I Can’t Stop Thinking About It ….
Well Mental Health Week in SAR on Re-Search is coming to an end. We’ve had a good discussion on why SAR volunteers are vulnerable, and what causes mental health problems in SAR. We’ve also looked at what happens when you find the misper and how to mentally prepare yourself for SAR work. Today, to finish [...]
April 15, 2011
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Robert Bradley · 
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Tags: ALSAR, Mental Health, Mental Ill-Effects, Mental Problems, Oxfordshire Lowland Search and Rescue, OxSAR, Post Traumatic Stress, Trauma Risk Management, TRiM · Posted in: Search Thoughts
Preparing the mind for SAR
I can’t believe it is Thursday already of Mental Health for SAR Week on Re-Search. Having discussed why SAR volunteers are vulnerable on Monday, the causes of mental ill-effects on Tuesday and what happens when you find a body on Wednesday, today I would like to discuss preparing yourself for what you will face in [...]
April 14, 2011
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Tags: ALSAR, Clue Consciousness, Mental Health, Mental Ill-Effects, SAR Volunteers, Search Technician · Posted in: Search Thoughts
Ahhhh … Is that the misper?
Well, it’s Mental Health in SAR Week this week on Re-Search, and following on from yesterday’s post on the causes of mental ill-effects in SAR we really ought to discuss making a find. For the most part we will be discussing finding a deceased misper and just what might happen afterwards. So imagine the scene, [...]
April 13, 2011
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Tags: Mental Health, Mental Ill-Effects, Misper, Search Dogs, Search Volunteers, Team Leader, Team Leader Course · Posted in: Search Thoughts
Causes of Mental Ill-Effects in SAR
Following on from yesterday’s post, Mental Health in SAR Week, today we will be discussing some of the potential causes of mental ill-effects in what we do. The trouble is the list is extremely long. The most obvious is finding a misper’s dead body. In some cases this will look quite natural, where they have [...]
April 12, 2011
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Tags: Deb's Search and Rescue Stories, Mental Health, Mental Ill-Effects, SAR Volunteers · Posted in: Search Thoughts
Mental Health in SAR Week
I had the pleasure of talking to Berkshire Search and Rescue Dogs last week on Mental Health, Mental Well-Being and Mental Preparedness for SAR. As always with these topics it was quite heavy at times, but it was also a great bonding activity and good humoured. It is always a hard one for the trainer/facilitator; you [...]
April 11, 2011
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Tags: Emergency Services, Firefighters, Mental Health, Mental Ill-Effects, Mental Preparedness, Mental Well-Being, Paramedics, Police, SAR Volunteers · Posted in: Search Thoughts
