mental Health, A Note for Safety

Filed Under: Mental health, Psychosocial Safety, Robert Long Tagged With: effective relationships, military

Culture Cloud Tour

August 10, 2024 by Matt Thorne 1 Comment

With the advent of Psychosocial Risk and Hazards (I hate the concept of a person being a hazard) there are many organisations that realise they have no understanding of what is being asked here. Safework Australia Code of Practice; managing psychosocial hazards at work With a short of Mental … [Read more...] about Culture Cloud Tour

Filed Under: Psychological Health and Safety, Psychosocial Safety Tagged With: culture cloud

More Pop-Psych on Failure and Other Safety Entertainment

July 6, 2024 by Dr Rob Long Leave a Comment

I read the latest pop-psych instalment from Edmonston on the ‘science’ of failing well. It’s amazing how gullible people are when someone throws in the word ‘science’, when what follows has nothing to do with science. Heinrich used this strategy (https://safetyrisk.net/hoodwinked-by-heinrich/) years … [Read more...] about More Pop-Psych on Failure and Other Safety Entertainment

Filed Under: Psychological Health and Safety, Psychosocial Safety, Robert Long Tagged With: Edmonston, Psychological Safety

The Naivety of Psychological Safety

July 5, 2024 by Dr Rob Long 2 Comments

One of the fascinating things about the Discourse of ‘psychological safety’ is its many silences. This is despite the fact that the advocates for psychological safety argue that silence is the problem. Apparently, the test for psychological safety is speaking up and being critical. Yet, most of what … [Read more...] about The Naivety of Psychological Safety

Filed Under: Psychological Health and Safety, Psychosocial Safety, Robert Long Tagged With: Psychological Safety

Scars That Never Heal

July 1, 2024 by Dr Rob Long 2 Comments

One of the grand delusions of Safety is its focus on physical harm. This is fostered by the silly language of ‘hazards’ and ‘controls’. Even then, the silly industry describes psychosocial harm as a ‘hazard’ (https://safetyrisk.net/what-is-psychosocial-safety/ ). You couldn’t make such stupidity … [Read more...] about Scars That Never Heal

Filed Under: Linguistics, Mental health, Psychosocial Safety, Resilience, Robert Long Tagged With: linguistics, psychosocial hazards

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