Risk Assessment & Mitigation Flashcards

Which document BEST reduces the risk of payment disputes between a tutor and a client?

Answer: A written service agreement specifying rates, payment schedule, and late fees

A written service agreement with explicit financial terms is the most enforceable and clear way to prevent payment-related disputes.

A tutor who tutors exclusively online must address which unique risk that in-person tutors face less acutely?

Answer: Data security and platform privacy risk when transmitting student information

Online tutoring transmits session content and student data digitally, making data security and platform privacy a distinctly elevated risk compared to in-person sessions.

A tutor is asked to write a college recommendation letter for a student they have tutored for only two sessions. The main professional risk is:

Answer: Lack of sufficient knowledge to write an accurate and credible recommendation

Writing a recommendation without adequate knowledge of the student risks producing an inaccurate letter that damages both the student's application and the tutor's credibility.

Which of the following BEST describes 'risk tolerance' in the context of a private tutoring practice?

Answer: The level of uncertainty a tutor is willing to accept in their professional decisions

Risk tolerance refers to the degree of uncertainty or potential adverse outcomes a professional is willing to accept when making decisions about their practice.

A tutor discovers that a student has been submitting tutor-generated content as their own schoolwork. The tutor's FIRST action should be to:

Answer: Cease producing submit-ready content and address academic integrity expectations with the student and parent

Addressing academic integrity directly with the student and parent, and ceasing to produce submit-ready work, protects the tutor from complicity in academic dishonesty.

In risk management terms, choosing to teach only subjects within your verified competency is an example of:

Answer: Risk avoidance

Limiting one's services to areas of verified competency avoids the risk of harm from practicing outside one's qualifications, making it a risk avoidance strategy.

A tutor's student is a minor whose parents are in a contentious divorce. Which risk does this situation MOST likely introduce?

Answer: Risk of being drawn into legal disputes over custody, billing authorization, or consent

Divorce proceedings can create disputes about who has legal authority to authorize services or receive progress information, creating potential legal exposure for the tutor.