Creating Psychological Safety

Be Fearless, Stay Safe Psychological safety is the degree of fearlessness to give conscious and open expression to who we truly are. The lack of psychological safety (fearfulness) between individuals in the places people live, learn, play, work and pray leads to the immensity of human potential being unconsciously employed protectively rather than proactively. Psychological safety is a deeply personal issue. The level of felt psychological safety that an individual brings to their relationship with another determines the quality of the interaction between individuals. Key people in authority need and deserve the psychological safety opportunities to examine their own current level of psychological safety so that they can fearlessly inspire their charges to move from fearfulness to fearlessness. The author hopes that the reader will experience the psychological safety to create fearless and inclusive relationships in all their life settings. The pathways to psychological safety are outlined throughout the book with special attention given to parents, teachers, managers and leaders, who are the architects of the relationships they create with significant others – be those of an unconscious psychological safeguarding or conscious psychological safety nature.

Dr Tony Humphreys is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, author and national and international speaker. He began his career as a Clinical Psychologist in State Psychiatric and Psychological Services in England and Ireland and since 1990 has been working in private practice in Ireland. His practice involves working with individuals, couples, families, schools, local communities and the business community. He is a course designer and director of two courses on communication and self- realisation and relationship mentoring in University College, Cork and Portlaoise (outreach centre). He is also a regular guest lecturer in other third- level colleges, corporate organisations, wellness groups and educational systems both in Ireland and internationally, including several European countries, Turkey and South Africa. He is the author of many books on practical psychology.