Beneficial Risks: The Evolution of Risk Management for Outdoor and Experiential Education Programs
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Beneficial Risks is a unique offering in the field of outdoor and experiential education, drawing from theory, research, and lessons learned from the collective experience of leading authors and experts in the field of safety science and outdoor risk management. This book challenges long-standing assumptions and traditional views of risk management, while exploring topics relevant to outdoor programs such as the value of risk, the relationship between mission and risk management, inclusive risk management practices, incident causation models, and the future of risk management for outdoor programs.
This book is not about checking boxes or looking good; it is about the hard work, teamwork, and joy associated with running high-quality programs that support risk management. Beneficial Risks is for the following audiences: outdoor and experiential education professionals, volunteers, or college and university students studying outdoor recreation. Organizations that would be best served by the concepts in this book include colleges, schools with experiential learning programs, outdoor education programs, gap year programs, outdoor guide services and outfitters, service-learning programs, volunteer clubs, wilderness therapy programs, and conservation corps.
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- Sagamore Publishing LLC
- 9781952815188
- 9781952815140
- Page Fidelity (PDF)
- 1
- Steve Smith
- English
- 01/2021
- 100
- 21
- 2
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- Cover page
- Credits page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Appreciations
- Foreword
- About This Book
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Value of Risk
- The Unintended Conseuence of Societal Risk Aversion
- Relevance of Societal Views for Managing Risks in Outdoor Programs
- Conclusion
- 3 Mission-Aligned Risk Management
- Mission Creep
- Mission Alignment
- Conclusion
- 4 Organizational Risk Philosophy: Moving Beyond “Safety” as a Goal
- Examples of Risk Philosophy Statements
- egal Implications of a Wrien Risk Philosophy Statement
- Conclusion
- 5 The Role of Standards in Risk Management
- Standards
- Conclusion
- 6 What Causes Incidents (and Who Decides)?
- Theories
- Conclusion
- 7 The Role of Organizational Culture in Risk Management
- Theories and Concepts for an Intentional Culture of Risk Management
- Conclusion
- 8 Inclusive Risk Management Practices
- JEDI and Risk Management
- Action Items
- Trauma-Informed Risk Management
- Conclusion
- 9 Legal Principles: The Law Says “Yes” to Risk
- Adventure and the Law
- Risks
- Inherent Risks
- Acceptable Risks
- Our Community, Today
- Lawyers and Their Laws
- What egal Duty of Care Do ou Owe to our Participants?
- The Doctrine of Primary Assumption of Risk
- Conclusion
- 10 Medical Assessment of Participants and Staff: An Essential Risk Management Strategy
- Essential Questions to Address Before Medical Assessment Can Occur
- Do You Know Your Organizational Goal for Medical Assessment?
- How to Get Participants to Openly Disclose Their Conditions
- Developing Guidelines for the Medical Assessment Team
- Examples of Challenges in Medical Assessment
- Conclusion
- 11 Training: Paradigms and Practices
- Key Strategies
- Conclusion
- 12 Judgment and Decision Making
- The Brain
- Group Dynamics, Group Size, and Their Impact on Decision Making
- Matching Leadership Style to Risk, Outcomes, and Situation
- Conclusion
- 13 Incident and Near-Miss Reporting
- Strategies for Incident and ear-Miss Reporting and Response
- Conclusion
- 14 Crisis Management and Communications
- Anatomy of a Crisis Response Plan
- Insights and xpertise
- Family Communications
- Conclusion
- 15 Marketing and External Communications
- Marketing
- Communications
- Conclusion
- 16 External Reviews
- Categorizing External Reviews
- Conclusion
- 17 The Future of Risk Management for Outdoor Programs
- Traditional Safety Versus Safety Differently
- Variability–Harmful, or Useful?
- Integrating Safety I and Safety II
- Conclusion
- References
- Biographies of Contributors
- Index