Psychological Safety
Third Party Event
| Venue | Trinity College Dublin |
| City | Dublin |
| County | Dublin |
| Contact Hours | 5 |
| Event Type | Course/Workshop |
| Specialities | Acupuncture, Business, Cardiac Care, Gerontology, Management, Occupational Health / Ergonomics, Oncology, Pain Management, Palliative Care, Pediatrics, Pelvic Health & Continence, Pilates, Professional Issues, Respiratory Care, Rheumatology, Sports Medicine |
| Presenter Details | Facilitator William Priestley is a member of the international Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) and has over fifteen years’ experience delivering training in both the profit and non-profit sectors. He has contributed to national and European social policy, presented before the OECD and delivered a vision of empowerment from the TED stage. He has written a number of opinion pieces, including Why it’s surprising more young men don’t sell drugs, for the Irish Times andappeared as a television panellist on several occasions. In 2019, he staged an award-winning performance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. William holds a Master of Education from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. |
| Refreshments Included | Yes |
| Free Event | No |
| How to Book | Online |
| Booking Link | https://www.williampriestley.ie/courses |
| Contact Person | William Priestley |
| Contact Email | info@williampriestley.ie |
| Contact Phone | 0863852363 |
| Pre Course Requirement | None |
| Non-Member Price | €175.00 |
| Date | 18 Sep 2026 22:00 - 18 Sep 2026 16:00 |
Psychological Safety
When: Friday, 18 September 2026
Where: Trinity College Dublin
Time: 10am – 4pm
Lunch: Included
Cost: €175
Sign-Up: www.williampriestley.ie/courses
What is Psychological Safety?
Psychological safety is the foundation of high-performing teams, enabling trust, open communication, and collaboration. This course brings together leaders and professionals to explore how cultures of empathy, accountability, and learning can replace fear and blame. Participants will develop practical strategies to build trust, encourage constructive dialogue, and create environments where people feel safe to contribute, challenge ideas, learn from mistakes, and perform at their best.
What Does the Training Involve?
This highly interactive training course is designed to develop participants’ understanding of psychological safety through exploration, theory, and practical application. Participants engage in experiential activities, structured reflection, discussion, and real-world scenarios to build the confidence and skills needed to foster psychologically safe environments. The methodology is designed to maximise engagement by drawing on Gardner's multiple intelligences, ensuring that participants with different learning preferences can fully participate while also encouraging creativity, collaboration, and appropriate risk-taking in ideation.
How might Psychological Safety be helpful to me and my service/clients/colleagues?
Psychological safety is a proven approach that helps individuals, teams, and organisations build trust, strengthen communication, and improve collaboration. It can be applied in everyday workplace interactions, team meetings, and client relationships to encourage openness, learning, and constructive feedback. By reducing fear of blame and promoting empathy and respect, psychological safety enables people to share ideas, raise concerns, learn from mistakes, and contribute more effectively to shared goals.
Learning Outcomes
1. Demonstrate behaviours that build trust and psychological safety in teams
2. Apply empathy skills to support open and constructive workplace conversations
3. Recognise and challenge blame-based behaviours
4. Use self-reflection to assess one’s impact on psychological safety and trust
5. Practise strategies that encourage participation, learning, and respectful challenge
Methodology
Interactive/experiential, intrapersonal and interpersonal activities, self-reflection and linguistic analysis.
Previous Partners:
Health Service Executive (HSE), Trinity College Dublin, ARUP engineering, The Wheel, Dorset College, Union of Students in Ireland, National Youth Council of Ireland, Institute of Guidance Counsellors, Finglas Youth Resource Centre, Ballymun Regional Youth Resource
