AMC Guide to Outdoor Leadership
AMC Guide to Outdoor Leadership

Author: Alex Kosseff

Publisher: Appalachian Mountain Club

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781934028414

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Comprehensive, Readable, and Packed with Practical advice, AMC Guide to Outdoor Leadership, 2nd edition, is a must-read for anyone committed to becoming an effective outdoor leader, guide, or educator, including camp, scouting, and outdoor club leaders. This completely revised and updated guide from the Appalachian Mountain Club details the critical skills and concepts every professional or volunteer outdoor leader needs to know. Through easy-to-remember leadership models, case studies, and his own extensive leadership experience, author Alex Kosseff explores such topics as effective decision-making, group dynamics and communication, self-awareness and evaluation, backcountry ethics, and more. Also included are a new chapter on techniques for leading and motivating youth and expanded coverage of risk and crisis management. --

Effective Leadership in Adventure Programming, 3E
Effective Leadership in Adventure Programming, 3E

Author: Priest, Simon

Publisher: Human Kinetics

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 1492547867

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Effective Leadership in Adventure Programming, Third Edition, details the art and science of adventure leadership. This thorough update of the groundbreaking text covers the latest research, issues, and trends in adventure education and provides a new model for building core competencies.

AMC's Mountain Skills Manual
AMC's Mountain Skills Manual

Author: Christian A. Bisson

Publisher: Appalachian Mountain Club

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781628420258

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"AMC's Mountain Skills Manual is rooted in the best practices taught in the Appalachian Mountain Club's outdoor leadership training programs. Drawing on that wealth of field-tested knowledge, this book helps hikers and backpackers plan for the best but prepare for the worst"--

Risk Management for Outdoor Programs
Risk Management for Outdoor Programs

Author: Jeffrey Baierlein

Publisher:

Published: 2019-03-21

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 9781733349116

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Your outdoor program provides fun, personal growth, adventure. It changes lives. But are your safety systems up to standards? If something happens, are you prepared to respond? Risk Management for Outdoor Programs: a Guide to Safety in Outdoor Education, Recreation and Adventure provides essential knowledge for any outdoor professional. Program managers, executives, volunteers and group leaders will learn the critical approaches and strategies for successfully anticipating and addressing outdoor program risks. Packed with real-life stories, current research findings, and best practices, Risk Management for Outdoor Programs: a Guide to Safety in Outdoor Education, Recreation and Adventure gives expert advice on: - Approaches to Risk Management - Standards - Legal Considerations - Safety Culture - Activities and Program Areas - Staff - Equipment - Participants - Subcontractors - Transportation - Business Administration - Risk Transfer - Incident Management - Incident Reporting - Incident Reviews - Risk Management Committee - Medical Screening - Risk Management Reviews - Media Relations - Documentation - Accreditation - Seeing Systems

Outdoor Adventure Manual
Outdoor Adventure Manual

Author: Scout Association

Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK

Published: 2013-05-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780857332820

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Haynes has joined forces with the Scout Association (who better?) to create this hands-on, inspirational manual for enjoying the great outdoors, whether hiking for the day or camping in the back of beyond. Featuring step-by-step guides to a range of key ‘backwoods’ skills such as trekking, navigating, camping, firelighting and cooking, backed by hundreds of colour photographs, this is the ultimate introduction to outdoor skills for families and anyone wanting to ‘get out there’.