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)
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Discover the antidote to "wellbeing washing" with our podcast! Hosted by Sheila Lord from BMR Health and Wellbeing and Dr. Jacqui Wilmshurst, a Chartered Psychologist specializing in Psychological Health, Safety, and Wellbeing at work. Join us as we delve into the core of real workplace wellbeing, moving beyond mere add-ons to integrate good work practices throughout your organisation. We explore psychological health and safety's significance and offer actionable steps for businesses to elev ...
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How Do Officers Conduct
PHS Due Diligence? - with Dr Louise Deacon
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49:16In this episode, hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Dr Louise Deacon, psychological health and safety consultant at Thought:Process. Louise shares insights from her PhD research exploring how Officers conduct their due diligence duties in relation to psychosocial risk.By Louise Deacon, Jason van Schie, Joelle Mitchell
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Protecting the Mental Health of Safety Professionals - with Kelly Nicoll
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39:19CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains references to suicideIn this episode, UK hosts Peter and Kate chat with Kelly Nicoll, President and Chair of Council for the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). She shares her observations on generational differences in perspectives on mental health and stigma, and discusses the importance of m…
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Mental Wellbeing in Rail - with Joana Faustino
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1:07:54In this episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Joana Faustino, Chartered Psychologist and Principle Health and Wellbeing Specialist at The Rail Safety and Standards Board. Joana takes us through the RSSB's 'Mental Wellbeing in Rail: Achieving Change' project and shares learnings and next steps.…
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What's at Risk? Canadian Study on Workplace Connection (part 2) - with Dr. Leah Ringwald
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32:43This episode is the second episode in a two-part series. Host Kim MacDonald and guest Dr. Leah Ringwald discuss the Conference Board's study into social connection in Canadian workplaces, titled, Real Connections in a Virtual World: Designing Remote Workplaces for Social Connections. Dr. Leah Ringwald is the Conference Board of Canada's associate d…
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In this episode Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Luka Campbell, Director National Regulatory Programs, and Kathy Naumczyk, Assistant Director Psychosocial Regulation at Comcare. Luka and Kathy take us through Comcare's recently published psychosocial Code of Practice and talk about their psychosocial inspection program. https://www.comca…
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Drafting a Standard for Suicide Prevention - with Sarah Ambrose
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43:47CONTENT WARNING: The conversation in this episode mentions suicideIn this episode, UK host Peter Kelly chats with Sarah Ambrose, Business Psychologist. They talk about recent trends in how UK businesses have been perceiving and prioritising worker wellbeing, and Sarah shares her reflections as a member of the drafting panel establishing a standard …
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Building a workplace that is resistant to sexual harassment - with Michelle Tuckey
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41:24In this episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with returning guest Dr Michelle Tuckey, Professor of Work & Organisational Psychology at the University of South Australia. Building on her bullying research, Michelle gives us the inside scoop into her latest research project focused on cultivating systemic safety to prevent workplace sexual…
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In this episode Ian Lewis interviews Megan Hunter to explore the dynamics of being an internal or external consultant to an organization and modelling psychological safety while doing psychological health and safety. It seems intuitive but one needs to be reminded organizations need to have pre-requisite trust and psychological safety to do the wor…
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Psychosocial Safety in Micro Businesses - with Dr Leanne Faulkner
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49:34In this episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Dr Leanne Faulkner, entrepreneur and small business owner. We chat about Leanne's PhD research exploring the psychosocial safety of micro-business owners and sole-traders.By Dr. Leanne Faulkner, Jason van Schie, Joelle Mitchell
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The role of embitterment in first responder PTSD - with Jacqueline Drew
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1:01:18In this episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Dr Jacqueline Drew, Associate Professor with the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Griffith Criminology Institute, at Griffith University. Jacqui shares findings from her research into the interactions between job demands and health outcomes in policing. She explains the conc…
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Do Individual-Level Interventions Work? with William Fleming
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58:24In this episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Dr William Fleming, Research Fellow at the Wellbeing Research Centre in the University of Oxford. William shares insights from his research that shone a light on the ineffectiveness of individual-level interventions for mental health outcomes in workplace settings.…
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What can we learn from Elisha vs Vision Australia - with Catherine Dunlop
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55:55In this episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Catherine Dunlop, Partner and Board Member at Maddocks. Catherine explains the recent Australian High Court case involving Vision Australia. The Court awarded the plaintiff $1.5 million in damages following a "sham" disciplinary process resulting in psychological injury. Join us as Cather…
