Nuts and Bolts of Management : Debriefing

Instructor: Jim Kuthy

Class - taught twice 1 hour each

This class will provide an overview of the debriefing process and offer guidance to search-management members about how they can systematically conduct debriefing interviews that collect and document the most useful information possible. This can include the verification of reported clues and/or contacts with potential witnesses; identification and location of unreported possible clues and/or witnesses; discussion about the assigned search area (such as the extent to which the search area was covered, the terrain, potential hazards, and search area challenges/limitations that were encountered); collecting the search-team members’ estimation of the probability of the detection of a missing person and/or clues in the search area; and much more. Sample debriefing forms and real-life examples will be provided to attendees.

Bio

Jim is an Industrial and Organizational Psychologist who has spent the past 20 years training people in the art of conducting fair and valid interviews. He is a graduate of the California OES Direction and Control of the Search Function and NASAR’s Managing the Lost Person Incident training. Jim is a member of the El Dorado County SAR Management team . He also served as the Captain/Vice-President of Lake Tahoe Search & Rescue, Inc. (Douglas County, NV) as well as serving as a Sherrif’s Detective.