This episode spotlights the upcoming training opportunity presented by the Courthouse Dogs Foundation on Responding To Incidents of Mass Victimization. Colleen & Jim welcome back Kim Gramlich & Tamara Martin presenters at this symposium to give you a preview on what to expect, and help identify if this is the right symposium for you to attend.
Click here to learn more or register for this virtual symposium.
Episode Highlights
1:00 – Personal update on Jim
3:30 – Kim Gramlich shares the roles she fills when there is a crisis
6:00 – Tamara Martin from Alabama is also back to share her experience in these events
8:15 – What Jim has observed following these events
10:45 – Creating best practices for response to these events
13:25 – Being prepared and mentally focused as a handler for a Mass Casualty Response
15:45 – Defining the role the dogs play at these events
19:00 – Managing the dogs as a resource to ensure they have down time
22:30 – Asking the right questions to prioritize who needs help
25:00 – Jim shares what to expect when attending the symposium
28:15 – Colleen recognizes how responding has impacted her
30:15 – The flexibility, change of routine, and requests that come with these circumstances
34:00 – What you know vs what may be asked of you
36:00 – The emotional experiences that you will carry with you
37:30 – Preparing for these incidents to limit trauma inside the community
39:30 – A hope that Kim has for the future
42:00 – Keeping in mind the purpose for the dogs
43:30 – Knowing when the time to say “no” is appropriate
46:00 – Being prepared to say “yes” or “no” in advance
47:30 – Kim’s experience with Caber in less than ideal circumstance
49:45 – Willow impacts a man amidst the Route 91 incident
54:00 – Caber was exactly what was needed
57:00 – The dogs know the right way to respond, even when we don’t
58:00 – Jim reminds us the training and problem solving will kick in
1:00:00 – Details on the upcoming symposium