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Proceedings Directory (pdf)

Program Management Section Introduction (pdf) Are we safe? Balancing the "Good Stuff" against the bad stuff": the Risk Assessment & Safety Management Model - Rick Curtis Communicating with Families in Challenging Situations - Laura Herrin (pdf) Perspectives on the Standard of Care for Custodial Groups - Jon Heshka et al (pdf) Managing Your Organization’s Driving Risk - Kurt Merrill (pdf) Utilizing the Perception of Risk to Enhance Incident Prevention Strategies - Colin Powell (pdf) Forging a New Way - Sarah Wiley (pdf) Fostering Student Leadership, Competence and Independence - Tod Schimelphenig (pdf) Communicating Risk - Claire Dallat (pdf)

Legal Issues Section Introduction - Reb Gregg (pdf) The Elusive Reasonable Person - Reb Gregg & Catharine Hansen-Stamp (pdf) Releases Revisited - Reb Gregg & Catharine Hansen-Stamp (pdf)

Incident Response and Management Section Introduction - Charley Shimanski (pdf) Serious Incident (Accident) Review Process - Jed Wiliamson (pdf) NOLS Field Instructor Seniority Part One - Tod Schimelpfenig et al (pdf) Crisis Management Protocol Outline - Drew Leemon (pdf) Reporting the Incident - Rick Braschler (pdf)

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Take Home Action Steps

The WRMC asks it’s speakers to distill their workshops into simple actionable steps that the
participant can take home and use in their programs.

• 2007 WRMC Take Home Action Steps from Banff, Alberta, Canada (pdf)
• 2006 WRMC Take Home Action Steps from Killington, VT (pdf)