Traversing Complex Emotions: MESH Findings for the Path Ahead
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Explore the pressing concerns surrounding individual and collective well-being in the camp community since the onset of COVID-19 through this informative recorded webinar. With research highlighting significant challenges across all generations, understanding how to adapt and thrive has never been more crucial.
The Alliance for Camp Health has conducted an extensive survey of camp health care providers and directors, providing vital insights to guide the next steps for your camp. This session features expert presenters who will unveil preliminary findings from the survey, sharing evidence and real-life stories about the MESH (Mental, Emotional, Social, and Health) experiences of youth and staff from a nationally representative sample of camps.
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The importance of MESH and how to better prepare and navigate your camp through youth, staff, and parent scenarios.
Dr. Barry A. Garst is a Professor of Youth Development Leadership at Clemson University and the former director of program development and research with the American Camp Association. His applied research focuses on critical and emerging issues facing the out-of-school time (OST) community of youth, staff, parents, and program providers, with an emphasis on the summer camp experience. Barry currently serves as research chair for the Association of Camp Nursing.
John Hamilton leads the largest camping and mentoring program for children and teens impacted by trauma in the United States. John has an MA in Leadership and Cultural Justice, serves on the board of the Alliance for Camp Health as the Board President, has been named ACA’s Subject Matter Expert on Trauma-Informed Care at camp, and collaborates with Clinicians, Social Workers, Child Psychologists, and is a former Executive Director of a camp near Lake Tahoe. With two decades of out-of-school time learning experience, John’s voice and perspective will help restore belief in the future of our work and guide us to discover the possibilities ahead.
Earn 1.0 CEC for this recorded webinar. More information on CECs can be found here.
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