Peer Debriefing Model Course

Day-to-day policing can often involve exposure to challenging scenes and incidents. While many of these experiences can be processed naturally, some incidents may affect us more deeply, impacting our emotional and physical wellbeing.

This course is designed to equip people with the tools to help themselves and others process these emotions effectively. By learning a structured, non-clinical debriefing approach, participants will gain the skills to support their teams and colleagues in managing their responses to difficult incidents and returning to the job they enjoy.

What you’ll learn

• Understand what constitutes a traumatic incident and how it can affect people.
• Recognise trauma symptoms and how debriefing can support recovery.
• Implement a two-part debriefing process for your team or colleagues.
• Learn when and how to signpost individuals to professional support.
• Prioritize self-care while supporting others.

The course also includes short films of best practices and printable materials to guide you in implementing this debriefing system effectively.

What you’ll learn

• Understand what constitutes a traumatic incident and how it can affect people.
• Recognise trauma symptoms and how debriefing can support recovery.
• Implement a two-part debriefing process for your team or colleagues.
• Learn when and how to signpost individuals to professional support.
• Prioritize self-care while supporting others.

The course also includes short films of best practices and printable materials to guide you in implementing this debriefing system effectively.

Who is it for?

The Peer Debriefing Model course is for anyone in policing who may be exposed to difficult experiences, including:

• Supervisors and line managers
• Peer supporters
• Officers and staff who may be exposed to difficult experiences in the line of duty.

Course structure

The course is divided into eight modules, each with a knowledge check at the end of each. You’ll need to achieve 80% or higher to progress to the next stage. Modules include topics like:

• What is a traumatic incident and how they can affect people.
• The benefits of debriefing and how to carry out a two-stage process.
• Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in debriefing.
• When and how to signpost to professional services.
• Practical self-care for those providing support.

The course is self-paced, allowing you to save your progress and complete it at your convenience. Completion of all eight modules is required to begin using the debrief support model effectively.

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