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Patient Safety & Risk
Speaking Up for Safety: Psychological Safety and Escalation
The skill of raising a concern to someone more senior, before harm happens.
foundation120 min5 lessons

What you'll learn
- Apply a graded assertiveness script to a described clinical concern
- Identify the appropriate escalation step when a first attempt is dismissed
- Differentiate psychological safety from politeness or comfort
- Demonstrate a non-defensive response to a challenge from a junior colleague
- Evaluate a team scenario for the presence of speaking-up barriers
- Recommend two leader behaviours that would improve safety voice on a unit
Course content
5 modules · 5 lessons
1. Why People Stay Silent
- Why People Stay SilentPreview24m
2. Psychological Safety
- Psychological Safety24m
3. Graded Assertiveness
- Graded Assertiveness24m
4. When You Are Not Heard
- When You Are Not Heard24m
5. Receiving a Concern
- Receiving a Concern24m
