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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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  • Rick Curtis' Blog

    Professional Development For Outdoor Educators

    Fall is coming and for many of us, particularly in college and universities, our busy season is starting. In just a few weeks I'll be sending out almost 1,000 students on 6-day backpacking trips across the east coast. In order to help other people...
  • Wilderness Medicine

    High Altitude Pulmonary Edema

    We don’t see many cases of High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) in the Wind Rivers, so last night’s case was a surprise. It was in many ways a classic scenario. The patient, a middle aged woman, started her backpack into the Winds two days...
  • Wilderness Medicine

    Hot Water for Jellyfish Stings

    by Paul Auerbach, M.D. reposted with permission from the Medicine for the Outdoors Blog There are multiple therapies recommended for field therapy (first aid) for jellyfish stings. These include topical decontaminants, such as vinegar (acetic acid), rubbing...
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Interview with Lee Gillis - Part 2

Part one of a two Part interview with Lee Gillis conducted by Tom Linblade November 2008. See Part 1...
Posted to: Conferences & Interviews
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Albuquerque Academy - Experiential Education Department Manual

A great resource from Albuquerque Academy,
Posted to: Program Management
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How to Steer and Paddle a Canoe : Cross Draw Stroke in Canoeing

Learn the cross draw stroke for flatwater canoeing in this free series of outdoor extreme sports videos...
Posted to: Paddling
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Understanding the Risk Gap (PowerPoint)

Understanding the Risk Gap concept is s crucial part of any program's risk management strategy. This...
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TED: Shimon Schocken's rides of hope

Computer science professor Shimon Schocken is also an avid mountain biker. To share the life lessons...
Posted to: Outdoor Education
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