Further reading
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Bio-chemical warfare – As the topic of bio-chemical warfare is increasingly relevant, People In Aid has collated a list, from a variety of sources, of references to available resources and information.
Employee wellbeing symposium report – Notes made during the People In Aid Distance Management Workshop in October 2003. Covers key issues including communicating at a distance, technological developments, dealing with issues and resources.
Enhancing staff security – Information note providing details relating to staff security at various levels including, organisational, field and individual. Includes an outline of staff vulnerabilities.
Performance management – A report, commissioned by People In Aid on behalf of EPN on Performance Management.
Resiliance of aidworkers – This article explores how promoting enhanced resilience among aid workers could help mitigate the adverse effects of stress and trauma, with a consequent positive impact on both their professional and personal lives.
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Debriefing aid workers: A comprehensive manual – This handbook is a revised and updated version of the Effective Debriefing Manual and gives you an understanding of the impact of stress on your staff, and includes practical training in how to debrief staff. It contains extensive details on operational debriefs and exit interviews.
Depleted Uranium – Protection of Aid Workers from Depleted Uranium and other hazards in Kosovo
Health and safety in aid agencies – This handbook covers two key areas in health and safety, namely risk assessment and the principles of managing and implementing health and safety policies in aid organisations.
Preventing accidents - revised edition 2003 – An updated, revised and comprehensive handbook which raises awareness of ways in which accidents can be prevented.
Preventing HIV AIDS - revised edition 2003 – A revised, updated and comprehensive edition of Preventing HIV/AIDS, this handbook offers agencies background information to help them draw up their own HIV/AIDS policy.
Team management workbook – Compiled to accompany the People In Aid workshop on Team Management, this workbook covers topics such as: leaders and managers, managing teams, effective communications, cross-cultural sensitivity, decision making. It is a useful resource for organisations committed to improving how well their teams are managed.
Working through trauma - supporting staff responding to emergencies – This handbook was written by Dr Debbie Lovell-Hawker Clinical Psychologist at Oxford University , to accompany a very successful workshop on the subject. As well as topics on how to cope with aid sector trauma, it includes specific reference to the Asian tsunami and a range of practical tools.
People In Aid resources
People In Aid offers a range of practical resources for agencies seeking to improve the quality of their human resources management. Many publications are free of charge, but for those which are sold, substantial discounts are available for members. Members also also have access to a unique collection of policies shared by organisations in People In Aid's policy bank as well as a growing number of country profiles containing information about local employment issues.