Workshop #1: Practice Makes Progress: Using Creative Play and Applied Improvisation to Develop...

When:  Jun 22, 2023 from 09:00 AM to 10:30 AM (PT)
Workshop Description:

Psychological Safety is a big buzzword these days, and as health literacy and health promotion professionals, we understand the importance of psychological safety. However, being aware of the importance does not always improve our behavior, right? Employees, leaders, and teams need to practice and experience the skills and takeaways in order to reshape and reinforce the foundation of psychological safety within their organization. 

That is where Applied Improvisation comes in. The skills of improvisation that are used to sustain a scene on stage, such as “Yes, and…” (or accept and build), listening, looking at mistakes as opportunities to learn and grow, and making your scene partner look good, are also the same skills that can help establish psychological safety within your workplace and other environments. 

It’s not enough to just read and hear about what works. This workshop is all about practicing and advancing our essential life skills, so we can truly understand what it takes to create a psychologically safe environment for everyone in our workplace. This workshop is not just for those in leadership positions. ALL employees can use these applied improvisation skills to improve their mindset and perspective, which can shift and shape psychological safety and engagement at work.

Please note the following: 

  1. This is a continuation of the “Using Applied Improvisation to Create a More Psychologically Safe Environment in your Workplace” session that was offered at the IHA Conference in early May. This 90-minute session will expand on what was discussed at the 30-minute session at the IHA Conference. However, you can still attend this session even if you missed the conference session.
     
  2. This is a highly interactive workshop, meaning you will not be able to multitask during this session. Your full attention and presence is requested in order to fully participate in these exercises and experience the takeaways. Break-out rooms will be used, so please be prepared to turn your camera on if you want to participate. However, you are always welcome to sit out from the breakout rooms and observe with no questions asked. 

Objectives:

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  1. Attendees will practice specific skills, such as growth mindset, letting go of perfection, and active listening, through the use of applied improvisation exercises to improve their interactions with co-workers and colleagues. 
  2. Attendees will collaborate and work together to create and experience a psychologically safe environment through the use of “Yes, and…” exercises and encouragement to not overthink their answers and responses. 
  3. Attendees will perform exercises in a low-stakes environment and discuss how to apply to higher stakes environments at work, in order to build inclusive environments that foster adaptability, trust, and respect. 

Speaker:
Dayna Gowan, CHES 
Keenan and Associates 

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Register for this workshop:

When: June 22, 2023, 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Practice Makes Progress: Using Creative Play and Applied Improvisation to Develop and Reinforce Psychological Safety within our Organizations 
Fee- $50
Limited attendance of 50 participants! 






Earn Continuing Education Hours

CHES/MCHES: Sponsored by the Institute for Healthcare Advancement, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc, this webinar is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive 1.5 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available are 1.5. Continuing Competency credits available are 0. Provider ID#: 101864

CPH: This activity is approved for 1.5 credits accepted by the National Board of Public Health Examiners' Certified Public Health (CPH) recertification program.

CA Nursing: Institute for Healthcare Advancement is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP# 11933, for 1.5 contact hours.


It is the responsibility of each professional licensee to understand what his or her state licensing board requires for license renewal, as well as what that licensing board identifies as acceptable continuing education. Please contact your board for verification if you are unsure of your continuing education requirements.

Participants are solely responsible for determining if the continuing education provided is recognized by the regulatory or certifying entity to whom they wish to submit evidence of continuing education completion.

Please note that Continuing Education is available for LIVE - not recorded sessions.

For more information, please contact

Eskarlethe Juarez
562-501-1187
EJuarez@iha4health.org