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https://www.acacamps.org/resources/summer-camp-therapeutic-tool-reducing-anxiety-youth
Summer Camp as a Therapeutic Tool for Reducing Anxiety in YouthThis study provides the first preliminary evidence that overnight summer camps—including those with and without specific treatments for anxiety, and youth with and without diagnosed behavioral and...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/creating-inclusive-culture-increase-staff-retention
Creating an Inclusive Culture to Increase Staff RetentionA camp culture where everyone feels a sense of belonging can lead to better staff retention.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/interrupting-isms-what-do-if-campers-say-or-do-something-ist
Interrupting Isms: What to Do if Campers Say or Do Something "-Ist"This resource offers advice to summer camp counselors who need to deal with campers saying something "-ist."
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/privilege-polite
The Privilege of PoliteThat doesn't happen at camp. But what if it did? Grounded in their beginnings as a means of preserving youth and innocence, many camps shy away from holding space for...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/nurturing-campers-psychological-needs
Nurturing Campers’ Psychological NeedsHighly regarded child, adolescent and family therapist, and regular contributor to Camping Magazine since 1987, Bob Ditter will be speaking at the 2015 ACA National Conference. In an...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/courageous-conversations-camp
Courageous Conversations at CampA coworker makes a racially insensitive joke. A board member resists changes that foster inclusion. A supervisor's communication style impedes belonging. Hard conversations within the camping...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/diversity-equity-inclusion-package
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion PackagePackage updated October 2022 Help to create an environment that builds capacity within the camp community to understand, accept, value, and honor the unique contributions of all people in...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-make-your-camp-more-inclusive-lgbtq-friendly-conversation-brave-trails
How to Make Your Camp More Inclusive and LGBTQ+ Friendly: A Conversation with Brave TrailsChaco interviews Jessica Weissbuch, cofounder and executive director of Brave Trails, a nonprofit organization dedicated to LGBTQ+ youth leadership. It was 2015, and Camp Brave Trails just...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/silver-lining
The Silver LiningCamp Fire Heart of Oklahoma's Camp DaKaNi is a unique space in the Oklahoma City metro area. In normal years, 33 acres of woods, creeks, fields, and a pond offer amazing outdoor experiences to youth...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/hosting-lgbtq-sessions-camp-interview-eric-meier
Hosting LGBTQ+ Sessions at Camp: An Interview with Eric MeierIn this interview, the American Camp Association (ACA) sits down with Eric Meier, director of camps and outdoor programs of Camp Fire Green Country, to discuss Camp Fire’s statement of inclusion and...