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https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/trauma-informed-care-camp
Trauma Informed Care at CampDESCRIPTION: In ACA’s 2017 Emerging Issues Report, the top issue facing camps is campers’ Mental, Emotional, and Social Health (Browne, Bialeschki & Wilson, 2017)....
https://www.acacamps.org/southwest/leaders
ACA, Southwest Local Council of LeadersACA, Southwest is administered by a Local Council of Leaders who, working with staff, coordinates education events, administers the accreditation program, offers member support...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/indigenous-appropriation-assessment-tool
Indigenous Appropriation Assessment ToolThis assessment tool — developed by Maine Summer Camps (MSC) — is intended to help camps examine their ethos with an openness to experiencing the camp’s symbols and practices from other perspectives...
https://www.acacamps.org/socalhawaii/leaders
Local Council of Leaders ACA, Southern California/HawaiiACA, Southern California/Hawaii is administered by a Local Council of Leaders who, working with staff, coordinates education events, administers the accreditation program,...
https://www.acacamps.org/northland/leaders
Leaders in ACA, NorthlandLocal Council of Leaders (LCOL) Chair, Kelly Schuna Caitlin Malin Christine Baumann Jana Graczyk Maria Schugel Megan Baldwin Naomi Miessler Russell Link Shannon...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/advocacy-policymaking-through-understanding
Advocacy and Policymaking through UnderstandingAn Interview with Maulian Dana Bryant
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/managing-difficult-camper-behaviors
Managing Difficult Camper BehaviorsSome kids have behaviors that are difficult to manage, especially during group situations. If you’re not careful, you’ll find yourself growing irritated, losing, patience, and getting resentful...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/avoiding-parent-trap-working-difficult-parents
Avoiding the Parent Trap: Working with Difficult ParentsMost camp parents are wonderful, but at every camp, there are a few who are some degree of difficult. From parents who demand special exceptions to parents who are wholly disengaged from their child'...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/back-basics-creating-cohesive-staff-community
Back to the Basics: Creating a Cohesive Staff CommunityWhile this sounds so simple, why is it often so hard? Community building is what camp is all about. Yet, all of the ice-breakers and fun games in the world don’t guarantee that staff will...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/improving-belonging-camp-moving-forward-together
Improving Belonging at Camp — Moving Forward Together“Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance.” -- Brene Brown...