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Workplace Culture from a Psychosocial Factor with Steven Mah
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53:31In this episode, Canadian host Kim MacDonald sits down with Steven Mah, a seasoned keynote speaker, instructor, counselling therapist, and safety professional, to explore the critical role of workplace culture as a psychosocial factor. Steven shares his insights on how workplace culture influences employee well-being, engagement, and overall mental…
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The Past, Present and Future of Burnout - Live Podcast Recording with Christina Maslach
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1:19:27In this special live recording episode of the Psych Health and Safety podcast from PHSCON 2024, Australian co-hosts Jason van Schie and Joelle Mitchell chat with Professor Christina Maslach about her foundational research on burnout. They talk about the initial inspiration for why Christina chose to focus her research on the topic and how the under…
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Thinking About the Big Picture with Nancy Hey
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42:44In this episode, UK hosts Peter and Kate chat with Nancy Hey, Director of Evidence & Insight at Lloyd's Register Foundation. Nancy shares her broad strategic perspective on workplace wellbeing and psychosocial safety within the wider context of social determinants of health. She speaks to the significant role of leaders and in particular middle man…
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The Burnout Challenge – Live Podcast Recording with Michael Leiter
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53:13In this special live recording episode of the Psych Health and Safety podcast from PHSCON 2024, Australian co-hosts Jason van Schie and Joelle Mitchell chat with Dr Michael Leiter about his book ‘The Burnout Challenge’.In the fun and revealing conversation, they discuss the importance of the design of work as the fundamental way to prevent burnout.…
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CHRISTMAS REPLAY: Episode #207 - with Dr John Fitzgerald
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1:19:35THIS IS A REPLAY OF EPISODE #207The Psych Health and Safety Podcast will be returning 14th January 2025!In this episode Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Dr John Fitzgerald, Mentally Healthy Work Lead at WorkSafe New Zealand. We explore a research report recently published by WorkSafe examining the role of work factors in suicide. John de…
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CHRISTMAS REPLAY: Episode #213 - with Dr Benjamin Ostrowski
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1:10:31THIS IS A REPLAY OF EPISODE 213The Psych Health and Safety Podcast will be returning 14th January 2025! In this episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Dr Benjamin Ostrowski, Senior Behavioural Researcher at Atlassian. Ben shares insights and findings from his ongoing internal research with Atlassian's Team Anywhere, exploring a range …
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CHRISTMAS REPLAY: Episode #85 - with Sandra Moll
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54:29THIS IS A REPLAY OF EPISODE #85 FROM THE PSYCH HEALTH AND SAFETY PODCAST CANADAThe Psych Health and Safety Podcast will be returning 14th January 2025!In this episode Ian speaks with Dr. Sandra Moll and they discuss why and how the peer support apps PeerOnCall (https://www.oncallapp.ca/) and Beyond Silence (https://www.beyondsilence.ca/) can provid…
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Christmas Replay: Episode #192 - with Dr Cynthia Mathieu
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58:00THIS IS A REPLAY OF EPISODE #192The Psych Health and Safety Podcast will be returning 14th January 2025! In this episode Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Dr. Cynthia Mathieu, Author and Professor of Organizational Behavior at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. We chat about her book, Dark Personalities in the Workplace, and her ongoi…
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In this episode of the Psych Health and Safety podcast, Australian co-hosts Jason van Schie and Joelle Mitchell discuss highlights from 2024 in a ‘Spotify Wrapped’ inspired episode. Top 5 highlights from the year include the inaugural PHSCON conference (and a lookahead to the 2025 edition), new colleagues at FlourishDx, turning customer problems in…
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Nudging for Mental Health with Elizabeth Bachrad
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36:38In this episode, UK hosts Peter and Kate chat with Elizabeth Bachrad, Population Health Strategist. Elizabeth discusses the application of nudge theory to mental health, and reflects on the quality of data about the conditions that enable good health and how to leverage them.By Elizabeth Bachrad, Kate Field, Peter Kelly
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Casual Employment & Mental Health in Academia - with Lauren Cox
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31:10https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/research-handbook-of-academic-mental-health-9781803925073.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqSsmnxPvFc57GLIkcxDbGOAqHDGA7uaYt8xjxu9O0eAxPV8QSEBy Lauren Cox, Joelle Mitchell, Jason van Schie
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Beyond Bikes & Bananas: Creating a work environment that works - with Ryan Hopkins
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1:02:03In this conversation, co-host Erin O'Byrne and guest Ryan Hopkins, Chief Impact Officer of jaaq.org discuss the critical importance of data-driven approaches to help psychological health & safety. They explore the paradox of well-being and how a Turkish phrase can help transform a workplace culture through small, actionable changes to create a posi…
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Psychosocial Toolkits for First Responders with Karina Jorritsma
