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Scott Hammond is an explorer, search dog handler, and author who lives and works in America’s Rocky Mountains. He teaches at Utah State University and is an incident commander for the Utah County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team, a Mountain Rescue Association (MRA) team in the United States that does over 100 call-outs per year. Boo, a Golden Retriever, is his incredible search dog. When he’s not writing or teaching or rescuing lost people, he’s swimming, hiking, or telling stories to his grandchildren. He is the author of Highly Reliable Teams: When Failure is NOT an Option (Ascendt, 2025) and The Search and Rescue Dog Series (Black Rose, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026) for young adults. He is coeditor of the Journal of Search and Rescue.
Sarah Seiler, PhD, is a SAR volunteer in North Carolina (USA) and has a distinguished career in healthcare management. Her recent research on PTSI and SAR has been called "groundbreaking."
SAR teams exposed to traumatic events can develop greater resilience by adopting the nine characteristics of highly reliable teams, according to new research by Dr. Sarah Seiler and Dr. Scott Hammond. This workshop will demonstrate how to take preventative measures to build trust and support communities so that when SAR teams face traumatic events, they have a shared support system. Most SAR teams rightfully use critical incident debriefs and counseling after stress-inducing events; this workshop shows how to put a proactive, stress-injury-prevention culture in place.
This interactive workshop includes an assessment instrument, access to interactive videos, and is based on Hammond’s acclaimed book, Highly Reliable Teams: When Failure is NOT an Option.