All About Rest Centres

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Rest centres, reception centres, assistance centres... whatever you call them, at their heart are the staff who operate them. Give your rest centre staff the training they need, so you can be confident in the support you're offering your residents, and your team can be confident that they know how to help.

This course is great for:
Anyone who could find themselves working in or managing a rest centre during or following an emergency.

We'll cover:

  • What a rest centre is and what it is for (and not for)
  • How rest centres fit into the wider response, including alongside other types centre
  • Key roles within a rest centre (and relating to a rest centre)
  • An introduction to the paperwork you might come across
  • Practical tips and case study examples
  • Looking after yourself and others - introduction to supporting people caught up in traumatic incidents

This 1-day course is delivered by experienced rest centre managers and emergency planners. It can be delivered in-house to a single agency or as a multi-agency session.

Maximum session numbers are 30 per session