Psychological Safety in Health Teams
Description
This session is designed for health professionals seeking to strengthen team culture, communication and sustainable performance in clinical and allied health environments.
The challenge
Healthcare environments place sustained psychological pressure on practitioners and teams. Without psychological safety, communication breakdowns, burnout and disengagement become increasingly common. Common challenges include:
Burnout and emotional exhaustion within teams
Communication breakdowns under pressure
Reduced trust and openness within clinical environments
Difficulty addressing conflict or concerns safely
Sustaining performance in high-demand settings
Our approach
Grounded in psychology and evidence-based team performance research, this session focuses on building psychologically safe, high-performing health teams through practical leadership and communication frameworks.
What you’ll explore
The psychology of psychological safety in healthcare
Communication strategies that strengthen trust and openness
Burnout prevention and sustainable performance approaches
Practical tools for improving team culture and collaboration
Leadership behaviours that support psychologically safe environments
Who this is for
Clinical leaders, nurses, allied health professionals, practice managers and health practitioners leading or working within multidisciplinary teams. This is a practical leadership and team performance-focused session.
CPD eligibility
Every Limestone Group health program is structured to support AHPRA CPD requirements, including evidence of identified learning needs, learning objectives and documented reflection. Programs are designed to strengthen the professional and psychological capabilities that shape effective healthcare practice, including communication, leadership, ethical decision-making and wellbeing.
A certificate of completion is provided for your CPD portfolio and AHPRA audit record.
Lineup
Suzanne (Sues) Tonks
Sues Tonks is the Managing Director of Limestone Group and one of Australia's most experienced practitioners at the intersection of psychology, executive leadership, and strategic communication. She is completing a Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology at Monash University as part of a double award programme incorporating the Masters of Educational and Developmental Psychology. She has completed all coursework, placements, and her thesis, with conferral pending publication of a submitted peer-reviewed journal article currently under review. She holds Provisional Psychologist registration with AHPRA. Sues also holds a Bachelor of Business and Commerce and a degree in Communication, and brings more than 20 years of senior practice across C-suite executive development, corporate strategy, government, not-for-profit organisations, creative agencies, and business owners. Her specialisations include issues management and public relations, and she has worked intimately with global brands and ambitious entrepreneurs at the highest level of decision-making. She is the developer of the AIMPI (AI Management Personality Inventory) and leads all Limestone Group programmes, coaching, and strategic intensives. Sues is a sought-after speaker and guest panelist on leadership, AI, psychology in professional practice, and the future of work.
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