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1:03:32In this episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Dr Karina Jorritsma, Professor of Practice at Curtin University's Future of Work Institute. Karina shares insights from a recent project developing toolkits to assist first responder organisations in preventing psychological harm.By Karina Jorritsma, Jason van Schie, Joelle Mitchell
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Alternative Dispute Resolution - with Treena Reilkoff
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39:23In this episode, UK hosts Peter and Kate chat with Treena Reilkoff, Trauma Informed Conflict Management Specialist at TLR Solutions 4 Conflict. They discuss the importance of psychological health and safety within mediation, the impact of trauma, and how psychosocial controls can be applied to protect the health and safety of all parties involved i…
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Psychosocial Safety Governance: Opportunities for Improvement – with Anna Dawson
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39:02In this episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Anna Dawson, Organisational Psychologist and Board Director. Anna shares her views on the role of the Board in relation to psychosocial safety, and offers guidance on what good governance looks like, with tips for WHS professionals who want to make psychosocial safety simple for the Board…
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Listening and Building Psychological Health and Safety in a Diverse Workforce
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53:46In this episode, Ian Lewis interviews Catherine Wilcox of Translink, one of Canada's largest integrated transit systems comprised of boats, buses, trains, and trams and a large workforce of operators, support technicians, public safety personnel, and corporate support. Translink has extensive experience in critical incident response and now are lea…
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Expert Series: How to Embed your Psychosocial Safety Strategy
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49:42In this Expert Series episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle discuss key considerations to ensure your psychosocial safety activities move beyond ad-hoc to embedded. In this practical and broad-ranging conversation they consider board/exec reporting, risk ownership, process ownership, incident response and competence building.…
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Certifying a PH&S Management System - with Emma Meenan
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37:02In this episode, UK host Peter Kelly chats with Emma Meenan, Head of Health and Safety at London Luton Airport. Emma shares about the process involved in achieving certification against ISO 45003.By Emma Meenan, Peter Kelly
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The Business Impact of Line Manager Mental Health Training - with Dr Juliet Hassard
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47:16You can read the full paper here: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0306065By Dr. Juliet Hassard, Joelle Mitchell, Jason van Schie
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Is Helping Embedded in Your Workplace Culture? - with Megan Wilson and Mike Armson
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1:10:21In this episode, guest host Erin O’Byrne sits down with Megan Wilson and Mike Armson from Sklar, Wilton & Associates, marketing and strategy consultancy, to delve into the company’s unique internal culture and the impact of their Headway program on external clients. They explore how their Helping Quotient and culture of feedback were developed, det…
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Avoidable employee harm in disciplinary processes – with Kevin Teoh and Andrew Cooper
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1:08:04https://www.hpma.org.uk/download/when-we-do-harm/ When work harms: how better understanding of avoidable employee harm can improve employee safety, patient safety and healthcare quality | BMJ Leader Frontiers | The last resort: reducing avoidable employee harm by improving the application of the disciplinary policy and process (frontiersin.org) The…
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Leaning into mental health in the energy sector
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1:02:12In this episode, Ian Lewis speaks with Leora Hornstein of Cenovus Energy, a leading international energy with a substantial presence in Western Canada. She has been with Cenovus for 8 years and is currently the Well-being Specialist, leading well-being at the company. She is also a Registered Nurse, Certified Occupational Health Nurse, and a traine…
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A 5x5 matrix for psychosocial risk? – with Dr Kate Harris
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51:04In this episode of the Psych Health and Safety podcast, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Dr Kate Harris of North Adelaide Local Health Network regarding the application of risk matrices to psychosocial risk.During the discussion, they talk about her experience leading a project with various stakeholders to build a contextually relevant r…
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In this Expert Series expert, UK hosts Peter and Kate chat about the importance of considering exposure when understanding the risk associated with psychosocial hazards. They explore the concept of sources of exposure and whether this should have implications to organisational risk management activities.…
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What is Unique about Public Servants? with Millie Thompson
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55:08In this episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Millie Thompson, Manager of Workplace Wellbeing at the Ministry of Social Development in New Zealand. Millie draws from her extensive experience in the public sector to share her views on the psychosocial challenges that are either unique to or exacerbated by the nature of public service.…
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What's at risk? Canadian Study on Workplace Connection - with Dr. Leah Ringwald
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36:59This episode is the first in a two-part series. Host Kim MacDonald and guest Dr. Leah Ringwald discuss the Conference Board's study into social connection in Canadian workplaces, titled, Real Connections in a Virtual World: Designing Remote Workplaces for Social Connections. Dr. Leah Ringwald is the Conference Board of Canada's associate director o…
