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Íris Dögg has been a member of the SAR team in Garðabær since 2004. She is a member of the HSG peer support team and has gone on many calls and worked on various projects for the rescue team. She has been a group leader for both Search and rescue and General group, has managed many events, exercises and fundraising. Íris is developmental therapist with additional training in disability studies and parental counseling. She works at the psychiatric department for children and adolescents at The National University Hospital of Iceland.
Is it normal when volunteer rescuers leaves his rescue team after handling a difficult scene? Can we do something to minimize such dropouts? Does peer support matters and are we able to deliver such support?
Over the years there has been active peer support in the rescue team in Gardabaer (HSG). The peer support is implemented and supervised by three members in the rescue team who are available after difficult scenes. As a part of a post-crisis follow up to the peer support, the team in Gardabaer has made an agreement to access a professional psychosocial support for their members.