Een interessante studie met als conclusie:”Most firefighters reported these informal debriefings to be preferable to the formal sessions. By comparison, a minority of firefighters reported that they did not benefit at all from the informal interactions”.
Bij het lezen viel het me op dat dit best een aparte groep first responders is die i.t.t. groepen waar ik mee werk: ” The combination of working in what are usually fixed crews, the collectiveness of firefighters’ work and the associated fire service culture are concepts that do not exist or are less prevalent among other first responders such as police or ambulance personnel”.
Een ander waardevol inzicht voor mij:
“Informal peer support is sufficiently effective and offers three benefits. First, crew members had the same and/or similar experiences and knew each other personally. Experiences and emotions are shared without any further explanation being required.
Second, informal peer support is better at meeting personal needs than the one-sizefits-all CISD method. An incident can be interpreted in different ways, depending on the significance a person attributes to it Different interpretations in a fire service crew are associated with varying coping needs. Depending on the incident and their personal circumstances, firefighters look for informal peer support from the collective (the entire crew) and/or from individuals. This takes
place when firefighters feel the need. Given these different interpretations and preferences, it is important that both formal and informal support is available.”
Andere wetenswaardigheden:
Het collectief delen van herinneringen, direct na het incident of na verloop van tijd, helpt brandweermensen bij het verwerken van ingrijpende incidenten en bevordert de samenhang van de ploeg.
Tot slot nog een quote:“At first, you’re full of adrenaline, still trying to grasp what has happened and how did we do. And then comes the realization, what have we done? What are the points where things could have gone wrong? I do not think people say this, but we can see it in one another” [R.71]. Participants observe the dynamics in vehicle’s back to determine whether people need to come to terms with what they have experienced”.