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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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    Research Conference

    Blog #2 I am still getting used to the idea of blogging. A few times a day I think "I should write something on that blog thing" and then it somehow gets lost. Since this is a blog on research, I am happy to report that any lack of blogging...
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    It’s Hot in the Mountains!

    I’ve just returned from leading a NOLS wilderness course in the Absaroka Mountains on the southern border of Yellowstone National Park. I saw a grizzly bear sow with two cubs close enough to be uncomfortable, heard wolves howl just outside our camp, and...
  • Social Justice in Outdoor/Experiential Education

    Welcome to the Social Justice Blog

    Here we can partake in anything and everything about social justice in outdoor & experiential education. You name it, let's engage! A place to post resources, ask questions, inquire about issues you may be facing, whatever works.
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Injury Rates During Water-Based Wilderness Recreation

by G. Dean Witman This study came about after the author approached several people in the wilderness...
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Wilderness Mortalities: A 13-Year Experience

"The area’s wilderness activities include rock climbing (both technical and recreational), canyon exploring...
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Ten-Year Study of Pediatric Drownings and Near-Drownings

"The largest proportion (67%) of fatalities occurred at lakes or rivers." “The largest proportion (41...
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Protocols: CRMS Swimming in the Backcountry

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Risk Management for Aquatic Safety Programs

If you do a keyword search on "wilderness", "remote", and "inflatable", you will find several suggested...
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