Three-ringed paper, 8.5 x 11 inches, 96 pages, index, references, Glossary,
DVD
ISBN: 1-879471-34-5
Price: $75
Publication date: 1999 |
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This manual is ideal for experienced search
managers responsible for directing the initial search for a missing person
with Alzheimer's disease or dementia. It will allow the user to present a
short workshop on searching for a missing subject with dementia. It
contains all the required support material to support the instructor:
- Plan of Instruction
- PowerPoint presentation slides on searching
- PowerPoint presentation slides on the
background of dementia
- Complete lesson plans including detailed
notes on each slide
- Case studies
- Map problems
- Supporting maps
- Testing material
- Support material
- DVD with electronic files
The book serves as the textbook for
training offered by the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services and
other state organizations.
The purpose of this book is
simple: To allow first-responders to correctly execute the initial response
to a missing dementia subject.
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Robert J. Koester first joined the Appalachian Search & Rescue Conference
in 1981 and since then has participated in hundreds of searches. He
holds a MS degree in biology (neurobiology) from the University of Virginia.
His contributions to search and rescue include seminal research on lost
person behavior ( with an emphasis on dementia) and the International Search
and Rescue Incident Database (ISRID). A type-1 incident commander,
instructor for the Virginia Department of Emergency management and past
president (15 years) of the Virginia Search and Rescue Council. Author
of numerous books and articles, he has presented on dementia around the
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