If you support people bereaved or injured by road crashes or any other cause of sudden death then you can benefit from attending a Brake workshop or training course. Read on for details of forthcoming events and training opportunities.
Family Liaison Officer road death training
Invaluable free training is available to police forces from Brake on how to support people bereaved by road crashes. One of our trained volunteers, who has been bereaved in a road crash, can visit your training centre and give a presentation to your FLOs about Brake's services and their experiences. The presentation is of flexible length depending on your available training time and can include additional presentations by other relevant experts. Email
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or call Shane on +44 (0) 1422 363083 for more information. FLOs can also read our FLO road death support eguide.
Employer training for when the worst happens
We provide bespoke training on your premises for managers and HR professionals about the needs of employees bereaved or seriously injured in road crashes or in other violent events, and how best to meet these needs as an employer. Led by disaster management specialist Rosie Murray, the course examines how to help employees affected by tragedy to cope with their trauma in the initial aftermath; counselling and medical services; practical assistance employers can offer; helping employees' families; and much more. This one-day course costs £750 + VAT, plus trainer expenses. Call Brake on +44 (0) 1484 559909 or email
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for more details.
Solicitor training for better client liaison
Led by disaster management specialist Rosie Murray we provide on-site training for staff in personal injury solicitor firms, to help you liaise empathetically with traumatised clients who have been bereaved or seriously injured, helping you maintain high standards in client relations. For more information click here. This one-day course costs £750 + VAT, plus trainer expenses. Call Brake on + 44 (0) 1484 559909 or email
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for more details.
Working with suddenly bereaved children
Attend one of our regional workshops on helping children who are suddenly bereaved in a road crash or by another cause. An invaluable event for a range of practitioners, from teachers to social workers, from health professionals to voluntary sector workers and police FLOs. Forthcoming dates are listed on Brake's Sudden website, our site for people bereaved suddenly by any cause including road crashes.
Minutes of past conferences and seminars
You can view minutes of past conferences and seminars on our Sudden website.
What people say about our training
Steve Wilkins, Senior HR Executive for FedEx Europe says: “Brake's training for employers has provided us with an invaluable insight into the needs and concerns of our employees, during their most unenviable times and situations. As with most insurance policies, this is not training that we ever hope to use, but reassurance that should the situation arise, we are better equipped to support our employees in the best way possible.”
