Topic: Creating Respectful Working Relationships

Building a respectful workplace culture is key to supporting mental health and promoting healthy interpersonal relationships. This webinar examines the impact of bullying, harassment, and poor workplace relations on employee well-being, as well as strategies for addressing these issues. Using the Psychosocial Safety Hierarchy of Control, we’ll explore actionable steps to design workplaces that prevent inappropriate behavior and cultivate a culture of respect. Learn how to create protective factors, promote supportive relationships, and ensure that your organisation thrives through a foundation of respect and psychological safety.

In this webinar you will learn:

The impact of mental health and psychosocial factors on workplace relationships
Definitions and real-world prevalence of workplace bullying, harassment, and sexual harassment
Causes of poor interpersonal relations and how job design can help
How to apply the Psychosocial Safety Hierarchy of Control to prevent inappropriate behaviors
Practical steps for fostering respect, trust, and support at work
Strategies to build a healthy, inclusive workplace culture

About the Presenter:

Dr. Tessa Bailey is a registered psychologist who completed her PhD focusing on lead indicators for worker psychological health and safety, for which she received the 2019 Ian Davey Award for the most outstanding PhD thesis at the University of South Australia. She has experience working in the areas of human resource management, injury preventions, and injury management.

In her prior role as a Research Fellow at UniSA Dr. Bailey assisted with coordinating the Australian Workplace Barometer project which analysed data on working conditions, worker health, and productivity outcomes for over 7,000 workers across Australia.

Her focus on applied practice led to the creation of The OPUS Centre for Psychosocial Risk working with industry partners to design integrated workforce health and safety systems that provide a psychologically safe environment, protect worker health, and promote wellbeing. As a Consultant Dr. Bailey has assisted organisations from a wide range of industries to design safe systems of work that optimise worker health and productivity outcomes.