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The Safety and ‘New View’ Debate

June 28, 2023 by Dr Rob Long 4 Comments

The Safety and ‘New View’ Debate How Many Angels Can Dance on a Pinhead? Introduction Let me first acknowledge that I do not find any ranking of safety such as S1 or S2 helpful, so I try to avoid such language and will do my best to avoid it in this paper. Indeed, ranking language in safety is … [Read more...] about The Safety and ‘New View’ Debate

Filed Under: Robert Long Tagged With: archetype, Archetypes, neuroscience, safety archetype, safety differently, safety models, traditional safety

Traditional Safety

August 18, 2022 by Dr Rob Long 2 Comments

Traditional Safety The purpose of traditions is to ensure nothing changes. What often happens in starting any new experience, is that rituals and gestures quickly become traditions as people endeavour to ‘lock in’ an experience they don’t want to change. Initially, the tradition itself represents a … [Read more...] about Traditional Safety

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Bonsai Safety? 盆栽の安全性

June 17, 2016 by Admin 21 Comments

Bonsai Safety? 盆栽の安全性 “Bonsai” is a Japanese term which means or denotes “a tree which is planted in a shallow container". Having recently visited the Australian National Bonsai collection, at the National Arboretum Canberra,  as part of our studies for the Graduate Certificate in the Psychology … [Read more...] about Bonsai Safety? 盆栽の安全性

Filed Under: Creativity Tagged With: bonsai, kids, orthodox safety, parenting, traditional safety

Another Brain Teaser For Safety People

August 7, 2015 by Admin 26 Comments

Another Brain Teaser For Safety People Following the popularity of last weeks safety brain teaser – it has become clear that to be a leader in safety and risk then you have to be prepared to think and learn, a lot! – as Rob Long says “The biggest problem with safety is not non-compliance, its … [Read more...] about Another Brain Teaser For Safety People

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