Psychology for Crowd Safety Management

This 2-day Masterclass will be delivered by the world's leading expert in the field, Prof. John Drury, facilitated by Safe Events. In it, we will explore core concepts and transferable principles arising from the latest scientific research and thinking around Crowd Psychology. You will leave with a greater understanding of how harnessing the psychology of a crowd can help you keep your attendees safe as well as practical recommendations and guidelines to aid you in ensuring positive experienced for event attendees.

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Prof. John Drury
Prof. Drury is Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Sussex, UK. He has published over 70 peer-reviewed journal articles on crowd behaviour. He has researched some of the world's major events and crowd incidents including the Hajj, the Hillsborough disaster, the London bombings of July 7th 2005 and many more.

He teaches Crowd Psychology to the UK Fire and Rescue Service as part of National Resilience training. His work with Public Health England on CBRN mass decontamination is included in international guidance. He is also currently the editor of the British Journal of Social Psychology.

This will be Prof. Drury's 1st public course here in Ireland.

The following units are included in the Masterclass:
- Introduction to Crowd Psychology for Crowd Safety Management
- How People Behave in Emergencies: from vulnerability to collective resilience
- Using Group Psychology in Communication
- 'Personal Space' in Static and Moving Crowds
- Crowds & Conflict
- Working with Identities and Norms to Facilitate Collective Self-Regulation
- Managing Crowd Behaviour for Effective Mass-Casualty Decontamination in a CBRNe Incident

There are a number of interactive exercises included during the two days also.

This Masterclass will likely be of interest to:
- Event Organisers
- Event Controllers
- Safety Officers
- Local Authority staff involved in licensing of events
- Emergency Service personnel
- Emergency / Resilience Planners
- Anyone with a planning or operational involvement in keeping crowds safe