Rescued Podcast // Ep 012 – Kate is an expert in psychological trauma

Episode Intro

Dr Kate Baecher is a clinical psychologist specialising in trauma in high-risk or complex environments.

Behind all her training and experience serving with the military and working in civilian life supporting critical incidents, she is somebody deeply connected to nature, where the wild place is her happy place.

She joins me today, and shares about the time she witnessed the death of another climber while on a mountaineering holiday to Mont Blanc, on the border of France and Italy… and how that event led her to develop models for dealing with trauma and psychological first aid in remote and rugged environments.

She’ll walk us through those models and give us some really practical tools on how we can deal with traumatic incidents should we ever come across them when out on our adventures.

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Key episode takeaways

  • The importance of having psychological first aid skills (these are different to mental health first aid)
  • It’s normal to find ourselves in psychological distress after witnessing trauma
  • It can affect us all in different ways (no right/wrong way)
  • Recognise when we need to seek professional help
  • There are some helpful (and SIMPLE) resources available (see below)

Dr Kate’s ‘sexy flowchart’

The ACCE Model

Download the 16 page ACCE Model slide deck (PDF 3.8MB)

Dr Kate’s bio

Get in touch with Kate and find out more on her website.

What is an I.M.I.S.T. handover?

Transcript

Download the transcript here.

Thanks to

Sponsor // Paddy Pallin

Rescued Podcast main photo // Ben Cirulis and fotografija.com.au

Writer, producer and content creator by trade, search and rescue volunteer by passion, Caro Ryan started LotsaFreshAir.com to inspire, teach and encourage people to get into hiking and the outdoors safely.

It’s all about connecting people to wild places in meaningful ways, so they can look after themselves, their mates and these precious places we visit.

She teaches wilderness navigation, authored the book, ‘How to Navigate’ and hosts, ‘Rescued - an Outdoor Podcast for Hikers and Adventurers.

In the bottom of her pack you'll find coffee grounds, instant noodles past their used by date and an insatiable curiosity.

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