Resilience Building Programme

The Resilience Building Programme is a structured trauma support programme for families bereaved through road traffic collisions. The programme is delivered by two trained facilitators in small groups, over eight weekly online sessions.

Throughout the programme, participants will explore the following:

• Tools and mechanisms to better manage their grief and trauma symptoms (e.g. Anixety, stress, depression, flashbacks, nightmares, intrusive memories etc.)
• Learn about different grief styles
• Understanding how the mind and body present trauma and react to traumatic loss
• Meeting with others, often in their area, who have also been bereaved through road traffic collisions
• Understand how those around them may have different experiences and explore ways to support them

The programme is fully funded and free of charge to participants.

If you would like to attend any future programme, please contact RoadPeace via email at helpline@roadpeace.org, or Abbie Brooks (Resilience Building Programme Coordinator) at abbie.brooks@roadpeace.org. Alternatively, call the RoadPeace office on 0207 733 1603.

Meet the team

Abbie Brooks – Resilience Building Programme Coordinator
Hello everyone, my name is Abbie. As the Resilience Building Programme Coordinator, it is my responsibility to roll out four national programmes for our members throughout the year. My role includes supporting victims throughout the course with weekly check in’s, liaising with our facilitators and other members of our team that also conduct programmes in other regions. I first came to RoadPeace as a victim, following the death of my 19 year old sister, Molly, who was killed in a single vehicle collision, so I have first had experience of what it’s like to loose someone in such tragic circumstances.

 

Catherine Anderson – Resilience Building Programme Coordinator
As (one of) the London Road Victim Care Coordinator(s) part of my role is to coordinate the RBP for the London area and sounding home counties. We run 2 a year and this project is funded by Transport For London. I support Victims that are attending the RBP, helping them get ready for the RBP, through out the 8-week programme by offering weekly support calls between sessions and after the RBP as the program comes to an end to help people with feed back surveys and call. I also Liase with the facilitators and other team members who coordinate RBP’s to make sure everything is consistent and things run smoothly.

 

Kate Gynn – West Mercia Victim Care Coordinator
In West Mercia policing area we offer one RBP per year to those bereaved through road crashes. Day to day my role is to provide emotional support those bereaved or injured by road crashes in West Mercia. I also am also responsible for the administration of our RBP in West Mercia; promoting the opportunity to potential participants, ensuring the programme is right for them and evaluating the programme afterwards. Like Abbie and Catherine, whilst I don’t deliver the programme, I support participants with weekly calls between sessions and am the first point of contact for facilitators and participants for queries throughout the programme.

 

Rachel Russell-ExternalFacilitator
I am a qualified Counsellor and registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. In Practice, I support people experiencing loss, recognising the emotional, psychological, physical and practical elements. I am a Trauma-informed practitioner and use this training to recognise your pace and needs, whilst focusing on supporting you to feel regulated and safe.

 

 

Simon Carr – External facilitator
Hello my name is Simon. I know that sometimes in life, dealing with a bereavement can be one of the most difficult things we ever do. I understand that, and I look to support and make it as easy as possible for anyone grieving to get the support needed. As well as my work with RoadPeace, I also work for another Bereavement organisation.

 

 

Fiona Rand – External Facilitator
Hi everyone, my name is Fiona. I am trained to work with many areas with particular interest in relationships, human connection, attachment, grief and loss.
I completed my training at Bath Centre for Psychotherapy and Counselling, qualifying with a Level 7 Diploma in Humanistic and Integrative Counselling. I work in several educational settings and GP surgeries in Gloucestershire, in addition to my private practice. I sometimes like to use art, poetry, visualisations and dreams to explore the inner world and help clients to express what is going on for them. I will be taking the Resilience Building Programme sessions for RoadPeace, alongside other facilitators. In my free time I enjoy practising yoga, travel, walking, reading and watching rom coms!

Baljit Kamal – External facilitator
I have twenty-five years’ of experience working in the private, public and voluntary Sector. In 2013, I enrolled on a course, ‘‘Awareness in Bereavement Care’’. The course was organised by a charity called, Cruse Bereavement Care. The effects of loss is something we all experience at some point in our lives. Unknown to me at the time that this interest would be life changing and would turn into a passion. For a number of years, I worked within the charity setting to support clients on a voluntary basis. My interest in the mental health industry grew and in 2019, I transitioned to this field by setting up my own private practice as a psychotherapist. I support private clients, employee assisted providers, corporate wellbeing, private health providers, frontline staff and students (18+). I have also provided support to victims involved in critical incident cases and deliver a building resilience programme for RoadPeace.