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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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  • Outdoor Education General

    Running 'Mega' Programs - Part 2

    I just got finished with running the fall wilderness orientation program at Princeton University. This was our largest program in our thirty-four year history with 644 freshmen, 165 leaders, 46 Support Team members and 12 Command Center staff. We ran...
  • Outdoor Education General

    Running 'Mega' Programs - Part 1

    I just got finished with running the fall wilderness orientation program at Princeton University. This was our largest program in our thirty-four year history with 644 freshmen, 165 leaders, 46 Support Team members and 12 Command Center staff. We ran...
  • Wilderness Medicine

    Lightning in the Mountains

    I spent last week in the Wind Rivers with my daughter and two of my sons. One afternoon at 10,000’ we had a tremendous thunderstorm, likely fueled by monsoon moisture drifting north from the remnants of hurricane Dean. Thor’s bolts and simultaneous flash...
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Princeton University Outdoor Action Sustainability Guide

The Outdoor Action Sustainability Guide was produced by Jessica Kellett as an instructional and resource...
Posted to: Leave No Trace & Sustainability
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C to C Kayak Roll Identifier

The C to C kayak roll is commonly known as the hip snap or hip flick roll. This sequence will help you...
Posted to: Paddling
by 308

Pack Coiling Rope - Jay Smith

Jay Smith demonstrates pack coiling climbing rope, at base of Chocolate Corner, Indian Creek, Utah.
Posted to: Climbing & Mountaineering
by 3

State of Alaska: Cold Weather Injury Treament Guidelines

This detailed document is prepared by: Department of Health and Social Services Division of Public Health...
Posted to: First Aid & Emergency Care
by 199

Outdoor Program Manual: Food & Menu Planning

This is the Food and Menu Planning chapter from the Outdoor Action Program Leader's Manual from Princeton...
Posted to: Program Management
by 281
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  • Lightning Hazards & Safety

    Lightning Hazards & Safety by Rick Curtis I always teach our student leaders how to deal with lightning. It's never a very popular protocol, being crouched in...
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  • Dynamic Menu Planning with Spreadsheets

    by Rick Curtis Each year the Outdoor Action Program at Princeton University sends out about seventy 6-day backpacking trips, that's over 850 people in the field....
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  • Technology & Outdoor Education

    This section is for articles on using technology in outdoor education programs
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  • Outdoor Program Manual

    This Wiki section is dedicated to the online Outdoor Program Manual, an expanding resource for the outdoor education community. Please feel free to add your own individual...
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  • Macaroni & Cheese

    Group Size: 10-12 Ingredients Kraft Macaroni & Cheese: 6 boxes (all) Cheddar or other cheese (lots) Canned green chilies: 2 cans (all) Onion: 1 Use approximately...
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