Event Description

This intense and fun pre-conference workshop will examine the complex relationships surrounding outdoor program design & management from both the field instructor and program administration perspectives using PowerPoint, interactive whiteboard lecture, video, and small group activities. Increase safety, reduce incidents, reach your programmatic goals, and increase participant satisfaction.The workshop is guaranteed to have an positive impact on how you administer and deliver your programs and courses.

Tuition includes Effective Outdoor Program Design& Management (text) and the water-proof, tear-proof Site Management Handbook (field handbook), and workshop small group exercise book (sent as pdf file prior to conference).

For a syllabus and quotes from past participants please click here.

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Please register online at http://www.nols.edu/wrmc

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Effective Outdoor Program Design & Management workshop

Wednesday 13-Oct-10 8:00 AM to Thursday 14-Oct-10 5:30 PM MDT

Speaker Paul Nicolazzo

Position: Director
Company: Wilderness Medicine Training Center

Biography

Paul has worked in the outdoor industry since 1978 as a professional outdoor guide, instructor, staff trainer, program manager, outdoor program designer and consultant (including 22 years with Outward Bound). His work led him to develop site management, outcome, and competency theories and other material tested and presented during the workshop. His risk management models are used effectively by colleges, universities, camps, and outfitters nationwide.

Paul’s professional writing includes the Art & Technique of Wilderness Medicine, the Wilderness Medicine Handbook, Case Studies in Wilderness Medicine, Effective Outdoor Program Design & Management, the Site Management Handbook, the Site Management Trainer’s Manual, and numerous articles on wilderness medicine and risk management. Paul is the Director of the Wilderness Medicine Training Center (WMTC is a leader in innovative and practical instruction in wilderness medicine). He continues to teach and work in the outdoors.