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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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Via Ferrata Nelson Rocks, WV

Via ferrata climbing is by appointment only, dependent on weather AND staff availability. Scheduling...
Posted to: Adventure-based Programming
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VIRTUAL COACH: Portaging Your Canoe

Paul and Willa Mason are back with another installment of Virtual Coach, as they demonstrate the proper...
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VOBS Wilderness Water Safety Training

Curriculum for a Wilderness Water Safety Training Course from Voyageur Outward Bounds School
Posted to: Aquatic Safety - Media Gallery
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Water Hazards in the Mountains

An extract from the Mountaineering Council of Scotland's 'Water Hazards in the Mountains'...
Posted to: Backpacking & Hiking
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Water, Water Everywhere but is it Safe to Drink? by Nancy Pietroski

by Nancy Pietroski Published in the Summer 2008 Issue of Wilderness Medicine Magazine published by the...
Posted to: First Aid & Emergency Care
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