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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/staff-culture-reclaim-your-purpose-part-1

Staff Culture: Reclaim Your Purpose, Part 1

When finishing one camp season and preparing for another, don't forget to unpack your baggage and reclaim your purpose.

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/i-survived-summer-2021-i-need-help

I SURVIVED Summer 2021 — And I Need Help

A special event with renowned licensed clinical social worker and child, adolescent, and family therapist Bob Ditter.  Session focused on strategies, recommendations, and insights to help those...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/staff-culture-reclaim-your-purpose-part-2

Staff Culture: Reclaim Your Purpose, Part 2

This blog post is the second in a two-part series about staff culture.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/step-your-hiring-game-attracting-interns-through-field-experience-manual

Step Up Your Hiring Game: Attracting Interns through a Field Experience Manual

Here are some easy steps to get you started putting together your own field experience manual.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/preventing-burnout-caring-your-staffs-mental-health-while-camp-session

Preventing Burnout: Caring for Your Staff’s Mental Health while Camp Is in Session

A camp job is hard work. Camp is so worth it, as evidenced by all the positive outcomes research has shown campers achieve. But that does not make the job any easier — especially for the teenagers...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/mitigating-long-term-bereavement-risks-addressing-family-grief

Mitigating Long-Term Bereavement Risks — Addressing Family Grief

Bereavement camps for children are now commonplace around the United States (McClatchey & Wimmer, 2018). Some of these are recreational, and others are more clinically focused. Most do not...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/tips-hiring-quality-staff-without-spending-dime

Tips for Hiring Quality Staff without Spending a Dime

A common challenge for summer camp administrators in 2021 was staff recruitment and hiring. This is not surprising, since there is a labor shortage across the country. According to the Washington...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/developing-certification-program-staff-recruitment-retention-tool

Developing a Certification Program as a Staff Recruitment/Retention Tool

So what are — and what aren’t — certifications, exactly?

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/partner-online-course/mental-health-camp-leadership-staff

Mental Health at Camp for Leadership Staff

Mental Health at Camp for Leadership Staff Course will prepare camp leadership for supporting both staff, campers, and themselves around Mental Health and Well-Being at Camp. It is a 60+...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/partner-online-course/mental-health-camp-frontline-staff

Mental Health at Camp for Frontline Staff

Mental Health at Camp for Frontline Staff Course will prepare frontline staff to support campers and themselves around Mental Health and Well-Being at Camp. It is a 75+ minute self-paced...