Fostering a Psychologically Safe Learning Environment

Psychological safety in the learning environment is a shared belief that the educator-learner relationship is safe for interpersonal risk-taking which creates a sense of confidence that the educator will not embarrass, reject, or punish the learner due to mutual respect and trust.

The purpose of this module is to help educators (the leaders of learning teams) foster psychologically safe environments for all SMHS learners.

Target Audience

This course is for all educators teaching SMHS students in the classroom, laboratory, online, or clinical learning environments.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this module, participants should be able to: 

  • Define the concept of psychological safety on learning teams.
  • Recognize the importance and contributions of psychological safety in learning environments.
  • Identify actions you can take to enhance psychological safety on your learning teams.

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 Completion
Course opens: 
06/27/2023
Course expires: 
12/31/2029
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PRESENTERS:

Debra (DeeDee) Herrmann, DHSc, MPH, PA-C

Debra Herrmann

Kirsten Brown, PhD, MA

Kirsten Brown

Physicians

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physician Assistants 

The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that the AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification.

Other Health Care Professionals

A certificate of participation will be provided to other healthcare professionals for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies, or other professional associations.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 Completion
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