CTRI ACHIEVE

Leadership and Management

Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace

Note, this topic is presented by our partner company, ACHIEVE Centre for Leadership. Links on this page will direct you to our ACHIEVE's site for more information and purchasing.

Psychological safety allows employees to speak up, take risks, and perform at their best. This training helps leaders build psychologically safe workplaces.

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Available for Private Delivery

Certificate Included

Build Psychological Safety at Work

Given that many of us spend about 60 percent of our time at work, organizations can significantly influence our sense of psychological safety. When people feel afraid to make mistakes, ask for help, or share opinions and concerns, it may mean the organization is not psychologically safe. The fear is that they will be judged, reacted to harshly, or even punished for speaking up.

A psychologically safe workplace is one where people feel comfortable expressing themselves and have the confidence to bring issues or ideas forward to both employers and colleagues, leading to a culture of learning, innovation, and collaboration.

This workshop explores the key characteristics of a psychologically healthy and safe workplace, and the roles both employees and employers play in creating this environment. You will explore the 13 factors of psychological safety and practice strategies to enhance, support, and maintain psychological health in your organization.

Learning Objectives

Understand the 13 factors of psychological health and safety that impact employee well-being in the workplace

Assess the psychological health and safety factors from the perspective of your workplace environment

Identify strengths and areas for improvement in your own workplace

Develop ideas and strategies for integrating the factors of psychological health and safety into your workplace, both as a manager and an employee

12,500+

Professionals Trained

4.7 Stars

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500+

Organizations Served

Choose Your Format

Training options built for real-world needs.

Most Popular

Live Virtual Workshop

Interactive sessions with experienced facilitators.

From $389

/ per person

Learn from an experienced facilitator

Ask questions and get real-time guidance

Connect and learn alongside peers

Engage in discussions and practical exercises

Earn 6 CECs per day of training

Receive a certificate upon completion

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Private Training

Personalized training solutions for your team.

$3,500

/ starting at

1 day

Bring a facilitator to your team – onsite or virtual

Personalize content to your context and priorities

Focus on your real challenges and scenarios

Engage in interactive discussion and practical application

Align your team around shared language and approaches

Build skills that translate directly into day-to-day work

What You'll Learn

Strengthen your professional toolkit with strategies you can apply right away. The objectives below outline the core competencies you'll build through this training.

Understand Psychological Health and Safety

Build a clear, practical understanding of what psychological safety actually means – what it creates, what destroys it, and why it matters so much for team performance and well-being.

Recognize the Signs of an Unsafe Environment

Learn how to identify the behavioural and cultural indicators that signal low psychological safety on a team – before the effects show up in performance or turnover.

Create Conditions for Openness

Develop the specific leadership behaviours that make it safe for people to speak up, ask questions, admit mistakes, and raise concerns without fear.

Support Employees Effectively

Practice responding to employee concerns, disclosures, and struggles in ways that strengthen rather than erode psychological safety.

Increase Engagement Through Safety

Understand how psychological safety connects directly to engagement, innovation, and retention – and what you can do to build it in your team.

Sustain a Psychologically Safe Culture

Learn how to maintain psychological safety through leadership transitions, organizational stress, and the cultural drift that happens when it's not actively nurtured.

Our Approach

Grounded in research, practical application, and real‑world experience.

Accessible

Clear, approachable learning without unnecessary jargon.

Applicable

Content designed for real‑world challenges and opportunities.

Engaging

Facilitators bring content to life through stories and examples.

Practical

Skills and tools designed for everyday use in your setting.

What People Are Saying

Insights from our participants.

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It's not always easy to facilitate a six-hour session, but it flew by. Perfectly timed, packed with useful, relevant information, curated to address the unique needs of our group."

K. Decle

University of British Columbia, Office of Student Academic Services

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This was one of the best trainings our organization has had. Staff were so engaged and came away energized and excited rather than tired and drained."

T. Etienne

Portal Youth Outreach Association

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CTRI is a great source for learning. They were easy to work with and our facilitator presented in an engaging and interactive way that kept people interested and attentive."

J. Grimes

Optimism Place Women's Shelter and Support Services

FAQs

Common questions about the training.

This training is for:

Mental health professionals

Social services and community‑based professionals

First responders and emergency services

Health care workers and support staff

School and post‑secondary personnel

Leaders, managers, and supervisors

Human resources and people operations teams

Employees in corporate or business settings

Anyone working in people‑centred or support roles

What is psychological safety?

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Psychological safety is the belief that you can speak up, make mistakes, ask questions, or disagree without facing punishment or humiliation. Research consistently links it to team performance, innovation, and retention.

Who is this training for?

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This training is designed for leaders, managers, HR professionals, and executives who want to create environments where employees feel genuinely safe to contribute and perform.

Is psychological safety the same as being nice?

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No. Psychological safety is about creating conditions for honest, productive dialogue – which sometimes means having difficult conversations. The workshop clarifies what it is and isn't.

Does this training connect to the Canadian Standard on Psychological Health and Safety?

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Yes. The workshop is informed by the National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace. Contact ACHIEVE for details on specific framework alignment.

Is this training available online or on-demand?

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Yes. ACHIEVE offers this workshop in live, on-demand, and private formats. View current dates or contact us to arrange a session.

Can this training be combined with Managing Mental Health or Respectful Workplaces content?

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Yes. These workshops work well together as part of a broader organizational well-being initiative. Contact ACHIEVE to discuss.

Create a Psychologically Safe Workplace

Learn how to build psychologically safe workplaces where employees speak up, take initiative, and do their best work. View live training dates, explore on-demand options, or bring this workshop to your team.

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Available for Private Delivery

Certificate Included