About the Psychologically Safe Leader Assessment
The Psychologically Safe Leader Assessment is a free resource to help workplace leaders evaluate their strategies related to psychological health and safety.
The National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace (the Standard) acknowledges the need for organizations to ensure that those in leadership roles have the training and skills to “prevent psychological harm, promote psychological health of workers, and address problems related to psychological health and safety.” It also states that organizations should establish and sustain processes to assess and address leaders for psychologically safe leadership competencies.
The Psychologically Safe Leader Assessment and related resources found on the Workplace Strategies for Mental Health website are provided at no cost. These evidence-based tools were developed by Dr. Joti Samra, R. Psych. and her MyWorkplaceHealth.com team with support from Workplace Strategies for Mental Health, to be freely used by individuals and organizations to enhance workplace psychological health and safety. Read more
Project Team
The Psychologically Safe Leader Assessment was developed by a team of researchers as a resource to help assess and improve the psychological health and safety strategies of leaders.The core author responsible for researching, developing and revising the Psychologically Safe Leader Assessment is:
Dr. Joti Samra, R. Psych
CEO and Founder, MyWorkplaceHealthDr. Samra is a national thought leader on issues relating to psychological health and resilience, with particular expertise in these issues as they pertain to the workplace environment. She is Principal and Founder of MyWorkplaceHealth.com. She is an innovator in the area of psychological health and safety in the workplace, and has been the lead on a number of pivotal national workplace projects that have contributed to policy change in Canada.
Dr. Samra is a highly-regarded expert in psychological health and safety . Over the past two decades, she has been involved in numerous national initiatives that have contributed to policy change in Canada, and is a Founding and Ongoing Member of the CSA Technical Committee that developed the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace (CAN/CSA-Z1003-13/BNQ9700-803/2013). This Standard is the first of its kind in the world, and is shaping policy development for workplace psychological health and safety at the international ISO level.
Dr. Samra is the lead Research Scientist who created Guarding Minds at Work: A Workplace Guide to Psychological Health & Safety, in which the psychosocial factor frame adopted by the Standard was developed. She is also the developer of the Psychologically Safe Leader Assessment, an assessment and action planning resource that aligns leaders’ skills with the requirements of the Standard. Dr. Samra and her team have extensive expertise in helping organizations implement initiatives related to workplace PH&S including implementation of the CSA Standard; providing leadership development, training & coaching services across a broad range of areas, including emotional intelligence, psychologically safe leadership and mental health awareness; and, providing a breadth of services to enhance employee psychological health, wellness and resilience.
Dr. Samra has received a number of awards and accolades for her clinical and research work. She is proud to be the recipient of the Canadian Psychological Association’s New Researcher Award and the British Columbia Psychological Association’s Advancement of the Profession of Psychology Award. She is also the former President of the BC Psychological Association and past Chair of the BC Psychologically Healthy Workplace Awards Committee.
Partners
Workplace Strategies for Mental Health was established in 2007 to increase knowledge and awareness of psychological health and safety and improve the ability to respond to mental health issues at work. It provides practical strategies and tools for employers, leaders and employees. Psychologically Safe Leader was commissioned and funded by the Canada Life Assurance Company, through their national corporate citizenship program.
MyWorkplaceHealth is a full-suite consultancy on psychological health and safety with expertise in all things related to the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health & Safety in the Workplace (CAN/CSA-Z1003-13/BNQ9700-803/2013) and offers a customized and comprehensive suite of services with respect to workplace mental health, including webinars, workshops, training, consultation, e-learning and beyond.
CCOHS is Canada's national resource for the advancement of workplace health and safety, and provides credible information, education and innovative solutions to promote the total well-being and to create positive change in the lives of working people in Canada. CCOHS operates, hosts and maintains the Psychologically Safe Leader Assessment resource.