Participant Development & Behavior: Staff Training Articles

Camping Magazine Articles

• Camping Magazine's May/June 2012 Staff Training Issue 5/12
• Camping Magazine's May/June 2011 Staff Training Issue 5/11
• Developing and Keeping Great Counselors 11/10
• Practical Leadership: What We Can Learn from Simon Says, Show and Tell, and Sharks 11/10
• Succession Planning: Raising Up the Next Generation of Leaders 11/10 
• Camping Magazine's May/June 2010 Staff Training Issue 5/10
• The Development of Leadership Among Counselors-in-Training 9/09
• Great Expectations: The Reality and Practicality of Working with Generation Me 7/09
• Camping Magazine's May/June 2009 Staff Training Issue 5/09
• Essential Staff Training Activities 3/09
• No Reservations Needed! Please Be Seated for a Five-Course, Staff-Training Smorgasbord 1/09
• Martin and His Friends: Counseling Skills that Effect Change at Camp 1/09
• Camping Magazine's May/June 2008 Staff Training Issue 5/08
• Young Professionals: The Mid-Winter Blues 1/07
• In the Trenches: Camp and the Changing Face of the Internet 9/06
• In the Trenches: Smart Counselors 7/06
• In the Trenches: Adventures With Camp Parents 5/06
• The ACA Camp Research Symposium: Practical Knowledge for Your Camp 5/06
• In the Trenches: Campers with a Mean Streak 11/05
• A Place to Share: The Bobcats 11/05
• In the Trenches: Staff-to-Camper Communication Guidelines 7/05
• A Positive Camp Culture Is Key to Preventing Staff Bullying 5/05
• Exploring the True Potential in Thirteen-Year-Old Boys 5/05
• In the Trenches: More Respect 5/05
• Teaching Thirteen-Year-Old Girls a Whole New Way of Life 5/05
• Breaking the Chains: Camps that Mentor Children of Prisoners 7/04
• Responding to Inappropriate Counselor-Camper Conduct 5/04
• Internet Challenges 3/04
• Dominant Girls 1/04
• Eliminate Gossip and Rumors ... and Create a Fully Unified Staff 1/04
• Don’t Assume I’m Straight 11/03
• Lessons from Summer 9/03
• Crucial Conversations Can Make or Break a Camp 9/03
• Lesson Plans for Cabins, Bunks, and Groups 7/03
• Exploring Group Formation Through Work and Play at Camp 5/03
• The Kurse of Kumbayah 5/03
• Five Factors to Consider When Developing Games for Your Staff Training 5/03
• Making Ordinary Moments Extraordinary 5/03
• Opening Day Blues 5/03
• Bullies at Camp 3/03
• Communication Breakdowns 1/03
• Staff Training 11/02
• Starfish Values Program 9/02
• Taking Stock: Best Practices for Even Better Summers 9/02
• Turning Neighbors Into Friends 9/02
• Helping Your Counselors Welcome All Campers 5/02
• The Difficult Bunk Meeting 5/02
• Summer Doldrums 5/02
• Camping Is Your Gift to the World 1/02
• Making Generalists Out of Specialists 11/01
• Staff Training Best Practices: Targeting Attitude 11/01
• Camp Joy: Embracing Diversity 11/01
• Assessing the Year's Best Practices for Staff Development 9/01
• A Key Set of Skills for Counselors 5/01
• Utilizing Returning Staff During Precamp 5/01
• Tools for Tapping an Intercultural Gold Mine 5/01
• Training Camp Counselors as Leaders 3/01
• Improve Your Relationship with Staff 3/01
• Helping CITs with a Lesson in Trust  11/00
• Recovering from the Stresses of the Summer Season  9/00
• CITs Are Campers in Transition 7/00
• Helping Campers Take Their Accomplishments Home 7/00
• Behavior Management 101 5/00
• For Camp Counselors Only 5/00
• Remember Who the Adults Are at Camp 5/00
• Top Ten Summer Survival Tips 5/00
• Developing a Strong Staff Team 1/00
• Everything You Say and Do Matters 1/00
• If X, Then Y: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills 1/00
• Problem Solving on the Trail 1/00
• Working with Challenging Groups of Girls 11/99
• Collaborating with Staff 9/99
• Helping Parents Understand Children's Complaints  9/99
• Working with Challenging Groups of Boys  7/99
• Coping with Homesickness 5/99
• Defining a Counselor's Role 5/99
• Facilitating the Art of Friendship 5/99
• Problem Solving at Camp 5/99
• Tips for Camp Counselors 5/99
• Welcoming Teen Workers 3/99
• A Kaleidoscope of Opportunity 1/99
• Toward an Understanding of ADHD 1/99
• Camp Gives Staff a World of Good 7/98
• Behavior Management 5/98