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Free webinar
Exploring the Psychology of Emergency Preparedness, Free webinar
In this webinar, we venture beyond the tools and techniques in emergency preparedness and explore the world of human behavior in crisis. We will discuss how disasters can affect us psychologically and how this might hinder or facilitate an effective emergency response and salvage of heritage collections.
We will explore:
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The impact of uncertainty on our emotions, especially when crucial information is scarce during a crisis.
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How stress can influence our thoughts, emotions, and actions, leading to delays in responding swiftly during emergencies.
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Effective strategies like resilience-building exercises and cognitive adjustments that can assist emergency teams in managing stress and uncertainty more effectively.
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Stress management techniques and positive reinforcement that aim to strengthen individuals' coping skills in uncertain situations. See below for booking.
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Scholarship in Emergency Management in Heritage
The Emergency Management in Heritage scholarship has been set up to train collections care professionals to develop an emergency management program for collections.
The scholarship will support your professional development by providing you with:
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Tools to assess risks to your collections
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Skills to create an operational emergency response plan for your collections
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Knowledge to design a comprehensive training program for your team
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Practices and skills to maintain resilience and well-being in emergencies and disasters.
Practical Salvage of Collections Course
This practical one day workshop will prepare you to effectively manage emergencies in museums, libraries, archives and historic houses. The workshop participants will have a hands-on experience in leading salvage teams, and understanding safe practices in emergencies, including prioritising tasks, object handling salvage, safe manual lifting, assessing damaged objects, and accurate documentation. Participants in the course will also learn techniques to enhance personal resilience, and coping strategies, and gain an understanding of the impact of trauma on well-being.
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Stages of emergency salvage response
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Scale of salvage response: small versus big emergencies
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Roles and responsibilities
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Salvage equipment
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General Health and Safety
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Specific steps in collections salvage from risk assessment to re-entry into damaged areas
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Planning salvage strategies
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Documentation of salvage procedures
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Salvage techniques for collections (practical exercise)
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We are offering this course on request. If you would like to organize a salvage course for your organization, please contact us.
Practical Salvage Course
Emergency Management Development Programme
We offer practical courses to prepare individuals and teams to operate effectively under high-pressure environments such as during emergency response and recovery.
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Leadership in Crisis
This course will equip leaders with the skills and knowledge to effectively lead teams, and make critical decisions under high-pressure situations. You will learn how to create open and transparent communication and foster a sense of trust, collaboration, and resilience within teams. The course covers practical aspects of communication such as active listening, empathy, and compassion, and how to ensure that all team members feel heard and understood. We will also cover topics such as well-being, self-care, and building personal resilience in crisis.
Self-care, Wellbeing and Resilience
Training in self-care, well-being, and resilience is essential to emergency responders during and after traumatic events. This training focuses on recognising and managing personal stress and trauma, setting boundaries, accessing support systems, and practicing self-care to prevent burnout. It covers topics such as managing emotional and mental well-being, and resilience building.
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Trauma Awareness
This course raises awareness about trauma we experience after emergencies and disasters. This course helps responders understand the potential long-term impact of trauma and how to support affected individuals. The course includes practical training in Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG) and information about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
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