SAR Team Leader Reflective Practice

How to complete the team leader’s course reflective practise

• Fill out the attached reflective journal using as many of the journals as you need in order to record all the different outcomes you are reflecting on.
• Complete the Reflective practice assignment.
• Send your work to the SARINZ office.
• Be sure to read the information that will assist you in completing your reflective practise.

The standards being assessed under reflective practise for team leaders

• Apply the principles of dynamic leadership in a SAR team.

• Make decisions while providing leadership in a SAR team.

• Demonstrate an understanding of the role of the SAR team leader.

• Demonstrate understanding of managing timeframes in the SAR team.

• Minimise critical incident stress (CIS) while providing leadership within a search or rescue team.

• Contribute to conflict resolution while providing leadership within a search or rescue team.

• Enhance motivation within a Team in search and rescue.

• Explore team structure and identify effective team structure for diverse SAR contexts.

• Demonstrate understanding of situational awareness for a SAR team leader.

• Explore the effective management of subjects by a SAR team leader.

• Determine hazard minimisation and risk management strategies for operating in a SAR area.

• As a team member provide leadership within a search or rescue team.

How long do you get?

This assignment is due for completion 6 months after the practical workshop or as advised by SARINZ. Some of you may find the concepts here to be difficult and therefore be tempted to leave the assignment. It is therefore important that you start this assignment as soon as possible and ask for assistance early.

Access to a course instructor?

If you have any questions with regard to this post workshop assignment please make contact with one of your course instructors or alternately contact SARINZ at info@sarinz.com.

Downloads

You can download the following documents (right click "Save Target As...") to assist you in completing your reflective practice.

• The Reflective Practice Assignment in a PDF version
• The Reflective Practice Assignment in a WORD version to be completed electronically
• The Reflective Practice Journal in a WORD version