AMC Guide to Outdoor Leadership

AMC Guide to Outdoor Leadership
Author: Alex Kosseff
Publisher: Appalachian Mountain Club
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781934028414

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. --

The National Outdoor Leadership School's Wilderness Guide

The National Outdoor Leadership School's Wilderness Guide
Author: Mark Harvey
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 278
Release: 1999-06-17
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0684859092

A guide for backpackers, hikers, and other wilderness buffs offers information on equipment and techniques, search and rescue methods, cooking, and safety.

Effective Leadership in Adventure Programming, 3E

Effective Leadership in Adventure Programming, 3E
Author: Priest, Simon
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2018
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1492547867

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.

Risk Management for Outdoor Programs

Risk Management for Outdoor Programs
Author: Jeffrey Baierlein
Publisher:
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2019-03-21
Genre:
ISBN: 9781733349116

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

Master Guide Handbook to Outdoor Adventure Trips

Master Guide Handbook to Outdoor Adventure Trips
Author: Gil Gilpatrick
Publisher: Heliconia Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781896980751

Takes you step-by-step through every stage of planning and conducting a successful outdoors experience.

Outdoor Adventure Manual

Outdoor Adventure Manual
Author: Scout Association
Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-05-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780857332820

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’.

Effective Leadership in Adventure Programming Field Handbook

Effective Leadership in Adventure Programming Field Handbook
Author: Simon Priest
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2017-10-27
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1492586641

Effective Leadership in Adventure Programming Mini eBook, Third Edition, presents key models, concepts, and checklists from the text in an abbreviated form that is easily accessed and referenced in the field. Refreshers on the most important concepts from the text are at your fingertips in this field handbook; use either the topically arranged table of contents or the alphabetical table of contents to quickly locate the information you need.