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Liability: How To Stay Out Of Court, Stephanie Keene, Emily Dillard, Kyanna Coffee, Jeremy Jenkins Apr 2009

Liability: How To Stay Out Of Court, Stephanie Keene, Emily Dillard, Kyanna Coffee, Jeremy Jenkins

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Liability can be defined as being held legally responsible for an incident that may occur. As student affairs professionals, one must be very cautious as to stay out of court. Every word or action a student affairs professional does may be scrutinized and twisted to make them or their given university legally responsible for any adverse incidents that they may have had some involvement with. Incidents which student affairs professionals may be held responsible for can range anywhere from student deaths to expulsion/removal from school and much more. This handbook is designed to better educate you about liability and how …


The Abcs Of Crisis Management: How To Stay Out Of Court, Lorna Hollowell, Kendra Leveridge, Andrew Rash, Robin Rathje, Gary Wiser Apr 2009

The Abcs Of Crisis Management: How To Stay Out Of Court, Lorna Hollowell, Kendra Leveridge, Andrew Rash, Robin Rathje, Gary Wiser

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Advice about Crisis Management is what this handbook is all about. We have comprised a handbook to hopefully help you stay out of court. We call it the ABC’s of CRISIS MANAGEMENT. Since it is imperative that one must advise properly, there is a need to have the skill of knowing what type of advice one renders. The key explanation of these types of advice lies in the audience or recipients of the advice. Our goal is to keep you out of court throughout a crisis.