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Latest Legal Case: Your Duty of Care—Where Does it Begin and End?

Duty of Care is the legal duty to protect another from harm. It is the first element that must be established to proceed with an action in negligence. When you bring a client into your program, you almost always establish some duty of care to that client. But where does this duty begin and where does it end? A recent sexual assault case in Maine where the assualt happened after the program explores this delicate legal issue and raises some critical questions for things that happen outside your program. Now that many programs are using social networking like Facebook pages, discussion forums, and Twitter as follow-up tools after a program, everyone should understand this legal issue. Reb Gregg and Catherine Hansen-Stamp, the legal authorities at the Adventure & Recreation Law Center, review the details of this Maine case. Subscribe now and gain access to the complete library of Legal Cases.

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How To Roll a Whitewater Kayak - Detailed Overview

In this episode of Whitewater TV Ken Whiting offers a detailed overview of how to roll a whitewater kayak...
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Packing a Sea Kayak

This video from Kokatat Watersports explains some of the methods for effectively packing a sea kayak...
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How to Sea Kayak in Heavy Wind

Sea Kayaking in wind can be tiring and frustrating, but here are some tips to make it a lot easier. In...
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The T-Rescue - Sea Kayak Rescue

The T-rescue is one of the most basic capsize rescue techniques, and an important skill for paddlers...
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Alex Matthews & Friends Sea Kayaking at Surge Narrows

Alex Matthews & friends sea kayaking and playing at Surge Narrows, Quadra Island, BC. Surge Narrows...
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