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The Collaborative Safety Model Explained

Our process and how it works

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Many agencies are struggling with systems that are outdated and lack nuance. Which is why when faced with a failure of any kind,  executives may be pressured to react by firing employees, writing new policies, or retraining staff. Instead of being stuck in outdated safety models of the past, we have developed a better way. 


At Collaborative Safety, we empower organizations to work together and adopt safe systems of accountability. We believe people aren’t the problem, they’re the solution. The Collaborative Safety Model ensures everyone in your organization is equipped with the necessary tools for individual and organization success. Watch the video below for an overview of our approach or see it displayed below.

We Equip You to Make Three Transitions

to create a systemic and proactive culture of safety within your organization

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Traditional approaches often point fingers at workers when organizational missteps occur, leading to punitive actions. However, this approach is counterproductive and doesn't promote true accountability. At Collaborative Safety, we support organizations to shift from this blame-driven paradigm. Our Collaborative Safety Model promotes organizational responsibility, ensuring that improvements are agency-driven rather than targeting individual employees.

After setbacks, many organizations might opt for seemingly immediate solutions, such as employee terminations, policy modifications, or staff retraining. While these might give a temporary sense of resolution, they don't address the deeper systemic issues that led to the problem. Instead of merely addressing the symptoms, our approach emphasizes understanding and rectifying the systemic issues, ensuring a more sustainable and effective solution.

In the wake of failure, it is tempting for agencies to use quick fixes such as firing employees, adding new policy or retraining staff. This leaves agencies with the false impression that a problem has been resolved. However, agencies are still left with the systemic constraints and influences that contributed to an adverse event. This is commonly seen as treating symptoms instead of the source of the illness. Instead, agencies need to track and address the underlying systemic factors that are present in many adverse events and are likely to be present in the future.

Traditional corrective measures often center around imposing new rules, training sessions, or compliance checks on individual staff members, inadvertently increasing their workload and complicating processes. We believe that staff members are invaluable assets, and the key to enhancing safety lies in facilitating their work, not hindering it. By eliminating obstacles and offering supportive systems, we help staff contribute positively to organizational goals. Furthermore, we champion the idea that staff, with their unique insights and experiences, should have a voice in shaping safety measures, ensuring a more holistic and informed approach to safety.

The Collaborative Safety Model

Years of research in Safety Science integrated with deep knowledge of Behavioral Analysis, Forensic Interviewing and Trauma Informed Care distilled into one model to support every role and function of your organization.

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Systemic Learning

Dive deep into how decisions, resources, and external factors impact daily agency operations. Rooted in safety science, these methods of review spotlight systemic challenges, create improvement opportunities, and prioritize the insights and voices of staff across all hierarchies.

Organizational Alignment

Tailored Institutes and Orientations are provided for everyone, from executives to frontline staff. This ensures unified understanding and application of safety science, creating a cohesive culture shift. Everyone gets aligned on the principles and implementation of our safety model, cultivating a shared vision of safety culture.

Integration Into Everyday Operations

Safety science principles are integrated into leadership and management roles to drive organizational culture change. Our continuous leadership training embeds these principles into daily processes, ensuring employee success. Plus, specialized training ensures that all staff apply safety science effectively in their roles.

Sustainability and Evaluation

We prioritize enduring change. With ongoing communication, we help devise sustainable implementation plans. We work with partner agencies so that our evaluations pinpoint areas needing further study and measure the effectiveness of implemented changes, ensuring lasting cultural transformation in partner agencies.

The Collaborative Safety Difference

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  • “Collaborative Safety’s training got at the core issues we face every day in our work. How we can actually support workers doing difficult work and get to a better outcome for us and those we serve. It feels like the right thing to do to think and operate this way.”


    -Program Director, Minnesota Disability Services Division

  • “I think this will impact frontline workers and how supported they feel. It will help them feel more confident to make informed decisions and follow through with what they feel is in the best interest of their clients.”


    -Manager, Utah Division of Children and Family Services

  • “I like that the process is non-judgmental and allows for learning from the experiences to better serve clients and develop new or changed policies if needed.”


    -Adult Protective Services, Kentucky Department for Community Based Services

  • “With more awareness on the topic, we can start to model behavior, set new standards, and have further conversations to ultimately improve internal business but also this will show through our work with the public and those we serve!”


    -Supervisor, Minnesota Department of Health

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  • “I am new to Child and Families Services Division; however, I worked previously as a law enforcement officer for about 10 years. I definitely understand that culture which is one of blame and offering the sacrificial lamb to slaughter. This model is fantastic to create a culture of openness and transparency (not transparency for the sake of just being transparent for the public) that fosters growth, improvement, and positive change.”


    -Child Protection Supervisor, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services

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  • “The leadership is particularly excited about the work the department is doing with Collaborative Safety to encourage a transition toward a culture of accountability rather than blame. By shifting the mindset, the department can participate in deeper discussions of underlying, systemic issues to make the workplace better.”


    -Montana Department of Corrections, Quarterly Update

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