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Are Employers Liable for Psychosocial Safety Beyond the Job Description? - with Emma Peterson
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37:55In this episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Emma Peterson, Partner at Russell McVeagh. Emma provides legal insights into a recent case in the New Zealand Employment Court involving Associate Professor Siouxie Wiles and the University of Auckland. The Court found in favour of Dr Wiles in relation to ongoing harassment she had receiv…
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Invisible Disabilities at Work - with Sarah Gashier
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35:39In this episode, UK hosts Peter and Kate chat with Sarah Gashier. Sarah shares from her time in leading the London Healthy Workplace Awards, and provides some insights into the micro award category for organisations with fewer than 10 employees. Sarah then shares her experiences of workplace harassment and discrimination associated with invisible d…
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EXPERT SERIES: Obtaining stakeholder support to fast-track your psychosocial safety strategy
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35:31In this Expert Series episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle discuss key topics they have seen first-hand influence key stakeholders to speed up the adoption of a psychosocial safety strategy.The discussion revolved around 1) The role of legislation and enforcement of new WHS regulations, 2) elevating the profile of psychosocial risks by adding…
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Serious Leisure - with Dr Roxane Gervais & Dr Prue Millear
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1:04:23In this episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Dr Roxane Gervais, Principal Psychologist at Practical Psychology Consultancy Ltd, and Dr Prue Millear, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of the Sunshine Coast. We chat about their current research into serious leisure and its role in work recovery. They are currently recrui…
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Exploring the global policy landscape - with Dr Rachael Potter
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42:15In this episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Dr Rachael Potter, Research Fellow for Justice and Society at the University of South Australia. We discuss her recently published paper developing a National Policy Index for worker mental health, involving input from 45 diverse countries. Rachael speaks to her methodology and findings, …
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Recapping the Psych Health and Safety Conference - with Liz Payne
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1:26:46In this episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Liz Payne, Head of Organisational Development & Learning at the Southern Eastern Sydney Local Health District and most recently, the chair of the inaugural Psych Health and Safety Conference (PHS Con 2024).During this lively conversation, Liz, Joelle and Jason recap highlights from the PH…
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Improving Veterinary Mental Health - with Megan Alderson
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1:08:16In this episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Megan Alderson, Founding Director The Strand Veterinarian and Creator of the Vet Thrive Wellness Programme. Megan speaks about the mental health challenges facing the veterinary industry, and shares details of a program she developed and implemented to improve wellbeing in veterinary prac…
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Studying Distributed Teams - with Dr Benjamin Ostrowski
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1:12:24In this episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Dr Benjamin Ostrowski, Senior Behavioural Researcher at Atlassian. Ben shares insights and findings from his ongoing internal research with Atlassian's Team Anywhere, exploring a range of outcomes in distributed work teams including productivity, innovation, and mental health. https://www…
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Global Policy and Legislative Changes for PH&S - with Stavroula Leka
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43:44In this episode, UK hosts Peter and Kate chat with Stavroula Leka, Professor of Organisations Work and Health at Lancaster University. Stavroula shares her recollections from her time as the convenor of the working group for ISO 45003, and offers insights into global policy and legislative changes in relation to psychological health and safety.…
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HR vs HSE?? Navigating psychosocial safety ownership - with Mike Hagan
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1:19:40In this episode, Australian hosts Jason and Joelle chat with Mike Hagan, HR and WHS Consultant at Mike Hagan Consulting Services. Mike shares insights from his experiences working across Safety and Human Resources to implement psychological health and safety in a large multinational. Key issues and challenges include implementing psychosocial surve…
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PH&S in Professional Services - with Sara Flanagan
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41:12In this episode, UK hosts Peter and Kate chat with Sara Flanagan, Global Wellbeing Director at Boston Consulting Group. Sara shares from her experiences in implementing psychological health and safety internally within professional services firms, both at a national and at a global level.By Sara Flanagan, Kate Field, Peter Kelly
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Mental Health in Civil Aviation - with Marc Atherton
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50:01In this episode, UK hosts Peter and Kate chat with Marc Atherton, Registered Aviation Psychologist and Partner at Allaxa. Marc speaks to the impact of the COVID-19 lockdowns on the aviation industry, shares his views about the relationship between mental health and safety in aviation, and shares insights from the recently published Royal Aeronautic…
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