Michigan Occupational Therapy Association

Webinar TONIGHT! Sign up now at Linktr.ee/MichiganOTA or by logging into your account at MiOTA.org!

MiOTA Virtual Webinar! Psychological Safety to Improve Healthcare.

Presented by Lorne Epstein, MSOD, SHRM-SCP

When: November 20th, 7:00pm EST

"In this experiential workshop, Lorne guides healthcare professionals in creating psychological safety. This workshop supports the mitigation of bias by creating a culture where people feel safe and can share their ideas freely. We will discuss the literature that explains what psychological safety means, how it reduces implicit bias, and how it improves DE&I, as well as practices that demonstrate to managers and employees how to create it.

Google’s research on its highest-performing teams uncovered team members' communication, empathy, and sense of psychological safety with each other. In today’s fast-paced, high-stress environments, the need to build context so teams can work effectively together has never been more critical.

Clear engagement guidelines create the foundation for highly effective teams. Boost team efficiency, trust, and alignment by collectively identifying what is vital to your teammates and building a team commitment to using the co-created guidelines for success.

Using stories, dialogue, and appreciative inquiry techniques, you will learn what’s important to other participants and how you could work together in mutually supportive ways if you were part of the same team. You will take away tools to bring your team to its next level of performance.

Learning Objectives
• Define and recognize examples of psychological safety in real-world healthcare scenarios.
• Use inclusive and respectful language that promotes psychological safety among teams.
• Design a practical action plan to strengthen psychological safety in your workplace.
• Collaborate with colleagues using tools and behaviors that build trust, openness, and mutual respect.

Participants learn about and experience the meaning of psychological safety, understanding how this concept serves as a tool to engage employees and drive productivity, innovation, and collaboration. "

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Sign up today at Linktr.ee/MichiganOTA or by logging into your account at MiOTA.org!

MiOTA Virtual Webinar! Psychological Safety to Improve Healthcare.

Presented by Lorne Epstein, MSOD, SHRM-SCP

When: November 20th, 7:00pm EST

"In this experiential workshop, Lorne guides healthcare professionals in creating psychological safety. This workshop supports the mitigation of bias by creating a culture where people feel safe and can share their ideas freely. We will discuss the literature that explains what psychological safety means, how it reduces implicit bias, and how it improves DE&I, as well as practices that demonstrate to managers and employees how to create it.

Google’s research on its highest-performing teams uncovered team members' communication, empathy, and sense of psychological safety with each other. In today’s fast-paced, high-stress environments, the need to build context so teams can work effectively together has never been more critical.

Clear engagement guidelines create the foundation for highly effective teams. Boost team efficiency, trust, and alignment by collectively identifying what is vital to your teammates and building a team commitment to using the co-created guidelines for success.

Using stories, dialogue, and appreciative inquiry techniques, you will learn what’s important to other participants and how you could work together in mutually supportive ways if you were part of the same team. You will take away tools to bring your team to its next level of performance.

Learning Objectives
• Define and recognize examples of psychological safety in real-world healthcare scenarios.
• Use inclusive and respectful language that promotes psychological safety among teams.
• Design a practical action plan to strengthen psychological safety in your workplace.
• Collaborate with colleagues using tools and behaviors that build trust, openness, and mutual respect.

Participants learn about and experience the meaning of psychological safety, understanding how this concept serves as a tool to engage employees and drive productivity, innovation, and collaboration. "

Last chance to vote! Ballot closes TONIGHT at 11:59pm

Dear MiOTA Members,

Thank you for participating in the recent MiOTA election. Following the close of voting, it was determined that quorum was not met, and the Board of Directors approved reopening the ballot and extending the voting window.

During the initial voting period, there were no nominees for the Secretary position. Members were given the opportunity to submit nominations, and we are pleased to announce that two nominees have since accepted and submitted nomination statements.

We are now inviting you to cast your vote for the Secretary position here: Linktr.ee/michiganOTA

Voting ends 10-27-2025 at 11:59pm