Today we're bringing you a recent episode recorded on The Authority Podcast.

Ross Romano speaks with educator, author, and consultant Ricky Robertson, who works with schools, school districts, education service districts, and state departments of education across the country to develop systems of support that foster achievement, well-being, and resilience among staff and students. Much of Ricky's recent work focuses on creating workplace conditions that allow educators to thrive, including his new book The Other Teachers: A Guide to Psychological Safety Among Educators.

Hear about:

• Defining psychological safety
• Its relevance to schools and what inspired Ricky to write a book about it
• Factors that create psychologically unsafe schools
• Workplace bullying, cliques, fear-based leadership, and collective burnout
• Who can take charge of identifying the challenges?
• Guidelines or protocols for having productive discussions that respect psychological safety
• How a psychologically safe work environment for educators benefits students

Find The Other Teachers from Corwin or wherever you get your books.

About today’s guest

Ricky Robertson is an educator, author, and consultant. He has had the privilege to work with students from pre-K to 12th grade who have persevered in the face of adversity and trauma. Ricky is the co-author, along with Victoria Romero and Amber Warner, of the Corwin bestselling book, Building Resilience in Students Impacted by Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Whole Staff Approach. The model that he and his co-authors developed in their book was included in the Roadmap for Resilience: The California Surgeon General’s Report on Adverse Childhood Experiences, Toxic Stress, & Health as an example of best practices for schools to support children and families impacted by toxic stress and trauma. Connect with him @Teach4Trust and https://teachfortrust.com.

About the host

Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies, a coaching and consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on LinkedIn or Bluesky.

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