https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/nurturing-campers-psychological-needs

Highly 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/article/campline/medical-marijuana-current-issues-camps

Introduction A call recently came into the American Camp Association (ACA) Crisis Hotline from a member camp: Three adults attended a family camp and brought medical marijuana with them. Upon...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/when-staff-mesh-impacts-camp

Everyone has a mental, emotional, social health (MESH) profile. For most of us, our MESH profile is within a “normal” range. Some days are better than others. Some things push our buttons, others don...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/there-reason-understanding-challenging-behavior

I once worked with cat. Not a “meow” cat, although that’s how she identified herself to me. She was a thirteen-year-old girl who insisted she was a cat. You can imagine how hard it was for her at...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-privacy-security-risks

The right to privacy is well established in the legal system of the United States. As citizens of the United States, we expect that our right to privacy will be respected. Virtually all businesses...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/certificate-course/camp-director-certificate

The camp director course is structured to provide the basics for directors with fewer than six years of experience or for seasoned program directors and site managers....

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/certificate-course/day-camp-director-certificate

The ACA Day Camp Director Certificate Course is designed for those that hold (or may hope to hold) a day camp director position in a youth program. This online course introduces and provides a...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/aca-camp-crisis-hotline-annual-review-2014

These are just some of the actual calls received this year by the American Camp Association (ACA) Camp Crisis Hotline. Since 1985, ACA has been providing crisis support to camps through a...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/electronic-medical-records-camp-setting-hipaa-considerations

One of the pervasive considerations with electronic medical records (EMR) is protecting the privacy of the individual. People seem to get very nervous about security issues with electronic records,...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/awkward-conversations-what-do-interfering-intervening-parents

Ever had a call from a parent questioning your actions with their child--- and the child was one of your adult staff members? Many of you have had calls from overly involved parents- both with...