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Psychological Safety

Build trust and safety within your clinical team

Three workshops for making a treatment team safe to speak up in, and two for the clinician's own inner work: the dread before the workweek, and the patterns we bring into the room without seeing them.

More on team culture: Team Chemistry Workshops · Team Culture & Retention

Safety on the team

What psychological safety looks like on a treatment team, and how to build it together.

1

Understanding Psychological Safety

A short primer to start with: what psychological safety looks like on a team, how it's built, and the warning signs it's missing.

Inside:
  • What it looks like
  • Building safety
  • Warning signs
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Psychological Safety Workshop

Building psychological safety in treatment teams

Interactive team-building workshop designed to assess and improve psychological safety across multiple dimensions.

Time: 90–120 minutes for full workshop
Inside:
  • Introduction
  • 7 Dimensions
  • Self-Assessment
  • Exercises
  • Action Planning
  • Resources
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15 pages

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Safety Circle Creator Workshop

Building Trust & Belonging in Treatment Teams

Workshop focused on creating circles of safety where team members feel protected to express vulnerability and support one another.

Time: 90–120 minutes for full workshop
Inside:
  • Introduction
  • 7 Foundations
  • Assessment
  • Exercises
  • Action Plan
  • Resources

See also: the Safety Circle Creator intensive (Team Culture & Retention)

Applies Simon Sinek's Circle of Safety idea to treatment teams. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Simon Sinek.

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17 pages

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Clinician wellness

Inner work for the clinician, so what you carry doesn't run the session.

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Sunday Scaries Assessment

Understanding and Overcoming Pre-Workweek Anxiety

Comprehensive assessment and intervention toolkit for addressing the pre-workweek anxiety common among clinicians.

Time: 60–90 minutes for worksheet + exercises
Inside:
  • Understanding Sunday Scaries
  • Recognizing Sunday Scaries Patterns
  • Responding to Sunday Scaries
  • Action Planning & Interventions
  • Clinical Recommendations for Treatment Staff
  • Sunday Timeline Analysis
  • Anxiety Triggers Deep Dive
  • Cognitive Distortion Detective
  • Body-Based Anxiety Interventions
  • Intentional Sunday Redesign
  • Workplace Change Strategies
  • Building Your Sunday Support Network
  • Creating Your Integrated Sunday Scaries Action Plan

See also: the Sunday Scaries workbook for people in recovery

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32 pages

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Shadow Work for the SUD Clinician

Illuminating the Hidden Self

Deep personal work examining the unconscious patterns, biases, and unprocessed material that affect clinical practice.

Time: 120–180 minutes for worksheet
Inside:
  • Understanding Your Shadow
  • The Helper's Shadow
  • The Projection Mirror
  • Countertransference Patterns
  • The Wounded Healer
  • Shadow in Relationships
  • Specific Shadow Domains
  • Integration & Action
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20 pages

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