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Resilience is the ability to “bounce back and assume an original form”. Aside from providing our crew with theoretical and practical training, and then ensuring that they are physically fit for the task; it is important that we also prepare them for the impact of rescue work.We spent the day evaluating a one day seminar on resilience and we extended an invitation to some of our rescue crew to assist us with the evaluation.Thanks to everyone who participatedIMG_1071 Back row: Pippa Escreet (Station3 Table Bay), Brian Rogers (Buddy Care)
Middle row: Brett Ayres & Paula Leech (NSRI HQ), Sister Liz Crossley, Marion Nixon & Ian Gross (Buddy Care)
Front row: Waldo Strydom & Reinard Geldenhuys (Station 30 Agulhas), Arthur Stoffels & Rian Esterhuizen (Station 16 Strandfontein), Dr Cleeve Robertson (NSRI CEO) Pic: Meriel Bartlett
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