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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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Utah Avalanche Center: 'Know Before You Go' Avalanche Education Program

Utah Avalanche Center 'Know Before You Go' Educational Program As outdoor winter recreation continues...
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USLA Position Statement and Guidelines

United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) participated in the earlier effort to create standards for...
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Using the Outdoor Ed Forums like a Listserv: Forum Subscriptions

One of the great features of the Outdoor Ed Forums is that they can be used both as a Web-based discussion...
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Using the Black Diamond ATC Guide

Find out how to use the Black Diamond ATC Guide belay device to belay or lower one or two seconding climbers...
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Using Our Students To Help Develop Teaching / Learning Resources For Outdoor-Ed

I have created several Outdoor-Ed sites on the internet where resources can be developed and shared....
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