Online Training
Psycho-Social Hazards: Risk Assessment and Response
Navigating, preventing and managing psychosocial hazards in the workplace
12 February and 19 February 2025
10:00 AM - 2:30 PM AEDT
Next intake: 12 February and 19 February 2025 | 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM AEDT
Overview
The Psychosocial Code of Practice is becoming more and more important as public sector organisations prioritise mental health and deal with psychosocial risks in the workplace. This code acts as a core framework, directing organisations in creating conditions that support mental health and reducing risks. In a time when putting the wellbeing of employees first, organisations understand that adhering to this code is essential to long-term success and growth. Organisations may foster a culture of understanding, support, and resilience by upholding their values, which will eventually result in happier and more productive workplaces for everybody.
This comprehensive course is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills needed to navigate the complex landscape of psychosocial wellbeing in the workplace. Participants will come away with a strong foundational understanding of the entire Code, starting with understanding its purpose along with how to define and implement Code recommendations.
Who Should Attend?
Co-ordinator, Officer, Advisor, Lead, Manager, Adviser, Leader, Specialist, Business Partner, Project Officer from Federal, State and Local government organisationsLearning Outcomes
Online Training
Psycho-Social Hazards: Risk Assessment and Response
Session details
- Benchmark and network with peers from all over the public sector
- Understand the questions you need to be asking
- Dial in from anywhere!
- Gain the opportunity to be a part of a community of practice
Level: Fundamentals
Participants should come prepared with examples of existing processes or areas requiring psychosocial hazard risk assessments to apply the course's teachings directly to their work environments
Key Sessions
10.00am Opening Remarks
- Welcome
- Introductions
- Overview and Setting Expectations
10.30am The business case for managing psychosocial risk
- What we mean by mental health and wellbeing
- Why mentally healthy workplaces are good for business
11.00am Introducing the risk assessment process
- The risk assessment process
- Protective and hazardous psychosocial factors
- Psychosocial hazard identification activity
12.30am Break
1:00pm Assessing risk and prioritising controls
- Considering vulnerability that increases risk
- Balancing controls to manage exposure to hazards
- Mapping your controls activity
1.45pm Job design to manage psychosocial hazards
- Job design as a critical control
- Understanding work as done
- What good job design looks like
10.00am Welcome and Recap
10.15am Leaders as the first line of defence
- Leaders as a critical control
- Understanding what psychosocial leadership behaviour looks like
- Leader activity
11.00am Having care conversations as part of early intervention
- Recognising the signs
- How to conduct a care conversation
- Escalation to support
12.15pm Integrated roles and responsibilities for managing psychosocial risk
- What an integrated approach to psychological health and safety looks like
- Shared roles and responsibilities across role functions
- Evaluating the effectiveness of psychosocial risk management
1.30pm Escalation pathways
- Internal supports
- External supports
- Mapping your escalation pathways activity
Meet Your Facilitator
Louisa Detez
Organisational Psychologist and Principal Consultant, Australian Psychological Services
Louisa is a registered organisational psychologist and principal consultant at Australian Psychological Services.
Louisa has worked in and consulting for many different government and private sector organisations, including the resources sector, education, state and federal government, global accounting and law firms, quick service restaurants, emergency services and policing, healthcare and not–for–profit.
Louisa has extensive experience supporting companies to meet their psychological health and safety regulatory requirements – some of which includes conducting psychosocial risk assessments, developing and applying trauma management and critical incident response frameworks and delivering capability development training.
Louisa is a keen facilitator and enjoys working with all levels within organisations, from senior executives, middle managers, down to frontline staff.
Louisa is passionate about creating sustainable healthy workplaces and supporting everyone to understand the role they play in creating great work environments.
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Ends 11 Feb
$A 1195
per person + taxAdditional discounts are available for group registrations of 10 or more. For group or payment enquiries or custom training solutions, please contact [email protected]
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