Course curriculum

  • 1

    Module 1: Introduction to psychosocial hazards

    • Welcome to PRAiSE

    • Introduction to psychosocial hazards

    • Activity: Analysing your workplace

    • Protective factors and barriers

    • Activity: Quiz on protective factors and barriers

    • Statistics and impact

    • Definitions, Legislation and Standards

    • Activity: Quiz on Australian Legislation and Codes

    • Activity: Case studies

    • Common psychosocial hazards (bullying)

    • Activity: Reflection exercise (bullying)

    • Common psychosocial hazards (acute and cumulative)

    • Activity: Reflecting on hazards in your workplace

    • Human centred organisations

    • Managing psychosocial hazards at work
  • 2

    Module 2: Signs of psychosocial risk

    • Recognising early signs of psychosocial risks

    • Activity: Identify positive behaviours

    • Identifying baseline 'normal' behaviour

    • Activity: Identify alarming behaviours

    • Recognising early warning signs of psychosocial risks

    • Activity: Strategies for support

    • Strategies for helping at risk colleagues

    • Quiz - Matching hazards with warning signs

    • Quiz - knowledge check
  • 3

    Module 3: Causational pathways within the workplace

    • Introducing Causational Pathways in Psychosocial Risk Management

    • Identifying areas that cause impact

    • Workflow changes: Causational pathway from work systems to psychosocial risks

    • Examples of causational pathways: introducing new technologies

    • Activity: Identify potential impacts to the introduction of new technologies
  • 4

    Module 5: Designing effective interventions

    • Designing interventions

    • Strategies for redesigning workplaces

    • Examples of Intervention

    • Applying frameworks for redesign

    • Sustainable change implementation

    • Activity: Strategies to minimise psychosocial risks

    • Activity: Strategies for improving staff well-being
  • 5

    Module 4: Practical risk assessment tools

    • Practical risk assessment tools

    • Effective tools for assessing psychosocial risk

    • Examples of historic assessment tools

    • ErgoAnalyst with the Psychosocial Risk Analyser feature

    • Administering an assessment

    • Describe effective assessment methods

  • 6

    Module 6: Building a supportive workplace culture

    • A supportive workplace culture

    • Example industry based solutions

    • Creating a positive environment

    • Enduring strategies

    • Summary