Psychological Safety: The Foundation for a Connected & Engaged Team
October 29, 2024
9:00 – 11:00 A.M. PT
Culture is a complicated blend of values, assumptions, perceptions, attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and customs. But at the end of the day, it all comes out in the way we interact. How we interact in the human services arena is largely created and sustained at the supervisor level. We find psychological safety at the heart of all of this—culture, human experience, and interaction. This training will center on the power of psychological safety to build a connected and engaged team.
We will discuss the impact of psychological safety on team dynamics, individual well-being, and the overall effectiveness of our services. Participants will learn and practice several ways to assess psychological safety on and with their teams and acquire practical strategies and best practices for promoting and enhancing psychological safety within their teams.
Learners will:
- Define and understand psychological safety in the context of child welfare
- Identify ways to assess psychological safety on a team
- Implement practical strategies to promote psychological safety in supervisory practices
Who should attend: Supervisors, managers, and others who lead work teams for family resource centers (FRCs), Child Abuse Prevention Councils (CAPCs), community-based organizations, and other child- and family-serving systems.
IMPORTANT TRAINING INFORMATION:
- This is an interactive training. Please be prepared to participate in activities such as group discussion, breakout rooms, and/or demonstration. Your training experience will be best with the use of a webcam, audio, and a training environment conducive to active participation.
- This training will be recorded. The recording will be available to registered learners within 2 days of the training.
- California privacy laws mandate consent for recording conversations using AI applications. To ensure a respectful and secure learning environment for all participants, AI assistants are not allowed in CalTrin training. We value an accessible learning environment. If you require an accommodation to support your learning, please email us at least three business days before the training.
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Pre-Work:
Watch Building a Psychologically Safe Workplace | Amy Edmondson | TEDxHGSE
MEET THE SPEAKER
Dan Comer has more than forty years of experience in the human services field and was one of the creators of the Principles of Partnership. Over the last three decades, Dan has traveled the country delivering training and coaching to human service staff on implementing Alternative/Differential Response, change management, leadership, resiliency, and best practices in family engagement.
He has served as a clinical instructor within the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina. He has worked previously with Appalachian State University, Barium Springs Training Group, and American Humane Association. Dan has formal training in solution-focused practice, coaching, leadership, and facilitation skills. He has completed coach training through the Co-Active Training Institute and ORSC (Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching). In 2016, Dan joined the faculty at the Kempe Center as a learning and development specialist and leadership coach. As the Workforce Manager for the Colorado Child Welfare Training System within Kempe, he is responsible for curricula development, training facilitation, and coaching services as part of the Coaching and Learning and Development teams.
DAN COMER, MA
Workforce Manager,
The Kempe Center